Milford chronicle., 1912-10-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act proposing certain amendments ts
Article lV of the Constitution of thi,
State, relating to the number of Judges
constituting a quorum in the Superior
Court, the Court Of General Sessions
and the Court of Oyer and Terminer
the sessions of said courts, and the dis.
tribution of the business therein, re.
speetively
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre.
aenaiives OF the State Of Delaware in General As
semby met two thirds Of all the members elected
TO each fonse agreeing thereto)
Section 1. That Section Of Article w Of the
Constitution OF this State be and the same is hereby
amended BY striking out all Of said Section after the
hrst paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following new paragraphs to wit
he said hve Judges shall designate those Of
their number who shall hold the said Courts in the
several Counties. No more than three Of them shall
sii together in any Of the said Courts In each Of
preside, and in his absence the senior Associate
Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum in the said Courts,
respectively except in the Court OF Oyer and Ter
miner where three shall constitute quorum, and
except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals
from the Orphans Court or a Registers Court
when two shall constitute quorum, and except in
the Gourt OF General Sessions sitting try OF
prosecution under Section Of Article V Of this
Constitution sitting to hear contested applications
tor license to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
snail constitute quorum.
Couns."
Section ?. That Article " Of the Constitution Of
this State be, and the same is hereby amended by
striking out ell OF Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section D, TO wit;
Section Subject to the provisions Of Section
OF this Article. two more sessions OF the super
ior Court or Court Of General Sessions, or
more sessions Of each OF the said Courts, or one
Session Of the Court Of Oyer and eTmner and one
OF two of either Of each Of the other Of the
aard courts may at the time be held in the
same county in different counties, and the busI
ness in the several counties may be distributed and
apportioned in such manner shall be provided !
BY the rules Of the said courts respectively.
D. W. CAMPBELL
Speaker Of the House.
JNO. NJ MENDlNHALL,
President Of the Senste.
Approved March Twentieth Nineteen Hundred /
SIMEON 5. PENNEWILL.
l. Charles S. Richards, Secretary Of State Of the
State OF Delaware, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct copy OF House
Bill No. is, entitled AN Act proposing certain |
Amendments to Article w OF the Constitution oi
hhia State relating to the number Of Judges const
lutinR quorum in the Superior Court, the Court OF
General Sessions and the Court Of Oy er and ermi
neT the sessions Of said and the distribution
appears the enrolled Bill filed in the Office of the
Secretary Of State, and approved BY the Governor
March twentieth, A. D.. 1871, which said Bill pro-
posing such Amendment 10 the Constitution OF this
State is published in accordance with the require
ments Of the Constitution Of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and official
IL. >. seal at Dover, this twenty third day
Of July, in the year OF our Lord one |
thousand nine hundred and twelve.
CHARLES S, RICHARDS
Secretary Of State.