Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-28
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article ~ OF the Constitution of this
state, relating TO the number Of Judges
constituting quorum in the Superior
Court. the Court Of General Sessions and
the Court OF oyer and Termsner, the
sessions Of said courts. ana the distri-
button OF the business therein, respec-
81 It enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the State Of Delawars
IN Heneral Assembly met (tWo-thirds of al
the members elected to each House agreeing
Section J. That Section Of Article "
Of the Constitution Of this State be, and the
same Is hereby amended by striking out al
Of said Section after the first paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraphs, to-Hit:
'Ihe said FIVE Judges shall designate
those OF their number who shall hold the
said Courts in the several Counties. No
more than three Of them shall sit together
in any Of the said Courts. In each OF the
said Courts the Chief Justice when present
shall preside, and in his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute a quorum in tho
SAID Courts respectively, except in the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer where three
shull constitute quorum, and except in the
superior Court sitting 20 hear appeals from
the orphans Court OF a Register Court
when two shall constitute a quorum, and
except IN the Court Of General Sessions sit.
ting to try cases Of prosecution under Soc.
sitting to hear contested applications for y.
cense TO sell intoxicating liquors. when tive
shall constitute a quorum
Vhe Judge may open and adjourn any Of
Section ?. That Article " Of the Con.
sttution Of this State be, and the same IL,
hereby amended by striking out all OF Sec.
non g thereof and substituting therefor ths
following new Section g. to wit
Section g. Subject to the provisions %
section OF this Article, two or moro ses
sions Of the Superior Court, OF Court Of
ueneral Sessions, or one or more sessions 81
each OF the said Courts. or one Session OF
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer and one or
Two OF either, or one Of each Of the other Of
the said courts may at the same time DO
nolu IN the same county or in different
counties, and tho business IN tho several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
IN such manner as shall be provided by the
said courts respectively"
u. ". CAMPBELL,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. NJ. hlENDINITALL,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hun.
dred and Eleven.
SIMEON S. PENNEWIIL. Governor.
j, charles ). 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 AZ entitled
An Act proposing certain Amendments 10
Article Nv Of the Constitution Of this State
relating 20 the number Of Judges constituf.
ing quorum m the Superior Court the
Court OF General Sessions and the Court Of
oyer and Ierminer. tho sessions Of said
courts, and the distribution Of the business
therein, respectively" as the same appears
on the enrolled Bill fled in the Office Of the
Secretary Of state, and approved by tho
Governor March twentieth, A. d 1911, which
said Bill proposing such Amendment 10 the
Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with tho requirements Of the
Constitution of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I
have hereunto set my hand ana
official seal. at Dover, this twenty
d. 50 third day Of July, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State.