Evening journal., 1912-09-14
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain amendments "A
Aluae ~ OF the Constitution Of fhis
State relating to the number OF Judass
c constituting quorum IN the Superior
court the Court Of Central Sessions ana
the Court OF oyer and Terminsr M.
sessions OF said courts, ana the distri.
button OF the business therein, respec.
b. ii enacted by the senst. and uo,s.
OF representatives OF the State Of Delaware
20 "eneral Assembly met ltwoihirds of all
me members elected to each House .asreeina
thereto):
OF the Constitution OF this State he and ths
same Is hereby amended by striking out ali
OF sad Section after the frst paragraph
ihereof and substituting therefor the fol.
lowmg new paragraphs, to-wit:
'Ihe said Ave Judges shall desienats
'hese of their number who shall hold the
said Courts IN the several Counties No
more than three of them shall sit togsthar
~ 1ns OF tne SAID Courts IN each OF the
saie Courts the Chief Justice when present
snaN preside, and in his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside
one shall constitute quorum In the
seid Courts. respectively except In tho
Nourt or oyer and rerminer whore three
shap constitute quorum. and except in fhs
superior Court sitting 10 hear appenis from
me orphans Court or n Register's Court
"hen Two snall constitute quorum, ana
except in the Court OF Gebsral Sessions site
ting Co try cases OF prosecution under See
tion 8 OF Article Of this Constitution or
sitting TO hear contested applications for H.
csnse 70 seu Intoxicating liquors, when i've
SHAH constitute quorum.
said Courts"
Section .. That Article " Of the Con-
sutuiion Of this State be, and the same Is.
hereby amended by striking ont all Of Sec
ION thereof and substituting therefor the
following new Section. g. TO wit:
Section s. Subject TO the provisions ot
Section 8 Of this Article, two or more ses.
sons Of the Superior Court, or Court Of
General Sessions, or one or more sessions Of
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 %
the said courts may at the same time hs
held in the same county or IN different
counties, and the business in the re~eral
counties may he distributed and apporiioned
IN such manner as shall be provided BY the
said courts respectively
D. W. CAMPBELL
Speaker of the House.
JNO. NJ. MENDTNHALI.
President Of the Ssnste
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hun.
dred and Eleven.
SIMEON S. PENNEWILL, covernor,
CHARLES s. Richards Secretary Of stats
Of the state Of Delaware do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy Of House Bill No g. entitled
! An Act proposing oertsin Amendments -
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this State
relating to the number Of Judges constitut-
ing quorum in the Superior Court the
Court Of General Sessions aud tho Court Of
Oyer and Terminer. the sessions Of said
courts, and the distribution Of the business
therein, respectively IS the same appears
on The enrolled Bill Sled IN the once OF the
Secretary Of State and approved By ths
Governor, March twentieth. A. D. 1911 which
said Bill proposing such Amendment 10 ths
Constitution Of this State ia published IN
accordance with the requirements Of the
Constitution Of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereunto set my hand ana
official seal, az Dover this twenty
( (kA 81 third day Of July. in the year %
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twelve
CHARLES s. RICHARDS
seoretary Of State