Milford chronicle., 1912-08-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article Nv of the Constitution of this
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
tFibution of the business therein, re-
spectively.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentahves OF the State Of Delaware in General As
sembly met 1.-TWO thirds Of all the members elected
to each House agreeing thereto):
Section l. That Section 5 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
hrs 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
st 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 quorum in the said Courts
respectively, except in the Court of Oyer and Ier-
miner, where three shall constitute a quorum. and
except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals
from the Orphans Court or a Register Court
when two shall constitute quorum. and except in
the Court Of General Sessions sitting to try cases Of
prosecution under Section Of Article V Of this
Constitution sitting to hear nested applications
ioE license to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute a quorum.
One Judge may open and adjourn any of said
Cours.
Section ?. That Article w Of the Constitution OF
this State be, and the same is. hereby amended by
striking out all OF Section thereof and substituting
theTefor the following new Section o, to wit
Section Subject to the provisions Of Section
Of tkis Article two more sessions Of the Super
ioI Court or Court of General Sessions, one or
more sessions Of a-h OF the said Courts, or one
Session Of the Court Of Oyer and Ierminer and one
OF two Of either or one Of each of the other of the
said courts may at the same time be held in the
same county or 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 Senate
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON S PENNEWlLL,
Governor
State Of Delaware do here by certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy Of House
Bill No. As entitled AN Act proposing certain
Amendments to Article " Of the Constitution OF
this State relating the number Of Judges consti-
tuting quorum in the Superior Court the Court Of
General Sessions and the Court Of Oyer and Termi
ner the sessions Of said courts, and the distribution
Of the business therein, respectively the same
appears on the enrolled Bill fled in the Office Of the
Secretary Of State and approved by the Governor |
March twentieth, A. D., 1911 which said Bal pro-
posing such Amendment to the Constitution of this
State is published in accordance with the require
nents Of the Constitution Of the State
IN TESTlMONY WHEREOF, ! have |
hereunto set my hand and official /
III seal, at Dover this twenty third day L
OF July in the year OF our Lord one /
thousand nine hundred and twelve i
CHARLES S RICHARDS
Secretary Of State