Milford chronicle., 1912-08-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

i Ac' proposing certain amendments to
aIucie ~ of the Constitution of this
otate relating to the number of Judges
constituting quorum in the Superior
Nouft the Court of General Sessions
and the Court of Oyer and Terminer,
me sessions Of said courts, and the dis
'H0uton Of the business therein, re-
fPectiyely
he d enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sehia1Yes Of the State Of Delaware in General As
seihDiy Tlei two thirds Of all the members elected
" saeh Fiouse sgreelng theretol:
r-e'non 2. nsi Section Of Article w Of the
oHsl1luon o. tbs State be and the same IS, hereby
"-7hoec oy striking out all OF said Section after the
~ paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
'oiT"ing new paragraphs to wit;
ne SAID i've Judges shall designate those Of
UeiI number who shall hold the SAID Courts in the
's.eiel COUNTIES. No more than three OF them shall
Hh together IN any Of the said Courts In each Of
'ie sao Courts he Chief Justice when present shall
Pfgsde' and in bis absence the senior Associate
Jo9ges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum in the said Courts
'sspeohveiy except in the Court OF Oyer and Ter
miner where three shall constitute quorum, and
except 10 the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals
from the Orphans Court q Registers Court
when two shall constitute quorum and except in
t'- ~our' OF General Sessions sitting to try cases Of
prosecution un, r Section OF Article V OF this
C-nsuiuhon or ting to hear con- ested applications
f1f license 70 sAii intoxicating liquors when two
atai constitute quorum.
One lds- r1ay open and adjourn any OF said
Cg5rs
Section That Article " Of the Constitution a
,his State BE- ahd the tame is hereby amended By !
striking olt al of Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section t. to wit:
section Subject to the provisions O. Section |
. o. this Arcle two or more sessions OF the Super
ior Court or Court Of General Sessions. OF one or
- sessions Of ca -h OF the said Courts, one 4
Session Of the Court Of Oyer and IeTminer and one |
two OF either, or OF each OF the other OF the
said courts may at the same time be held in the |
same county OF in different counties and the busi
ness in the several counties may be distributed and
Dofionec in such manner as shall be provided
b, TIE 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,
!. Charles 5. r ehards Secretary Of State OF the
State Of Delaware do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy OF House
bIl No. Is. entitled An Act proposing certain
Amendments to Article " OF the Constitution oi
this State relating to the number OF Judges eonsti-
sting quorum m the Superior Court the Court OF
0eneral Sessions and the Couit OF Ol er and ermi
the sessions o. said courts and the distribution
li the business therein, respectively, as the same
appears un the enrolled Bill ed in the office OF the
iecfetsY OF State and approved by the Governor
ysreh i,3ehritth a. D.. 1911 which said Bill pro
,osing such Amendment to the Constitution OF this
as,e 10 published in accordance with the require
ueais Ct the Constitution OF the State
~ TESTIMONY WHEREOF, ! have
hereunto set my hand and official
o. { seal al Dover this twenty third day
% July in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve /
CHARLES RICHARDS
Secretary of State