Evening journal., 1912-08-17
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain amendments 20
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this
State, relating to the number Of Judges
Court, the Court Of General Sessions aud
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, thd
sessions Of said courts, and tho diutri-
button Of the business therein, respcc-
lively.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the State Of Delawars
ia General Assembly met (two-thirds Of all
tho members elected to each. House agreeing
thereto).
Section That Section OF Article Nv
Of the Constitution Of this State be- and the
same is hereby amended by striking out all
of said Section after the first paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraphs, to-wit:
''rhe said five Judges shall desisnnts
those Of their number who shall hold the
ssid Courts IN the several Counties No
moro than three Of them shall ST together
in any Of tho said Courts. In each of the
said Courts the Chief Justice when present
shall preside. and IN his absence The senior
Associate Judges present shail preside
one shall constitute quorum ri tho
Aid Courts, respectively, except in the
Court Of Oyer and 1erminer where three
shall constitute quorum. and except in ihg
Superior Court sitting to hear appeals from
the Orphans Court or Register s Court,
when two shall constitute a quorum. ana
except in the Court Of General Sessions sit
ting 20 try cases Of prosecution under Sec
tion Of Article v Of this Constitution or
sitting 20 hear contested applications for IL
cense 10 sell Intoxicating liquors. when two
shall constitute a quorum.
One judge may open and adjourn any ot
said Courts
Section Q That Article " Of the Con-
stitution Of this State be, and the same Is,
hereby amended by striking out all Of Sec
tion thereof and substituting therefor the
following new Section 6, to wit:
Section 6. Subject TO the provisions OF
Section Of this Article, two or moro ses-
sions Of the Superior Court. or Court OF
General Sessions. OF 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 Of
the said courts may at the same time be
held in the same county or in diderens
counties and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
in such manner as shall be provided BY the
said courts respectively
d. w. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House
JNO. NJ MENDINHALL
President OF the Senate
Approved March Twentieth Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven
SIMEON S. PENNEWILL. Governor
I. Charles S. Richards. Secretary Of stats
Of the State Of Delaware do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is q true and
correct copy Of House Bill No. as, entitled
| An Act proposing certain Amendments to
Article " OF the Constitution OF this state,
relating TO the number Of Judges constitute
/ ing 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 distribution Of the business
| therein, respectvely,' 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. ID 1911, which
said Bill proposing such Amendment to this
/ Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements Of the
Constitution OF the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF l
have hereunto set my hand and
official seal. at Dover. this twenty
IL. 81 third day Of July, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hum
dred and twelve.
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State.