Smyrna times., 1912-08-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

An act proposing certain amendments TO
-Article " Of TIE ConstitutioR Of Djs
StdTe: relating t0 the number Of J,tigeS
cghsutaIHg a quorum IN the SupeTIOy
court, the Court Of General Sessions ana
We Court cf Oyer and Terminer, Me
SSeSss9hS q sdtd courts, and tile diStrf-
J. Cutso" q tie business therein, respect
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Ron
ISesehtatlves of the State of Delaware in General
dissemhiy met (two-thirds of all the members
eiScleu 10 each house agreeing therefor:
section I. That Section OF Article iV NJ tho
Snt SSonStutuIlon OF this State be, and the same is
ieIeSy tion amended by strekng out all of said Sec
tO-wit "e" PaIasIAphS'
d, The said five Judges shall designate those Of
t, thelI num9eT who shall hold the said Courts in
the several Counties. No more than tbree &c
Ilem snail sit together in any of the said Conrts
III eaen 9i tne said Courts the Chief Justice when
pressnt snall preside, and IN his absence the sen
lot Associate Judges present shall preSide
C one shall constitute a quorum in the said
9 QUITS, ~ respectively except in the Court of over
anu aiiu lermlner where three shall CONSTITUTES a
quorum, ana except in the Superior Conr, s;ttin-
70 " near appeals from the Orphans Conrt or =
,9erS'er nIers1,s Court when two shall constitute
,, uOlu. and except in the Court of General Ses
ssiOnS sltung to try cases of prosecntio9 undcr
Sseeuon OF Article V of this Constitution or sit
s1s ls 70 hear contested applications for license 10
tnte o,sdg liquors, when two shall eOnsti-
come. Une Judge may open and adjourn any of said
section2 That Article " Of tho Co,s,;,,,,,o,,
pi @ tls STATE be, and the same is hereby amended
seIlklng out all of Section thereof aud Snhsti-
toIig to',Iig therefore the following new Section 6.
Section 9. Subject to the provisions Of see,ioD
. ~ tillS Article, two or more sessions of the Sn
PeiIoI Court, or Court of General Sessions or one
Si sessions of each of the said Courts or one
session OF the Court of Oyer and Terminer snS
Of th sMo u either or one of each of the other
a. ~ we We salu courts may at the same time be held
~ ~ lne same county or in different counties snS
osihess In the several counties may be dis
shany hInyeeu ana apportioned in such manner as
SS 0e provided by the rules of the said courts
D. w. Campbell.
Speaker of the House.
JNO. NJ MENDINHALIA
Annrovos -, President of the Senate.
APpfS9yed pI,S Sy March Twentieth Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON S. PENNEwIIL.
Charles >. Richards, Secretary of state of the
abNe bsa.e OF delaware, do hereby certify thar The
1poVe and foregoing Is true and correct e,,,,,, -
House Bill No. As, entitled 'An Act nrcna:Stno ~
Ssttlh Amendments to Article Nv of the topsfi-
LUTON I5n OF this State, relating 70 the humber of
Co1ss, Conses constituting tS quorum In the Superior
cous.s' tne Court of General Sessions and the
@ @oOuu OF oyer and Terminer the sessions ~ ssid
vsspurts and the distribution of the .bnsireSs
he ,r,espec5iveiy as the same appears on
W & &snIoledbll filed in the Office of the Secretary
oi t, STALE and approved by the Governor March
s smshueth, A. d. 1911. which said Bill proposine
~ m Aiinendment 10 the Constitution OF this state
Of he ~ aeeordanee with the requirements
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF | have
re, nereunto set my hand and Official
iA 81 seal at Dover, this twenty-third day
~ July IN the year of our Lord on
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES s. RICHARDS.
secretary Of State.