Smyrna times., 1912-10-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENOMFR7-

An Act proposing certain amendments t.
article " Of tie Constitution Of this.
State, relating tO-tte number Of ,JsEdgas-
constituting quorum an tie SupeTaosT
Court, the Court Of General Sessions and
tie Court Of Dyer and I'eTniRer, The
sessions Of said courts, and the diStTi-
button Of tile business therein, respect
tDeLY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Stale of Delaware in General
Assembly met OwO-thirds of all the members
elected to each house agreeing theretO):
Section !. That section of Article " of the
constitution 9i this state be, and the same is
hereby amended by stricking out all of said Sec
ton az er the first paragraph thereof and substi
tuting therefor the following new paragraphs,
tO-wit
The said five Judges shall designate those Of
their number who shall hold the said Courts in
the several Counties. No more than three Of
them shall sit 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 sen
ior Associate Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute a quorum in the said.
Courts. respectively, except in the Court of Over
and Terminer, where three shall constitute 8
quorum, ano except in the Superior Court sitting
to hear appeals from the Orphans Court or 3.
Registers Court when two shall constitute
quorum, and exceptin the Court of General Ses-
SONS suing TO try eases Of prosecution under
ting 10 hear contested applications for license 10,
sell intoxicating liquors when two shall consii-
tute quorum.
One Judge may open and adjourn any of said
Courts"
secuon2. That Article " of the Constitution
OF this Stale be, and the same is hereby amended
by striking out all of Section thereof and substi
tuting therefore the following new section &
tO-wit:
Section 6. Subject to the provisions of Section
OF thlS Article, two or more sessions of the Su-
peTiOr Court, or Court of General Sessions or ODe
or more sessions of each Of the said Courts or Onf
/ session OF the Court of Oyer and Terminer anG
one or two of either, or one of each OF the other
ol tne salP courts may at the same time be hello
/ IN the same county or in different counties an68
the business in the several counties NAV be dis
| tributed and apportioned in such manner as
shal oe provided by the rules of the said courts.
| respectively"
d. W. CAMPBELL.
Sneaker Of The House
| JNO. NJ. MENDINHALI
| - President of the Senate.
and Eleven.
SIMEON S. PENNEwILL.
I, Charles s. Richards. Secretary Of STATE Of t6,.
STATE OF Delaware, DO hereby certify thar the
ABOVE ana foregoing is true and cOrreet cOpy Of
I house BIZ No. As, entitled IAN Act proposinc.
I certain Amendments to Article " of the Consti-
luton OF this State, relating to the number of
/ Judges constituting a quorum in the superioT
i Court, the Court of General Sessions and the
| Court OF Oyer and Terminer, the sessions of ssif
eoaIts. ana ne distribution of the business
| tnefeln respectively, as the same appears on
the enroedBill flied in the office OF the Secrrtarr
| OF stale. and approved by the Governor March
i sweihueth. a. d. 1911, which said Bill proposing
| is published in accordance with the requirement.
OF the Constitution of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. IShaye
r., hereunto set my hand and Official
H. 81 seal at Dover this twenty third dav
ofJuly. in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve.
CHARLES s. RICHARDS.
Secretary of State.