Milford chronicle., 1912-09-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.


An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article lN 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
tTSoution of the business therein, re-
spectively.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives OF the State Of Delaware in General As
sembly met two thirds Of all the members elected
10 each House agreeing theTeto):
Section hat Section 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
hrt paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following new paragraphs to wit:
he said Eve 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 Ter
miner where three shall constitute quorum, and
except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals
from the Orphans Court a Registers 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 contested applications
toT license to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute quorum.
One Judge may open and adjourn any of said
CouEts.'
Section 3 That Article " Of the Constitution of
thds State be, and the same is, hereby amended by
striking all OF Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section q. to wit;
Section Subject to the provisions Of Section
OF this Article two OF more sessions OF the Super
ioF Court or Court of General Sessions. or one or
more sessions Of eaeh Of the said Courts, or one
Session Of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and one
Of either or one 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 bust
in the several counties may be distributed and
sppoTloned in such manner as 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 5. PENNEWILL,
l. Charles 5. Richards, Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Delaware do hereb certify that the above
and foregoing Is true and correct copy OF House
Bin No. Is. entitled AN Act proposing certain /
Amendments to Article " Of the Constitution Of /
this State, relating the number of Judges consG-
tuting quorum in the Superior Court, the Count of
General Sessions and the Court of Over and Termi !
Of the business therein, respectively, the same
appears the enrolled Bill hed in the Office OF the
Secretary Of State and approved by the Governor |
March twentieth A. D., 1911. which said Bill pro
posing such Amendment to the Constitution Of this
State Is published in accordance with the require
ments Ct the Constitution Of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and official
IL s. seal. at Dover this twenty third day
o. July in the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES S RICHARDS
Secretary Of State