Evening journal., 1912-10-05
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain amendment IN
Article ~ or the Constitution OF this
state relating to the number Of Judges
cons.itutlng quorum in the Superior
OourL tne court OF General Sessions and
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer ~
sessions OF said. courts, ana tie distri.
button Of the business therein, respec.
lively.
Bs it enacted by the sen... .,a 1zo,,..
OF Representatives Of the state Of Delarsr,.
IN General Assembly met (tNo-thirds ~ IN
the members elected to each House agreeing
thereto): 'e'''s
Section /. That Section ., Ar.,o,. ~
Of the Constitution Of this state he ard IN.
same is hereby amended by striking out All
OF said Section after the frst paragraph
,sneseoi ana substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraphs, to-wit:
''The said five Judges shall dsstgp.t.
those OF their number who shall hold the
said Courts in the several Counties No
more than three OF them shall sit together
h any OF the sald Courts. In each Of the
said Courts the Chief Justice when nresent
shan preside, and IN his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside
One shall constitute a quorum in the
said Courts, respectively, except N the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer where three
shall constitute quorum and except in the
Superior Court sitting to hear appeals from,
the orphans Court or a Registers Court
when two shall constitute a quorum nno
except in the Court Of General Sessions 81.
ting TO try cases Of prosecution under Sec
tion Of Article of this Constitution OF
sitting TO hear contested applications for h
ssnhe csnn 10 sen intoxicating liquors, when tws
snail constitute quorum.
One judge. may open and adjourn any Of
Section ?. That Article " Of the Con.
sutution of this State be. and the same is
hereby amended by striking out all Of Sec.
tion thereof and substituting therefor tho
following new Section 6, to wit:
c. Section O. Subject TO the provisions Of
~ .FH Naa 49,.
sions Of the Superior Court or Court Of
General Sessions or one or more sessions Of
each Of the said Courts or one Session Of
the Court Of oyer and Terminer and one or
.S Two OF sitner, or one Of each OF the other OF
the said courts may at the same time be
held in the same county or in diaeren,
counties, and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
m such manner as shall be provided BY the
said courts respectively"
d. w. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House.
JNO M. MENDINHALL,
President Of the Senate
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven
SIMEON S. PENNEwILL. Governor
l, Charles s. Richards Secretary Of State
OF the state Of Delaware. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy of House Bill No. 4s. entitled
An Act proposing certain Amendments TO
Article Nv Of the Constitution Of this State,
reiating 70 the number OF Judges constitut-
Ing 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, respectively rs the same appeurs
on the enrolled Bill filed in the office Of the
Secretary Of Stale, and approved by the
| Governor. March twentieth, a. d 1911. which
said Bill proposing such Amendment to the
Constitution of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements Of the
Constitution Of tine State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
have hereunto set my hand ana
official seal. az Dover. this twenty
/ IL. 50 third day Of July, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twelve.
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of state.