Evening journal., 1912-10-19
Constitutional AmendmenS


AN Act proposing certain Amendments -,
Aticie ~ Of the Constitution of ~
Ssa.ej relating to the number Of Judges
Ca,n. Cynssi'utlng a quorum in the Superior
~ the Court Of General Sessions and
ne Oourt OF oyer and Terminer the
fsosslohs OF said courts. and the distri
t,ve,,, Sn OF the business therein. respec
~, a, il enacted by the senate and HOUSE
E nneplehentatives Of the State Of Delaware
ln Heneral Assembly met Nvo-thiras of ali
.he ,h members elected to each House agreeing
-, Section See. on ! That Section . Of Article ~
v. tne constitution Of this State be- and ths
eeme Is hereby amended by striking out aii
,t SUI section after the FIRST paragraph
io,-,so ana substituting therefor the fol
loWlng new paragraphs to-wit.
'Ihe said FIVE Judges shall desiennts
tnvse OF their number who shall mold the
sara Courts in the several Counties 80
more tnan three Of them shall sit together
said Courts the Chief Justice when present
shai preside, and in his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside
one shall constitute a quorum in the
sara courts, respectively. except m the
toutt OF oyer and Terminer where three
shah constitute a quorum, and except In the
superior Court sitting 90 hear appeals from
the orphans Court or a Registers 81 Court
"hen two shall constitute a quorum nnd
except in the Court Of General Sessions SIT
ting TO try cases Of prosecution under sec
tion OF Article V of this Constitution o.
stung to hear contested applications for Il
esnne etnm TO sel Intoxicating liquors. when tw'
snail constitute a quorum.
yne Judge may open and adjourn any Of
Section 2. That Article " Of the Con
stitution OF this State be, and the same is
hereby amended by striking ouf all Of Sec
lon thereof and substituting therefor the
following new Section 6, to witt
g. oection .. Subject TO the provisions Of
section . OF this Article. two or more SOS.
sions ot the Superior Court, or Cont oi
ueneral Sessions or one or u4ore sessions OF
each OF the said Courts. or one Session Of
the, Court OF Oyer and Termner aud one or
Two oi either or one Of each Of the other Of
the sara courts may at the same time he
held IN the same county or IN dinerenI
counties, and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
/ IN such manner shall be provided by the
said courts respectively"
d. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the Houss
JNO. NJ. MENDINHAlL
President Of the Senate
Approved March Twentieth. Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven
SIMEON S. PENNEWILl. Governor.
J. Charles S. Richards Secretary Of Stat,
Of the State Of Delaware, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing rs q true and
I correct copy Of House Bill No 4s. entitled
| AN Act proposing certain Amendments ID
! Article Nv Of TIE Constitution Of this State
! 'NftilnE To the NUMBER OF Judges consttut
| Ing o quorum n the Superior Court th'
Court Of General Sessions aud the Court o.
Oyer and Terminnr the sessions of SAID
courts. and the distribution Of the business
| therein, respectively the same appear
on the enrolled Bin filed in the ohice % che
Secretary Of State. and approved by thl
Governor. March twentieth a. 1911. whicl
said Bill proposing such Amendment TO th
Constitution Of this State is published II
accordance with the requirements Of th
Constitution ~ the State
~ TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
have hereunto set my hand AM
official seal. al Dover. this twenty
IL 81 third day Of July in the year o
our Lord one thousand nine hun
drcd and twelve.
CHARLES s RICHARDS
Secretary Of State