Milford chronicle., 1912-09-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article Nv 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
trsbution of the business therein, re-
spectively.
Be Z enaeeed by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives OF the State OF Delaware in General As
sebly met two thirds Of all the members elected
to each House agreeing thereto);
SEXTON l. hat Section Of Article ~ OF the
Constitution OF this State be and the same is, hereby
amended by striking out all Of said Section after the
hrs paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following new paragraphs to wit;
i he said hve Judges shall designate those OF
then number who shall hold the said Courts in the
several Counties. No more than three Of them shall
On together in any Of the said Courts In each ct
the said Coure the Chief Justice when present shall
presides and in his absence the senior Associate
Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum in the said Courts,
respectively, except in the Count Of Oyer and IeI;
miaer, where three shall constitute a quorum, and
except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appe ais
IRON the Orphans Court or a Registers Count
when two shall constitute a quorum, and except in
the Court OF General Sessions sitting to try cases OF
prosecution under Section Of Article V OF this
Constitution or sitting to hear contested applications
Tor license to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
shal constitute quorum.
One Judge may open and adjourn any Of said
Coults"
Section ,. That Article " Of the Constitution Of
this State be, and the same is, hereby amended by
striking all Of Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section g, to wit;
Section Subject to the provisions ol Section
Of tis Article, two or sessions OF the Super
ioT Court, or Court Of General Sessions or one or
more sessions Of eash Of the said Courts, or one
Session Of the Court Of Oyer and Terminer and one
or two Of either or one Of each Of the other Of the
said courts may at the same time be held in the
same county in different counties, and the busi-
ness in the several counties may be distributed and
appoTtioned in such manner shall be provided
hY the rules OF the said courts respectively.
D. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House
JNO M MENDlNi1ALL,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON 5. PENNEWILL,
l. Charles S. Richards Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Delaware do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy Of House
Bill No. As, entitled An Act proposing certain
Amendments to Article " Of the Constitution ol
this State relating to the number Of Judges eonsti
tuting quorum in the Superior Court the Count OF
General Sessions and the Court Of Oy eI and erni
ner the sessions Of said courts, and the distribution
of the business therein, respectively, as the same
appears on the enrolled Bill fled 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 s published in accordance with the require
ments Of the Constitution Of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, ] have
hereunto set my hand and official
IL. 81 seal, at Dover this twenty third day
Of July. in the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES S RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State