Milford chronicle., 1912-08-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article ~ 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
tribution of the business therein, re-
spectively.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seniatives OF the State of Delaware in General As
senby met (tvvo-thirds Of all the members elected
10 each House agreeing theretol:
Section l. That Section Of Article w Of the
Constitution OF this State be and the is hereby
amended by striking out all Of said Section after the
hrst paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following new paragraphs to wit:
he 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
~ 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 ] eT.
miner, where three shall constitute quorum, and
except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals
from the Orphans Court Registers Court
when two shall constitute quorum and except in
the Court of General Sessions sitting to try OF
prosecution under Section OF Article Of this
Constitution sitting to hear contested applications
foT license to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute quorum.
One Judge may open and adjourn any of said
CouTta.
Section p That Article " Of the Constitution Of
this State be- and the aame is, hereby amended by
str ing out all OF Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section o. to wit:
Section Subject to the provisions, o. Section
Of tkis Article two more sessions Of the Super
ioE Court, or Court OF General Sessions. one or
more sessions Of each Of the said Courts one
Session Of the Court of Oyer and ermner and one
OF 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
apportoned in such manner as shall be provided
by the rules of the said courts respectively.
D. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House.
mo Nj MENDlNHALL,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON 5. PENNEWlLL
Governor.
I. 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 w Of the Constitution OF
this State relating to the number of Judges consti
hutins a quorum in the Superior Court the Count OF
General Sessions and the Court OF Oyer and ! ermi
ner the sessions Of said and the distribution
Of the business therein, respectively, as the same
appears on the enrolled Bill filed in the ofce OF the
Secretary Of State and approved by the Governor
Al A., -ntieth A. D.. 1911. which said Bill pro.
posing such Amendment to the Constitution OF this
State is published in accordance with the require
mems Of the Constitution ct 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 ord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES 5 RICHARDS.
Secretary of State