Smyrna times., 1912-10-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

In Act proposing certain dmeadmeats b
-drticle " Of the Constitution IF thls
state, relating to tie Number Of judge
constituting a quorum IN the Supe98OT-
Court, tie Court Of General Sessions and
tie COart Of Oysr and 7ermiRer, 1be
sessions Of said c0ltrtS, and tie distTj-
6utl0R CJ the business MereiH, respect
tcelg.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resenativeS Of the stare of Delaware in General
Assembly met two-thirds of all the members
elected To zach house agreeing theret0c
Section !. That section of Article " Of the
COnsi tutiui of this State be- and the same is
hereby amended by stricking cut all OF said Sec
uun ater TIE first paragraph thereof and subst
thtlng therefor the following new paragraphs
The 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 sit together in any Of the said Courts
In each OF the said Courts the Chief Justice " hen
present shall preside, aud IN his absence the sen
ior Associate judges present shall preside
one shall constitute quorum in the said
courts respectively, except in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, where three shall constitute q
quorum, anu ex, ept III the Superior Court sitting
70 near appeals from The Orphans Court OF q
Registers Court when two shall constitute 3
quorum, and except in the Court of General Ses-
SiOns sitting to try caseS of prosecution undeY
Section of Article V of this Constitution or sit
ting to hear contested applications for license 10
tute quorum.
:, ,Ohe Ohe luuge may open and adjourn any of SaiG
SecuOn2 That Article " of the Constitution
OF this state be, and the same is hereby amended
by striking out all of SeCtion thereof and substi
tuting therefore the following new section E,
to-wit:
Section 6. Subject t. the rovisions of Section
of this Article. two or mnre teSsiOns of the Su-
perlor Court. or Court OF General Sessions OF one
or more sessions of each 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 OtheF
OF the said courts may a the same time be held
IN the same county or in different counties ana
the business IN the several counties may be dis
tTiouted and sppOrtioned in such manner AS
snail De provided by the rul of the said courts
respectively
u. W. CAMPBELL,
Speaker Of he House
JNO. VI. MENnINHALL
President of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth Nineteen Hundred
and Eleven.
SIMEON 5. PENNEwILL.
], Charles 5. Richards Secretary of state Of the.
STATE OF Delswaie, co hereby certify that the
ABOVE and foregoing is true and correct copy Of
House Bill No As entitled IAN Act proposing
certain Amendments 10 Article " of the COnS
tuition OF this State, relating TO the number Of
STuuees constituting quorum In the superior
SOurt, tne Court OF General Sessions and the
Court OF oyer and Terminer, the sessions of SaG
courts, and the distribution Of the business
thereln, respectively" as the same appears On
the enroledBnl filed in the office OF the Secretarg
OF state and approved BY the Governor March
twentieth, A. ID. 1911 which said Bill proposing
sucn Amendment to the Constitution OF III IS State
- puoIished IN accordance with the requirements
oi the Constitution Of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have
hereunto set my hand and official
~. 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.