Milford chronicle., 1912-09-13
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Am Act proposing certain amendments tC
Article Nv of the Constitution of thi,
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.
tTibution of the business therein, re.
spectively
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre.
aentaiives OF the State Of Delaware in General As.
aemby met 1.-TWO thirds Of d j the memuers elected
to each H0use sgreeIns theIetol:
eSuon !. ] hat Section . Of Article ~ Of the
Constitution OF this State be and the same hereby
amended BY striking out all OF said Section after the
hTsi paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following new paragraphs to wit;
he said hve 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 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 Coun Of Oyer and ] eT-
miner where three shall constitute a quorum, and
except IN the Superior Court sitting hear appe ais
hom the Orphans Couu OF Registers Court
~hen TWO shall constitute quorum and except in
the Gourt OF General Sessions sitting try Of
prosecution under Section Of Article V OF this
Constitution or sitting to hear contested applications
ioI license TO sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
ahal constitute a quorum.
Courts.
Section That Article ~ Of the Constitution Of
tins State be and the 'ame is. hereby amended by
sriking out all Of Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section o. to wit
Section Subject TO the provisions oi Section
OF thls Article two more sessions OF the Super
ioT Court or Court Of General Sessions, or
more sessions Of earh Of the said Courts or
Session Of the Court Of Oyer and TermineT and one
OF either, OF each Of the other of the
said courts may at the same time be held in the
same county OF in different counties and the busi
in the several counties may be distributed and
apporhoned IN such manner shall be provided
by the rules Of the said courts respectively.
D W CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House
JNO. NJ MENDlNHALL,
President of the Senste
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON S. PENNEWllL,
Governor
j. Charles 5. Richards. Secretary Of State Of the
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of House
Bill No. Is. entitled An Act proposing certain
Amendments to Article " Of the Constitution o.
this State, relating the number Of Judges consti
toting a quorum the Superior Court, the Court OF
General Sessions and the Court OF Oyer and ] erm
ner the sessions Of said courts and the distribution
ot the business therein, respectively, the same
appears the enrolled Bill hled IN the othce OF the
Secretary Of State and approved by the Governor
March twentieth, A. D., 1911 which said Bill pro
posing such Amendment to the Cons sttution OF this
State s published in accordance with the require
nients OF the Constitution OF the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunio set my hand and official
IL s 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