Milford chronicle., 1912-10-04
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
tribution of the business therein, re-
spectively.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sensatives Of the State OF Delaware IN General A.;
sembly met two thirds OF all the members elected
TO each House agreeing theretoG
Section l. hat Section OF Article ~ OF the
Constitution OF this State be, and the same is hereby
amended BY sinking all Of said Section after the
hTst paragraph thereof and substituting 'hereiorthe
following new paragraphs to wit:
The said hve Judges shall deaignate those o.
their number who shall hold the said Courts m 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
lodges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum IN the said Courts
respectively except in the Count OF oyer ana u er
miner, where three shall constitute quorum and
except in the Superior Court sitting 10 hear appeals
from the Orphans Court or a Register Noutt
when two shall constitute quorum and except IN
the Court Of General Sessions sitting to try es Of
prosecution under Section OF Article Y OF tins
Constitution sitting to hear contested Applications
Tor license to sell Intoxicating liquors when two
ahall constitute a quorum . d,
One Judge may open ana aol'u'" any " '''4
Section D. That Article " Of the Constitution ol
This State be, and the came is. hereby amended BY
sfrkinz out all OF Section thereof and substituting
therefor the following new Section o, 90 wit
Section Subject to the provisions o. oeeuon
3 o. this Article OF more sessions otthe super
ior Court, OF Count Of General Sessions or one or
more sessions of each of the said courts OF, one
Session Of the Count of Oyer and lerminer and one
or tso of either or one OF each OF the other OF te
said courts may at the same time pe heio ~ 'l.s
same couaty OF in different counties and the 5usi
nesr in The several counties may be distributed and
spp7rtioned in such manner as shall o9 P!o'iueu
bv the rules Of the said courts Iespeetlvely
d W CAMPBEl L,
Speaker Of the House
mo NJ MENDlNHALL,
President OF the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth. Nineteen Hundred
and Eleven. ,.,,,te orAtAtr,vutI
l. Charlie. s. Richards, Secretary Of state o. the
STATE OF Delaware do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy ct House
Am NJ, 4s en- tiled An Act proposing certain
Amendments to Article ~ Of the Constitution o.
tbis State relating the number OF Judges eonsti,
tuting quorum in the Superior ourt the S2urt OF
General Sessions and the Court OF Oye and er!ni
er the sessions Of said courts. and the distribution
of the business therein, respecuvey' as the same
annars on the enrolled Bill filed in the oilee OF the
Msr~b t,.sentieth A. D., 1911, which said Bill pro-
posing such Amendment to the Constitution OF TINS
Ss.te Il published in accordance with the REQUIRE
rnents Of the Constitution OF the state, - .,
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have
hereunto set my hand and oiieial
IS1 seal at Dover. this twenty third day
OF July in the year OF our LORD one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES 5. RICHARDS,
Secretary OF State.