Smyrna times., 1912-09-18
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


Al Act proposing certain amendments b
article " Of the Constitution Of tris
State, relating to tie number Of Judges
constituting quorum IN the SstpeT7Or
Court, the Court of General Sessions ana
the Court Of Oyer and 1'ernli1eer, the
SeSSiOns Of said courts, and the diStri-
hutton Of tile business therein, respect
GUely.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
Tesentatives of the State of Delaware in General
Assembly met (two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house agreeing thereto:
Section !. That section of Article " Of the
Constitution of this State be, and the same is
hereby amended by stricking out all Of said Sec
rOn after the first paragraph thereof and Subsn-
tuting therefor the following new paragraphs,
tO-wt
The said five Judges shall designate those OE
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 COnTts-
In each of the said Courts the Chief Justice when
present shall preside, and IN his absence the sen
lor 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
quorum, an'. ext ept in the Superior Court sitting
10 hear appeals from the Orphans Court OF 8
Registers Court, when two shall constitute
quorum, and except in the Court of General Ses-
SONS slttlng 10 try cases OF prosecution under
Section of Article V Of this Constitution or Sis
ting to hear contested applications for license 10
seli intoxicating liquors, when two shall cOnsti-
tute q quorum.
One judge may open and adjourn any Of said
Courts"
Section ?. That Article " of the Constitution
OF this Stale be, and the same is hereby amended
by striking out all of Section thereof and substi
tuting therefore the following new Section g.
tO-wit:
Section 6. Subject to the provisions Of Section
. OF this Article, two or more sessions of the Su
periOr 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 TeTmineT ano
one or two of either or one of each of the Other
Of the said courts may al the same time be held
in the same county or in different counties, snG
the business in the several counties may be dis
| tTibuted and appOrtioned in such manner as
shall be provided by the rules Of the said COOTts
respectively"
D. W. CAMPBELL,
Speaker of the House
JNO. NJ. MENDINHALL
President of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hundred
SIMEON S. PENNEwILL.
], Charles S. Richards, Secretary of state of the
| State of Delaware, 90 hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct CODY Oi
| House Bill No As, entitled An Act proposing
certain Amendments TO Article ~ of the COnSu
tuition OF this State, relating TO the number o.
| Judges constituting quorum in the Superior
| Court, the Court of General Sessions and the
| Court of Oyer and Terminer, the sessions of sale
| courts, and the distribution of the business
| therein, respectively" as the same appears on
the enroedBill fled in the Office OF the secTeIAIy
| OF state. and approved by the Governor March
| twentieth, A. d. 1911. which said Bill proposing
| such Amendment 20 the Constitution OF thu stats
/ is published in accordance with the requirement.
| OF the constitution of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
hereuntO set my hand and oficia
~. 81 seal, at Dover. this twenty-third da,
Of July, in the year Of our Lord Oni
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary of State.