Evening journal., 1912-10-12
Constitutional Amendment

AN Act proposing certain amendments
AtIcte ~ Of the Constitution Of th
oeate, relating to the number Of Judge
Court. the Court Of Gcnsral Sessions an
tne Court Of oyer and Terminer th
sessions Of said courts, and the distr
~ Du.lon OF the business therein. respec
b. it enacted by the senate and Hous
OF representatives Of the State Of DelawarN
IA peneral Assembly met (two-thirds Of
the ,he' members elected TO each House agreein
Section l. Tha. Section Of Article
o. the Constitution Of this State be. and thl
same Is hereby amended by striking out al
vi sac section after the first paragrap +
i,nereoi in'. ana substi hing therefor the fol
ioWing ne" Paragraphs, to-wit.
'ihe said five Judges shall designat&
thvse Vi thelr number who shall hold tn
said Courts in the several Counties NJ
more than three of them shall sit togethe
in any Of the said Courts IN each of th&
said Courts the Chief Justice when presen
snail preside, and ia his absence the seniO
Associate Judges present shall preside
One shall constitute a quorum in thd
SAID Courts, respectively except m thu
Court Of Oyer and Terminer where three
shail constitute a quorum. and except IN thd
superior Court sitting TO hear appeals from.
tne orphans Court or a Registers Court
When two shall constitute a quorum. aud
except in the Court Of General Sessions SIT
ting 70 try cases Of prosecution under Sec !
tion 3 Of Article v OF this Constitution oT|
sitting TO hear contested applications for III
esnse TO sell intoxicating liquors. when twsI
shall constitute a quorum.
one judge may open and adjourn any OF
Section ?; That Article ~ Of the Conf
stltution OF This state be. and the same is,
hereby amended by striking ont all of Sec
tion thereof and substituting therefor the
following new Section 6, to wit:
G. section 9. Subject to the provisions Of
section ' Of this Article. two or more ses.
sions OF the Superior Court or Court Of
General Sessions, or one or more sessions Of
each OF the said Courts or one Session Oi
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer and one or
Two OF either or one Of each OF the other Of
inc aaia courts may at the same time be
held IN the same county or in different
counties and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
N sueh manner as shall be provided by the
SAID courts respectively
d. W. CAMPBELL,
Speaker Of the House.
JNO. NJ MENDINHAII.
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth. Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven
SIMEON S. pENNEWTLL. Governor.
], Charles s. Richards Secretary of Stats
/ Of the state Of Delaware, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of House Bill No. as. entitled
/ An Act proposing certain Amendments 10
Article lN Of the Constitution Of this State
rotating 20 the number " Judges consttut-
/ ing quorum in the Superior Court. the
Court Of General Sessions and the Court Of
/ oyer and Terminef, the sessions OF said
courts and the distribution OF the business
therein, respectively MS the same appears
on the enrolled Bill fled in the Office Of the
Secretary Of State, and approved by the
Governor March twentieth. A. d 1911, which
said Bill proposing such Amendment TO the
Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements OF th,
| Constitution of the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
have hereunto set my hand and
official seal, az Dover this twenty
| a.. 81 third day OF July. in the yenr Of
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twelve
CHARLES s RICHARDS
Secretary OF state.