Smyrna times., 1912-08-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

An act proposing certain amendments to
-4ructe Y Of the CORstttuti0h IF Nis
state. relating to the number Of Judges
t0"Stttuttng quorum IN the Superior
G0nrt, tie Court Of General Sessions and
NE court Of Oyer and T'erminer, the
SeSs.0I'S q sad courts, and tie diStgi-
t0eLy
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
IesentatlVes of the State of Delaware in General
eIee,a5 y met Stwo-thirds of all the members
elscteu 10 eacn house agreeing theretO):
C.n CSeStiOn l. Ihat section of Article Nv OF the
SonSututiOn of this State be- and the same is,
nereDy amended by streking out all of said Sec
ton after the first paragraph thereof and substi-
tolsiss 'nereior the following new paragraphs,
THE said five Judges shall designate those Of
their number who shall hold the said Courts in
me several Counties. No more than three Of
Ti IN So snail SIT together in any of the said Courts
IN each Of the said Courts the Chief Justice when
present snail preside, and IN his absence the SEN
loi Associate Judges present shall preside
Co,le Wne shan constitute quorum in the said
u, u, respectively, except in the Court of oyer
anu Ierminer where three shall constitute =
qup[un, ana except in the Superior Court sitting
~ polsa.rr near appeals from the Orphans Court or
heglsters Court when two shall constitute q
9uoIum and except in the Court of General Ses-
s slons slttlng TO try cases of prosecution under
~; S,Hn ~ Oi Article OF this Constitution OF sit
m mu1g 10 near contested applications for License to
tule quorum.
cC One Judge may open and adjourn any Of said
section2 That Article " of the Constitution
OF tnlS state be, and the same is hereby amended
Dy sIlSlng out all of Section thereof and substi
tO-wit: NV -
Section 6. Subject to the provisions Of Section
OF this Article, two or more sessions of the Su-
Pe.Ior Court, or Court of General Sessions or one
OF more sessions of each of the said Courts or one
session OF the Court of Oyer and Terminer and
onS OF TWO of either or one of each Of the other
9l ~ the M sald courts may at the same time be held
~ tne same county or in different counties and
tho business in the several counties p1ay be dis
Ilouted and appOrtiOned in such manner as
S De provided by the rules of the said courts
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
ose.te OF delaware, do hereby certify that the
aDOVe and foregoing Is true and correct copy OF
mouse Bill No. As, entitled "An Act prOpoSing
ceetain Amendments to Article Nv of the COnst-
Iulon OF this State, relating to the number of
Judges constituting z quorum in the superior
Sourt, the Court Of General Sessions and the
court OF oyer and Terminer, the sessions of said
courts, and the distribution of the business
tnereln respectively" as the same appears Oh
tns enrolledBll filed in the Office of the Secretary
oI state. and approved by the Governor March
w wsWehueth, A. ID. 1911, which said Bill proposing
sueh Amendment TO the Constitution of III a State
Is published in accordance with the requirements
OF the Constitution of the State
in TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and official
IL. 81 seal, at Dover. this twenty third day
Of July in the year of our Lord one
shousand nine hundred and twelve.
CHARLES s. RICHARDS,
Secretary Of State.