Evening journal., 1912-08-24
Constitutional Amendment


An Act proposing certain amendments to
Article ~ 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 Terminor, the
sessions Of said courts, and. the distri-
button OF the business there,u reapcc.
BE il enacted By tho senate and House
Of Representative of the State Of Delaware
IN General Assembly mot (two-thirds Of an
the members elected to each House agreeing
Section 1. That Section Of Article ~
Of the Constitution of this state be- aud the
same IS hereby amended by striking out an
of said Section after the drst paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor tho fol
lowing new paragraphs, to-vit.
1.-THE said five Judges shall dssignats-
those Of their number who shall hold The
said Courts in tho several Counties. No
more than three Of thom shall sit together
m amy Of tho said Courts. IN each of Tho
said Courts tho Chief Justice when present
shall preside, and in his absence tho senior
Associate Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum IN tho
said Courts, respectively. except IN tho
Court 81 Oyer and Ierminer where three
snail constitute a quorum, and except In ihe
superior Court sitting TO hear appeals from
me orphans Court or Registers Court
when two shall constitute quorum, ana
except m the Court of General Sessions sit
ting 70 try cases Of prosecution under Sec
tion Of Article Of this Constitution or
sitting to hear contested applications for IL
cense 10 sell intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute quorum.
One judge may open and adjourn any Of
said Conrts. %
Section .. That Article " Of the Con-
stitution Of this State be. and the same is,
hereby amended by striking out all Of Sec
ton thereof and substituting therefor the
following new Section 6, to wit:
Section 6. Subject to the provisions or
Section Of this Article, two more SEES
sions Of the Superior Court or Court OF
General Sessions or one or more sessions OF
each Of the said Courts or one Session Of
the Court of Oyer and Terminer and one or
two of either, or one Of each Of the other OF
the said courts may at the same time DO
held in the same county or in different
counties, and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
in such manner as shall be provided by the
said courts respectively"
ID. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House.
JNO. NJ MENDINHALL,
President OF the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven.
SIMEON S. PENNEwILL. Governor.
I, Charles s. Richards Secretary OF State
Of the State Of Delaware do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy Of House Bill No as, entitled
IAN Act proposing certain Amendments to
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this State
-elnting TO the number Of Judges constitut-
ng 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 distribution Of the business
therein, respectively the same appears
on the enrolled Bill fled in the Office OF the
Secretary OF State, and approved by the
Governor, March twentieth, A. 1911, which
said Bill proposing such Amendment 70 the
Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements Of the
Constitution Of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hcreunto set my hand ana
official SEAL at Dover. this twenty
a.. So third day Of July. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hin-
dred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State.