Evening journal., 1912-08-03
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain ameudmcnis 70
Article ~ Of the Constitution OF tins
state, relating 70 the number Of Judges
constituting a quorum IN TIC super on
Court, tho Court Of Gen.rai Sessions end
the Court Of oyer ana Tcrmincr. ths
sessions Of said courts. ana the uistri-
button OF the business therein, rospec-
lively
BE il enacted by the senate ANA House
Of Representative Of the State OF Dolawars
IN General Assembly met 1.-TWO thirds of nR
The members elected to each House agreeing
thcretol;
Section I That Section OF Nrticie ~
Of The Constitution OF this state Dc. aid tho
same is hereby amended 10y atrilin- out all
of said Section after the hrsl paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraphs town.
''Iho said five Judges shall designate
those Of their number who Shall hold iie
said Courts IN the several Counties No
moro than thrcu Of them slull sit t0-'ihcr
In amy of The said Conris ~ eaei of the
said Courts the Chief Justice whcn present
shall preside. and in his absence ilie enior
Associate Judges present shall pre- idc
One shall constitute quorum in Tho
said Courts. reapecuveiy except in the
Court Of over and lorminer where three
shall constitute quorum, und except Sep ths
superior Court sitting 20 hear appeals from
the Orphans Court or q Register Court
whom two shall constitute a quorum. ana
except in the Court Of General Sessions ste
tion Of Article Y Of inis Constitution or
sitting TO hear contested applications for ii.
ccuse TO sell intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute a quorum.
One judge may open aud adjourn any of
Section ?. That Article ~ Of the Con.
stitutiou Of this State be. and the same is,
hereby amended by striking out all of Sec
tion thereof and substituting therefor The
following new Section g. TO wit:
Section 9. Subject to tho provisions OF
Section Of this Article. two more ses-
sions Of the Superior Court, OF Court OF
General Sessions, or one or more sessions ot
each Of the said Courts. or one Session OF
the Court OF over and Terminer and one or
two Of either. one of each Of the other Of
the said courts may al the same trnc be
held in The same county on In di0efent
counties and the. business in the several
counties may be distributed and apporioned
in such manner shall be provided by the
said courts respectively
D. W. CAMPBELL
Speaker OF the House
JNO. N. MENDINHALI.
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hum
dred and Eleven.
SIMEON s. PENNEWILL Governor.
T. Charles s. Richards. Secretary Of state
Of the State OF Delaware. do hereby certify
! that the above and foregoing is q true and
correct copy Of House Bill No. az, entitled
''An Act proposing certain Amendments to
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this state
relating to the number Of Judges constitut-
ing quorum in She Superior Court. the
Court OF General Sessions and the Court Of
I Oyer and Terminer. the sessions of said
courts, and the distribution Of the business
therein, respectively the same appears
on the enrolled Bill filed 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 the
Constitution Of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. J
have hereunto set my hand ana
Official seal. az Dover, this twenty
1 IL. So third day Of July, in the year o.
our Lord one thousand nine hun.
dred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State.