Evening journal., 1912-08-31
Constitutional Amendment

An Act proposing certain amendments 70
Article ~ Of the Constitution OF this
state, relating to the number Of Judges
constituting quorum in the Superior
court, tho Court Of General Sessions aud
the Court Of Oyer and Terraincr. the
sessions Of said courts, ana the distri-
button Of tho business therein. rospeo-
lively.
Be It enacted By the Senate and iou.e
OF representatives. Of tho State Of Delawars
IN General Assembly met Nwo-thirds Of all
the members elected to each House agreeing
theretol:
Of the Constitution Of this State be, and the
same Is hereby amended by striking out all
OF said Section after tho first paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraph to.wit
The said five Judges shall desirnats
those Of their number who shall hold tho
said Courts in the several Counties No
more than three Of them shall sit together
IN any Of the said Courts. In each of tho
said Courts the Chief Justice when present
shall preside, and in his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside
Ono shall constitute quorum in tho
sald Courts, respectively, except m the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer where three
shall constitute quorum, and except in ths
Superior Court sitting 10 hear appeals from
the Orphans Court or a Register Court
when two shall constitute a quorum, ana
except in the Court Of General Sessions sit
tion g Of Article Of this Constitution or
sitting 20 hoar contested applications for lie
cense to sell intoxicating liquors. when two
shall constitute a quorum.
One judge may open and adjourn any OF
said Courts"
Section ?. That Article " Of the Con-
stitution 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 6. Subject TO the provisions OF
Section OF this Article, two more
sions Of the Superior Court, or Court OF
General Sessions, 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 tho other Of
the said courts may at the same time be
held in the same county OF in dferent
counties. and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apportioned
in such manner shall be provided by the
said courts respectively"
D. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker OF the House
JNO. NJ. MENDINHALL
President OF the Senate.
Approved March Twentieth. Nineteen Hun
dred and Eleven
SIMEON S PENNEwILI. Governor
l. Charles S. Richards. Secretary Of State
Of the State Of Delaware. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of House Bill No. a. entitled
! IAN Act proposing certain Amendments 70
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of this state,
relating 20 the number Of Judges constitut.
ing quorum in tho Superior Court. tho
Court Of General Sessions and the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer. the sessions Of said
courts, and the distribution Of the business
therein, respectively as 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 20 the
Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements OF the
Constitution Of the State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. 1
have hercunto set my hand and
official seal at Dover. this twenty.
/ a.. 81 third day Of July. in the year Of
Lord one thousand nine hun.
dred and twelve
CHARLES S. RICHARDS.
Secretary Of State.