Evening journal., 1914-09-28
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CON
N SPECIAL

TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF DELAWARE CON-
VENED IN SPECIAL SESSION:
Under provisions resolution of the Senate and House
being 25 Delaware Laws Chapter 25S' Commission 70 De appu %
the Chief Justice and the four Associate Judges Oh u
This Jnt Resolution defined the powers and authority
asion Ca That commissioners directed
revise and codiy systematic condensed form, all the
Of the State of Delaware Of public and general
the under appropriate titles SO as com
press the whole into the smallest practical volume
"(b That the commissioners authorized to codiy and
existing laws Of the character herein contemplated in such
titles and such language to them shall
best the nature and Of the work may suggest
change the meaning Of any existing law to
a(c That the said commissioners omit from
the said strictly Of general public nature and
references only to such of public but not Of
general nature
that redundant and have ceased to have any effect on
existing rights remedies reject uperhuous words TO
with full clear expression will of the Legislature,
cctOus Pathological and ambiguous phraseoogy and in
separate report the biennial special session Of
Assembly to suggest mistakes omissions ncon-
enes and mperfecons may appear the laws to be
sodad revised and the in which they may be
supplied by act Of the General Assembly
"Secon the embraced within the said Code as
shall be comprehenvely and accurately ndexed
Justice walter H. Hayes Esquire and Esquire
duly appointed constituted such Revised Code Commission on the Sth
% E dt ~ tb able and dis5puisbed Judge Lore Experience had
convinced surviving the commission that
ted the ideal According the provisions
that behalf and with the full aequescence Of the appointing
Judges Hayes continued the work Of the commission
Of
death Of Mr. Hayes the commission suffered the loss OF member
recognized ability and whose wide knowledge Of State
had contributed invaluable aid in solving the daily questions
which arose draft On the 2 day of
the appointing Judges filled the vacancy upon the com
appointment Of
Bayard Esquire member Of said commission The
work Of determining arranging preparing comparing defnve draft
Of the Code herewith submitted in eight large volumes of typewriter
performed by the subscribers constituting the Revised Code
The materials
framing including the Session Laws of the General Assem-
b of 1911 and 1918 both of which have been used and embodied in the
the Code of 1852 and the volumes the Session Laws from
I pi f Contained in certain anrotaons the Commission has
necessary frequently the whole body of the statute law
in the volumes Of Delaware Laws, preceding Volume H.
AS preliminary step performance their the
mission carefully examined
Libraries in Philadelphia and of which the Com
mission purchased for further reference in order to become familiar with
the latest ideas and methods Of statute eodiheaOn suitable for use in this
State.
The step codihcaon consisted selecting
Of the material submitted to em all the laws Of public and genera
considered together with the Code 1852 in making Revised Code
public general this the Commissioner
jointly critically examined the Revised Code of 1885,
and inclusive
When selected each statute cut out from the book classified and pase
classes six books In this
two complete sets Of the Jaws from volume ~ down. and Two codes OF loo
were cut up and arranged The product this selection consisted OF up
wards Of $3.50 Of printed laws These $3.50 constituted tn
matter which in due has been since considered determining wha
ss well as some % the work of the srs draft Of the Code was a.
compled before the membership the original commission broke
BY the death Of Judge Lore
has been constant endeaor
careful critical study, examination analysis
discussion of the statutes selected for their consideration to frame
nnt code of the unrepeaed and living statutory law Of this State
there omissions they unknown to the commissioner
legislation subjects
problems presented often been and diff
solved by and careful study Of Il
contemplation Of the vitudes which have attends
that for the avoi
Of production Code which shall contain all
living that the individual members
living and dead have given the State
full all the technical knowledge and learning by them possesse
and of unremiing
Following principle appearing the Code Of 1852 and much ampn
the endvored by liberal ossreferenng
other chapters exhibit in each chapter all the law relating its subje
matter particularly the the various State
County officers all the duties Of such officers The
approximately SIT the work
For the benefit Of the the Commission has endeavor
70 gn INTO single chapter all existing Of Revenue
ONng TO the
s since 1852 the commission
M winch appeared IN the Code expanded
appearing the Code Of 1852 by additional sections
accordance with modern codhcaion practice
abandoned marginal notation
substituted therefor liberal section headnoes which
reproduced the Chapter
bolder type than the section thus Facilitating
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So the form Of the Code definitely fixed by passage into