Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act Proposing an Amendment to
section I OF Article 9, of the Constitution
o. o. the state Of Delaware, in Relation to
BE II. ENACTED by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State Of
/ Delaware in General Assembly met (tvo-
thirds Of all the members elected to each
/ house concurring therein):
! Section l. That Section / of Article 9
Oh Oh the constitution Of the State Of Della
ware be amended by striking out all OF
Section 1 of said Article 8, and Inserting
In lieu thereof the following:
section /. No corporation shall here
aIter pc created, amended, renewed or
revived by special act, but only nv or
under general law, nor Shall any exbs+ine
&C, eorporaste s charter be amended, renewed,
or revived by special act but only Nv ~
under general law; but the foraS00ine,
provisions Shall not apply TO rnunicins1
/ corporations, banks, trust companies nos
for c6arifabIa 9ifli3ils power or corporations
III II,,1tilta CliaIltaDle, penal, reformatOry. or
educational purposes sustained in whole
or Or! IN part by the state, all Of which said
last mentioned corporations SHAH be
created amended, renewed or ra.;S
ohy 3y special act, and shall possess
3Ily those powers, rights, privileges ana
cres tis5 SoIIsIred by the special act
~ ftiLsatiIls, amending, renewing or revivines
lhem' and shall not merge or consolidats
WIN any other corporation excent 14noy1
Hseaoilii,s Soiiii,sht anu approval Of the General
A1sstIpoiy' tWo-thlrds Of all the nnen1bers
elected to each House thereon conSi,rTi1es
therein. The General Assemble sbsii bS5,
- Sr q law pIONlQe Tor the revOna fion
or FORFEITURE of the charters of aii 80
poraIlons Tor the abuse, misuse or non.
use OF tnelr corporate powers Dri1-ilaoes
- " ~ &LltiiSIllses. ANY proceeding for si7cb
,t5 ttSeOSatlon or tort iture shall be taken nv
me Attorney-genera1 as NAV he 1eroItideS5
Dy law. No general incorDora tio, ie1y~ NJ,
ifOI any special act Of incOrpora tfan eboi
De enacted without the concurrance ~
Iw0- Two thirds Of all the members eiectad 70
eacn House Of the General Asser1T,it, -
with a reserved power Of anend;55,aS,,t.su ~
IeNQcatlon or reposl by the General A.
seinDly win the concurrence Of tyvo-fbir5s
1I ,.as an ne members elected to each House
COLEN FERGUSON.
CHARLES II. GRANTTA
Approved Nr,rot Speaker Of the House.
Chas. R. Miller,
Governor.
A.. l, Geo. H Hall Secretary Of state ~
ne State OF Delaware, do hereby certif,,
that the above and foregoing iS 9et.liy 10y
and correct copy Of Senate Bill No S5 - aT ao
y tIeisu 81 an ACT proposing an Amendments
% Section Of Article 9, Of the Constjt,,.s
lion OF the State Of Delaware. in Peiation
70 Corporations" as the same nT,e "a ~ ,ion On
me enrolled Bin fled in the ofice of tba
2ecIedIy OF STATE and approved bv the
5overnor March sixteenth, A D 1eis
nnISh @ant - sag "a Blll proposing such Amend
nent 70 the Constitution of this State is
luDlisned IN accordance with the REQUIRES
nents OF the Constitution of the State
N TESTIMONY WHEREOF have
lereunto set my hand and official seal
at Dover, this twenty
1srr seventh day Of July.
NshALJ in the year Of our
Lord. One Thousand
Inc Hundred and Six
teen
GEORGE H HALL.
-4-1s tires Secretary Of Stata.