Milford chronicle., 1918-10-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 3. OF
LIE CONSTITUTION OF THE
SIAIE OF DELAWARE. IN REI1A-
.G9TEp ftGT " T9p The E6 2C9 POWER OF THE
'.OIE5.FICEkS I(5.s,EkS UNDER CERTAIN CON
Be it enacted BY the Senate and the
| rouse Of Representatives Of the SEE
o. Delaware in General Assembly met
Ne"o-tniras Of all the members elected
70 sesSio esen House eoneurring therein);
/ of -, - - l. mat Sec. l3 OF Article g.
| e y. tlle constitution Of the State OF Del
aware; be and the same is hereby
| aiHIehue9 oy striking out all of said SEQ
@ @..o. anu inserting in lieu thereof a new
IoYy.s.o" 10 De styled Section 1S, as fol-
Sec. Sec I8. The Governor may. for anv
o.s oeaso!ii oIe cause remove any officer. ex-
bers e.ie 81 ~ Lieutenant Governor and mem
| huuress OF two-thirds OF ali the nam
AZ Ssss,,,fIII, 81 eac4 house Of the General
1A1sss,,iBiy' AsseribBiiyS.' Whenever the General
srnor. the cause Of removal SSan
9 2e entered on the Journals OF each
Gse Gepeysl .sa Inc person against whom the
ceeu shaH receive notice thereof accom-
panlea Dy the cause alleged FOR his ra
~, tro'ai, az least ten days before the dav
Assembiy. Sh.o1Ier gtSner House Of the General
me Governor shall have power IN re-
ceD, any 0hcer appointed by him, ex-
T,,;,,s sHe SHahcellor and the five Law
Judges, OF his own yolitfon v1bon tha
1eneFal Assembly is not in sassion II
S s1Gn case however, such removal shall
~ my oe made for cause, and the person
ernor 80, sHail receive from the Gov
or a. iior a d statement in writing OF the cause
" causes for which said renovsI nos
az afin nILnin ten days after the removal
said Sioresald; rnTad; and, if this be not Done,
~ ~ removal shall be null and void,
me person or persons So So rey'o,,sd sy,v
stialL sFtaL nave the right. within thirtv Ssvs
Sn5erS. i1ea sag RE removal, to appeal to the
ne or they reside at the tiTne =, ~ 4 VI MhIch o
aIoSai Tor reinstatement to said of7cs.
Snu, upon hearing m said So,,rt ~
shonid nH, Iiu IA consider that said removal
sha sha II case the person so uniustiv ra1ovsd
ot4SIl ,.5S,ll I9rthWith be reinstatei in sajd
the c;o,ar1e ~ tne said Court should sustain
81 81 Governor in said removal fLa serna
sraii s1ai stand and the decision snail I'm, be
HERvEY P HALL.
Speaker Of the House.
JOHN A. BARNARD
A rr president Pro tenn Of The Senata
APyPDrT0yed March l5 1917, ''e
JOt4N G. TOWNSEND. TR
l, Everett G. Jobnso, s
~ car,t,t ~ the state Of Delaware. do here
= = certdy tti that the above and foregoing
10. IS eatii,sS aaf correct copy OF House Blil
y IrSls Pat ., OF the Constitution Of the State
he OSelaware, So,'e, in relation to the power Of
lndar SoHernor oI to remove certain oficers
-lppears on the enrolled hin fiisd ~ sas the
,roI'o ,,1Se oI the Secretary Of State and ap-
ioTeu IS 9y the Governor March fifteenth.
ucb 1s5, 1SlI, which said bin proposing
HE S4taattehqment to the Constitution Of
1i5 Iitb STATE is published in acoorSance
Ion ~ me e. requirements Of the constitu-
N TESTIMONY vvE4EpEor
hereuntO set my hand
rsrH, and official seal at Dover,
tS4ALl this thlrtieth day OF
July, In the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen.
EVERETT c. JOHNSON,
Secretary Of State