Milford chronicle., 1918-10-18
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 3. OF
Tie .,I5 e., CONSTITUTION OF THE
! TlON TO THE POWER OF THE
! .GOXERNOR TO REMOVE CERTAIN
! OFFICERS UNDER CERTAIN CON
J DITIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the
rouse OF Representatives of the State
o. Delaware in General Assembly met
ttWo-thirds Of all the members elected
TO each House eoneurring thereinl;
s'9ectioIr G l. Ihat Sec. Is of Article 8,
OF tne Constitution Of the State of Del
aware be and the same is hereby
dlHehueq Dy striking out all of said sec
tIoH ana inserting in lieu thereof a new
IeGtioh ioI.I. 10 be styled Section 1S, as fol-
Sec. 3. The Governor may. for anv
& &1easo!laDIe cause remove any officer, ex-
SepI tRe Lieutenant Governor and mem
oers OF the General Assembly, upon the
aodress OF wo-thirds of ali the mem
0eIs oi each house of the General
1AAsseInpiy' Whenever the General
ernor, the cause Of REMOVAL Te1 ilT sbaI U
De entered on the Journals of each
.ouse. The person against whom the
celS SedteIS! a.! assembly may be about to pro-
ceeo shai receive notice thereof, accom-
panled by the cause alleged for his re-
m lIoVai, az least ten days before the day
3ssASihS.l al %h5Gh either House Of the General
assembly Shall act thereon.
The Governor shall have power TO re-
nsy,. nsOVe any othcer appointed by him. ex-
GePt the Chancellor and the five Law
S,euges; Of his own vOlition, when the
General Assembly is not in session. In
suGh case, however, such removal shall
Ohiy De made for cause, and the person
So 50 removed shall receive from the Gov
erhor a statement in writing of the cause
or causes for which said removal was
.I ilaue WITHIN ten days after the removal
as aforesaid, and, if this be NOT done.
'aIg Tba removal nsgsal shall be null and void.
sRau nave the right, within thirty days
stler SAID removal. to appeal to the
, ouperlor Court of the County in which
Ie ~, OF, OF they reside at the time Of said re-
iIoSdi Tor reinstatement to said office;
Su, Snu, Il upon hearing in said Court, the
Jourt should consider that said removal
tlot'o be o. not nave been so made. then and in
i ita :, case the person so unjustly removed
man forthwith be reinsfated in said
ha II the said Court should sustain
ne Governor in said removal the same
man ,nai stand and the decision shall be
HERvEY P. HALL.
Speaker Of the House.
1 JOHN A. BARNARD.
.pprovad isNs1!usnt N1o..alt FRO tenn of the Senate.
JOt4N G. TOWNSEND. JR.
Governor
"a - Everett e. johnson. Secretary Of
Idte o. the State of Delaware. 90 here
y certify that the above and foregoing
q ssrue ana correct copy Of House Bill
10. o. entitled "An Act to Amend
+ -rS.I Daia ., o. tne Constitution Of the State
=. eeiaware' in relation to the power Of
-. ~ SloNernor to remove certain officers
1uer ,l,le certain conditions, as the same
~ giSesIs on the enrolled bill filed in the
nee Of the Secretary of State and ap-
IoSed oy the Governor March fifteenth.
,ot ~ lsl1, which said bin proposing
," ,is ss4tI1en9ment to the Constitution OF
III, S3Sate IS published in accordance
1In ou me requirements Of the Constitu-
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereuntO set my hand
rar and official seal at Dover.
lohALI this thirtieth day OF
July, In the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen.
EVERETT c. JOHNSON,
Secretary Of State