Milford chronicle., 1918-10-11
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 9. OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. IN REIA-
lion TO THE POWER OF THE
'G0A ERNOR To REMOVE CERTAIN
~ 8F.F-CEliS FICEliS UNDER CERTAIN con-
Be it enacted by the Senate and the
/ rouse Of Representatives Of the state
| o. Delaware in General Assembly met
| lt"o- thirds Of all the members elected
/ to each House coucurrina therein:
section l. That Sec I3 Of Article g.
q the Constitution Of the State Of Del
SWare, be and the same is hereby
/ amended by striking our ali Of said sec
ton and inserting in lieu thereof a new
lows: 49,
Sec. 18. The Governor may. for any
asO.iaols cause remove any officer ex-
eept the Lieutenant Governor and mem-
osrs OF the General Assembly, upon the
SuuresS OF twO-thirds Of all the mem
sss,I 9sls 81 each house Of the General
aSssIilt -aA.ssIliPiy Whenever the General
srnor, the cause Of removal shall
2e entered on the Journals Of each
aouse. The person against whom the
IenefaI Assembly may be about 30 pro-
Seeq ShaH receive notice thereof, accom-
PANIED by the cause alleged for his re-
lnoNal at least ten days before the day
on which either House Of the General
assembly shall act thereon.
Inc Governor shall have power to re-
move any officer appointed by him, eX-
GePt the Chancellor and the fve Law
Judges; Of his own volition. when the
s,Sdi RAJ Assembly IS not in session. n
SH slSH case, however, such removal shan
only be made for cause. and the person
- removed shall receive from the Gov
eIhor statement in writing Of the cause
" causes for which said removal was
.saue 3s Within ten days after the removal
= :, a Aforesaid, and. if this be not done
sa1G removal shall be null and void
me person or persons so removed
sRaH have the right, within thirty days
Ter !. Yer SAID removal to appeal to me
! uperlor Court Of the County in which
le OF they reside at she time Of said re-
loVal Tor reinstatement to said Office
--nu, -l, upon hearing in said Court, the
j,oulS should consider that said removal
mould n not have beeR 50 made. then and II
nat case the person 50 uniustly removed
tiau forthwith be reinstated In sald
atiLcs, II the said Court should sustain
ihle Governor in said removal, the same
~ - stand ana the decision shall Dc
HERYEY P HALL.
Speaker Of the House
JOHN A. BARNARD,
P=esiGeat Pro tesa cf the Senate
approved March is. 1917.
JOdN G. TOWNSEND, JR
Governor.
l. Everett c. Johnson, Secretary o.
Iate Of the State OF Delaware. do here
esrSlIy that the above and foregog5aHg ~
true and correct copy Of House B9
10, IS, entitled "An Act to Amend
y : lele 8, OF the Constitution Of the SA.S5
DsiaWare, in relation TO the power Z.
le Gsvernor TO remove certain oniceIs
laer certain conditions, as the SANE
2pearS on the enrolled bill fled n lls
nee OF the Secretary Of state and AZ
roEed BY the Governor March hfteenth
u. 1917. which said bill proposing
zen Amendment to the Constitution u
~ state is published in acc0roans'
IN the requirements Of the Constitu'
on OF the State.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF have
hereunto set my hale
and official seal at Dove;
lSEAL9 this thirtieth day 20 ~
July. In the year Of ~
Lord. one thousaAd hHS
hundred and eighteen,
EVERETT c. JOHNS9N,,,
Secretary OF suA'