Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-07-23

AN AL fhOfOSlNG a CERTAIN
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE RELATING
TO ELECTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met 1.-TWO
thirds of all the members elected to each
House agreeing thereto):
Section 1. That Article V of the Con-
stitution of the State of Delaware be
amended by adding Immediately after Sec
ton thereof, a new Section to be styled
Section IA as follows:
Section "A. The General Assembly shall
enact general laws providing that any
qualified elector of this State. duly regis
tered, who shall be unable to appear to
cast his or her ballot at any general cleo
ton at the regular polling place of the cleo
ton district in which he or she is register
ed, either because of being in the public
service of the United States or of this
State. or because of the nature of his or
her business or occupation, or because of
his or her sickness or physical disability,
may cast ballot at such general election
to be counted in such election district.
SENATE BILL 11s.
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT
TO SECTION Is OF ARTICLE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, RELATING
TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE
MEMBERS AND PRESIDING OFFTC-
ERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM NUM-
Der OF EMPLOYEES THEREOF.
BE 1T ENACTED by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring therein):
Section l. That Section Is of Article 2
of the Constitution of the State of Della
ware ,as amended by Chapter Is, Volume
80, Laws of Delaware, be amended by
striking out all of the first paragraph of
the said Section Is of Article 2. and in
sorting in lieu thereof the following:
The members of the General Assembly,
except the presiding officers of the re-
spective Houses, shall receive as compensa-
ton for their services per diem allow
ance of Fifteen Dollars (S15.00), and the
presiding officers a per diem allowance of
Seventeen Dollars ($17.00). for each day
of the Session, not exceeding sixty days ;
and should they remain longer in Session
they shall serve without compensation. In
case a special or extra session of the Cen
eral Assembly be called. the members and
presiding officers shall receive like compen-
sation for a period not exceeding thirty
days.
In addition to the per diem compensation
next hereinabove provided for, each Mem
Der living within radius of twenty miles
of the corporate limits of the City of Dover
shall receive One Hundred Dollars (s10000)
to cover such Members travelling expenses
in full, and each Member living more than
twenty miles from the corporate limits of
the City of Dover, but not more than forty
miles therefrom, shall receive Two Hun
dred Dollars ($200.00) to cover such Mem
hort trovalino in full and aaph
Member living at a greater distance than
forty miles from the corporate limits of the
said City of Dover. shall receive Three
Hundred Dollars (s300.00) to cover such
Members travelling expenses in full.
Except as in this Section Is expressly
provided, the members of the General As
sembly shall receive no allowance or pay
ment for services. travelling expenses, sup
plies or other expenses while attending or
in connection with Sessions of the General
Assembly.
The maximum number of employees of
the General Assembly shall be forty-eight
(4S), to be equally divided between the
two Houses. Such maximum number of
employees shall not be altered, except by
a vote of three-fourths of all the members
elected to each House of the General AS
sembly.
HOUSE BILL 419.
AN ALL fhOfOolNG AIN AMEINDMI1lSl
TO SECTION OF ARTICLE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. RELATING
TO PLACE WHERE THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SHALL MEET AND SIT.
BE 1T ENACTED by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House thereof concurring therein)
Section /. That Section of Article 2
of the Constitution of the State of Della
ware be and the same is hereby amended,
by adding to the end thereof the following;
Provided further. however. the Governor
shall call a special or extra session of the
General Assembly, to meet each year in the
Old State House in the City of New Castle.
for the purpose of concentrating the
Colonial Assemblies that met there in
former years and any such session shall
be limited to one day, and no legislation
of any kind shall be enacted other than
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