Smyrna times., 1958-07-31


Section l. Section 4. Article II of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware is
amended by repeating said Section A
and inserting in lieu thereof new Sec
tion as follows:
Section 4. The General Assembly
| uary. nineteen hundred and sixty one.
and on the same day in every second
year thereafter, and on the first Tuesday
! in February. nineteen hundred and sixty
two. and on the same day in every
second year thereafter, and at no other
time. unless convened by the Governor.
When the General Assembly shall be
convened by the Governor. the session
shall not continue longer than thirty
days.
The General Assembly may continue
| its session so long as in its Judgment
the public interest may require, for a
period not longer than ninety legislative
days in odd years and thirty legislative
days in even years. In any of said
thirty legislative day sessions in even
years. the General Assembly shall con-
slider no bills other than Cl bills having
to do with budgetary. revenue and finan-
cial matters. ~ legislation dealing with
an acute emergency. and (S) legislation
in the general public welfare
Section 2. Section of Article II
of the Constitution of the State of Del
aware is amended by striking out the
word biennial in the first line of said
section and substituting in lieu thereof
Section 8. Section "a of Article II
of the Constitution of the State of Del
aware is amended by striking out the
word biennial in the third line of
said section and substituting in lieu
thereof the words ninety Legislative
days.
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMEND
MENr NON oF TP THE THE SPNTr6ToN sPNTE 6T 4EEa oE
WARE TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL
SALARIES OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DEL
AWARE (TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE
iCoNCURRlNG THEREIN:
Section l. Is. Article ?. of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware
is hereby amended by striking out the
words and figures. "One Thousand Dol
lars (s1.O00O.0Ol" as they appear in lines
and 3 thereof and substituting in lieJ
thereof the following words and figures
Three Thousand Dollars ($S,000.00)".
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO ARTICLE ~ OF THE C0NST
TUITION OF THE STATE OF DEL
larry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DEL
AWARE (TWo-THIRDS OF ALL TIL
BRANCH coNCURRING THEREIN:
Section /. Paragraph tl) of Sectio
IL of Article Nv of the Constitution o
the State of Delaware is amended
IN 1a1 To receive appeals from tn
Superior Court in civil causes and
determine finally all matters of appeal !
| the interlocutory or final judgments an
other proceedings of said Superior Coui
/ lin civil causes: Provided that on appei
| from a verdict of jury. the hndlns
| of the jury. if supported by eVldehc
shall be conclusive. ,
| III (b) To receive appeals from II
| Superior Court i'll criminal causes upo
application of the accused IN all cas-,
in which the sentence shall pc aeat
| imprisonment exceeding one MONTH
fine exceeding One Hundred Dollars az
| in such other cases as shall be provld'
l by law; and to determine finally
| matters of appeal on the judgments al
| proceedings of said Superior Court
| appeals from the Superior Court
| cases Of prosecution under Section
| Article V of this Constitution shall
| governed by the provisions oil tnat DC
| tion. ,o1 - G,
| tion IL of Article v of the Constitute
| of the State of Delaware be amended
| read as follows:
C2) Wherever in this Constitution II
| erence is made to a writ Of error or
proceeding in. error to the Super
Court, such reference shall be constru
as referring to the appeal provided
in Section G) (al and Section tD
y of this Article.