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CONSTITUTION

OF THE

STATE OF DELAWARE.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

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ARTICLE 1.

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3. Senators. Qualifications. Numbers. Vacancies.

4. General Assembly shall meet biennially. Time of first meeting.

5. Each house, officers of.

6. Each house shall judge of the elction and qualifications of its own members. Quorum.

7. Punishment of members. 8. Each house to keep a journal. 9. The doors of each house to be kept open, except.

10. Neither house shall adjourn for more than three days.

11. Compensation and privileges. 12. No representative or senator shall be elected or appointed to any office created during his term.

13. Vacancies, how filled. 14. Revenue bills.

15. No money shall be drawn from the public treasury but by appropriation.

16. State treasurer.

17. Corporations.

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in-Chief of the army and navy
of the State.

8. Appointments to offices. Incom-
patible offices. Commissioners.
9. The Governor may grant re-
prieves and pardons.

10. He may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department.

11. Governor's message.

12. He may convene the General Assembly.

13. He should take care that the laws are faithfully executed.

14. Vacancy, how filled.

15. Secretary of State. His duties and compensation.

ARTICLE IV.

1. The time for holding elections for State officers, etc.

2. Shall be privileged from arrest during attendance at elections.

ARTICLE V.

1. The House of Representatives

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4. Court of General Sessions of the peace.

5. Court of Chancery.

6. Court of Oyer and Terminer.
7. Court of Error and Appeals.
Questions of law.

8. In matters of chancery jurisdic-
tion in which the chancellor
is interested, the Chief Justice
sitting in the Superior Court
shall have jurisdiction.

9. The Governor shall have the power to commission a judge ad litem.

10. Orphans' Court.

11. The jurisdiction of each of the
aforesaid courts shall be co-
extensive with the State.

12. General Assembly may alter.
13. Until the General Assembly
shall otherwise provide, the
Chancellor shall exercise all
powers, etc.

14. Tenure of office, salaries.

15. Inferior courts.

16. Amending pleadings.- Disposition.

has the sole power of impeach- 17. At any time pending an action

ing.

2. The Governor and all other civil officers under this State shall be liable to impeachment.

3. Treason against the State. Definition of.

ARTICLE VI.

1. The judicial power of the State shall be vested in the Court of Errors and Appeals. The Superior Court, Court of Chancery and Orphans' Court, a Court of Oyer and Terminer, a Court of General Sessions of the peace and jail delivery, a Registers' Court. Justices of

the peace, etc.

2. To compose the said courts there shall be five judges in the State.

3. Superior Court to consist of Chief Justice and two associates.

for debt or damages, the de-
fendant may bring into court
the sum of money for dis-
charging the same.

18. Suits may survive.
19. Security on appeal and error.
20. Limitation of writs of error.
21. Executors, administrators and
guardians' accounts. Excep-
tions.

22. Registers Court to be held in
each county.

23. Prothonotaries.-Lien

ments.

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24. The Governor shall appoint a competent number of justices of the peace.

25. The style of process.

ARTICLE VII.

1. Conservators of the peace.
2. Representatives in Congress.
3. Sheriff and coroner.-Term of
office.

4. Tenure of certain officials.

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