Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 607

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT AGREEING TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE THREE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Delaware was proposed to the 117th General Assembly as follows:

"AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE THREE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware (two-thirds of all the Members elected to each Branch concurring therein):

Section 1. Section 18 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware is amended by striking out the whole of the last sentence in Section 18 and substituting the following: `Every order and resolution to which the concurrence of both Houses of the General Assembly may be necessary, except on a question of adjournment and those matters dealing solely with the internal or administrative affairs of the General Assembly, shall be presented to the Governor, and before the same shall take effect be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by three-fifths of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill'.", AND

WHEREAS, the said proposed amendment was agreed to by two-thirds of all the members elected to each House in the said 117th General Assembly, NOW, THEREFORE

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware (two-thirds of all the Members elected to each Branch concurring therein.):

Section 1. The said proposed amendment is agreed to and adopted and shall forthwith become a part of the Constitution.

Effective May 6, 1955.