AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT BEING CHAPTER 170, VOLUME 57, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REINCORPORATE THE CITY OF LEWES" TO DELETE THE MANDATORY TIME FOR SWEARING IN NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
(Two-Thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. Section 8(a), Chapter 170, Volume 57, Laws of Delaware, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by striking the words "At 8:00 p.m." at the beginning of the second sentence of said subsection so that the second sentence will begin with the phrase "At the first regular meeting following the annual election,…"
This amendment deletes the mandatory time for swearing in new Council members at the annual organizational meeting and provides for flexibility in scheduling.