Sheriffs and coroners are elected in their counties for three years.  Sheriffs may not be twice chosen in any term of six years.

Amendments must be agreed to by majorities of all the members of two successive legislatures, and ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon.  Amendments must be voted on separately; and none may be submitted to the electors oftener than once in five years.

Delaware.

The first constitution of this state was adopted in 1776; the present, in 1831, and has been amended.

Electors. White males twenty-two years of age, having resided in the state one year, in the county one month, and within two years paid a county tax assessed at least six months before the election.  If twenty-one, and under twenty-two years of age, they may vote without having paid any tax.

Legislature—­called general assembly.  Representatives are chosen in counties for two years; must be twenty-four years of age; have been citizens and inhabitants of the state three years, of the county one year.  Senators are elected in the counties for four years; the number not to be greater than one-half, nor less than one-third of the number of representatives.  A senator must be twenty-seven years of age; have been a citizen and an inhabitant of the state three years, of the county, one year; and possess a freehold estate in the county of two hundred acres of land, or real and personal property, or either, worth L1,000, at least.

A majority of each house is a quorum.  Bills are not submitted to the governor.

Executive. The governor is elected for four years, and is not eligible a second time.  Thirty years of age; a citizen and inhabitant of the United States twelve years, of the state, six years.  No lieutenant-governor.

A secretary of state, appointed by the governor during his continuance in office; a state treasurer, biennially, by a concurrent vote of the two houses. [By this mode of election, the two houses do not meet and vote jointly, but they vote separately, as in passing laws.]

Judiciary. Five judges appointed by the governor, of whom one is chancellor, and holds the court of chancery.  Of the other four, one is chief-justice, and the other three are associate justices, of whom one resides in each county.

The superior court, and the court of general sessions of the peace and jail delivery, consist of the chief-justice and two associates.  The court of oyer and terminer consists of all the judges except the chancellor.  The court of errors and appeals issues writs of error to the superior court, receives appeals from the court of chancery, and determines finally all matters in error in the judgments and proceedings of the superior court; and when thus acting, it consists of the chancellor and two of the other judges.  In other cases, it is differently constituted.  The orphans’ court in each county is held by the chancellor and the associate judge residing in the county.  The register’s court in each county is held by the register of the county.