ial district, which may not include more than five
counties, the presiding judge to hold his office for ten years, the
associates for five years; a court of quarter sessions and orphans'
court for each county, held by judges of the common pleas; a register's
court for each county, composed of the register of wills and judges of
the common pleas; and courts held in the several townships, wards, and
boroughs, by justices of the peace or aldermen elected by the voters
therein, for five years. Judges of the supreme court are elected by the
people of the state at large; others are chosen in the districts or
counties over which they preside.

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