Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 75

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14, SECTION 7136, DELAWARE CODE, RELATIVE TO THE DISTRICT LIBRARY COMMISSION OF DOVER, DELAWARE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. § 7136, Title 14, Delaware Code is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end of § 7136, Title 14, as it now appears, as follows:

The District Library Commission as established in the Dover Special School District shall be composed of five members appointed by the Resident Judge of The Superior Court of Kent County. After the original appointments provided for herein, each member shall be appointed for a term of five years. A vacancy occurring from any cause other than expiration of term of office shall be filled by the Resident Judge for the unexpired term. Within 30 days of the effective date of this Act the Resident Judge of The Superior Court of Kent County shall appoint one member for the term of one year, one member for the term of two years, one member for the term of three years, one member for the term of four years, and one member for the term of five years. Annually thereafter the Resident Judge of The Superior Court shall fill vacancies caused by the expiration of the term of office of its members.

Section 2. The District Library Commission now established in the Dover Special School District is hereby abolished and there shall be established a new District Library Commission in the Dover Special School District in accordance with Section 1 of this Act.

The District Library Commission established in the Dover Special School District in accordance with Section 1 of this Act shall succeed to all the assets, liabilities, rights, powers, duties and acts of the District Library Commission being abolished.

Section 3. All Acts and Laws inconsistent to this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved June 17, 1959.