GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. CHAPTER 236. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. AN ACT to amend Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware and providing Funds for the Requisition of Fugitives from Justice. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto immediately following 4840 Section 35 the following, to be known as 4840-A Section 35-A. 4840-A. Section 35-A. The sum of One Thousand Dollars is annually appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay the actual expenses of agents appointed by the Governor to serve requisition papers. Warrants shall be drawn on the State Treasurer, but no such warrants shall be paid by the State Treasurer unless such shall have been approved by the Attorney General, or one of his Deputies. Upon the conviction of one returned to this State by requisition proceedings, the costs of requisition shall be assessed and paid the same as other costs of the case. Any requisition costs so paid shall forthwith be delivered to the State Treasurer, who shall credit such payment to the requisition fund and send notice of the fact and amount to the Attorney General. Approved April 9, A. D. 1919. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. CHAPTER 237. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. AN ACT to amend Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware in relation to Arraignment in Criminal Causes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by repealing 4820, Section 15, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to be known as 4820, Section 15. 4820, Section 15. It shall be a sufficient arraignment of all persons arraigned in any of the criminal courts of this State to state to such person or persons the substances of the indictment or information, and whether said indictment or information is for a felony or a misdemeanor. This section shall apply to all indictments and presentments in said criminal courts, whether the same be for a misdemeanor or a felony. Approved March 10, A. D. 1919. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. CHAPTER 238. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. AN ACT to amend Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware, relating to the General Provisions Concerning Crimes and Punishments. ; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: That Chapter 155 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by the repeal of 4822, Section 17 thereof, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the following which shall be styled 4822, Sec. 17. 4822. Sec. 17. CHALLENGES; DEFENSE IN CAPITAL CASES; IN OTHER CASES; SEVERAL DEFENDANTS, THE RIGHT OF CHALLENGE JOINT; INSISTENCE OF DEFENSE UPON CHALLENGES IN EXCESS OF STATUTORY NUMBER; PROCEDURE ON; PROSECUTIONS; RIGHT OF IN COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS; IN OYER AND TERMINER WHERE CASE IS CAPITAL; WHEN NOT CAPITAL; FIRST CHALLENGE BY DEFENSE:-A person indicted for a crime punishable with death, shall, at the trial, have right to challenge twenty jurors peremptorily, but no more, except for lawful cause; and a person indicted for any other crime, or misdemeanor, shall have right to challenge six jurors peremptorily, but no more except for lawful cause. If several, charged in one indictment, be tried together, each shall not be allowed the whole number of challenges but the above right of challenge shall belong to them all together. If a defendant insist on challenging peremptorily more jurors than can be lawfully challenged, the court shall proceed with the GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. trial, and the jurors shall be sworn or affirmed, without respect to such irregular challenging; on the trial of any indictment in the Court of General Sessions, the Attorney General may, on behalf of the State, challenge peremptorily any jurors drawn not exceeding six. On the trial of any indictment in the Court of Oyer and Terminer for a crime punishable with death, the Attorney General may, on behalf of the State, challenge peremptorily any jurors drawn not exceeding twelve, and on the trial of any other indictment in said court, the Attorney General may on behalf of the State challenge peremptorily any jurors drawn not exceeding six. The right of challenge to any juror as he is called, shall be first exercised by the prisoner. Approved March 5, A. D. 1919. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. CHAPTER 239. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. AN ACT to Prohibit the Liquor Traffic in the State of Delaware and to Provide for the Enforcement of such Prohibition. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. This entire Act shall be deemed to be an exercise of the power granted by Article 18 of the Constitution of the United States and the police power of the State for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, safety and morals of the people of the State, and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes. Section 2. The word, "liquor" or the phrase, "Intoxicating liquors," wherever used in this Act, shall be construed to include any distilled, malt, spirituous, vinous, fermented or alcoholic liquor and all alcoholic liquids containing so much as one-half of one per centum of alcohol by volume, and compounds whether proprietary, patented or not, which are potable or capable of being used as a beverage. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, himself, or by his clerk, agent or employee, to manufacture, sell, barter, or furnish any intoxicating liquors within the limits of the State of Delaware on or after the time that the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America shall become valid and effective as a part of the said Constitution, and shall continue in force and effect so long as the said eighteenth amendment shall be valid and effective as a part of the Constitution of the United States of America and no longer, except as herein provided. Section 4. Whoever has in his possession alcohol for medicinal purposes, shall have, pasted or permanently attached |