Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1711 – Commissioners; appointment
The Commissioners from this State, provided for in Article V of the Delaware-New Jersey Compact set out in § 1701 of this title, shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Immediately upon enactment of this chapter, the Governor may so appoint the first Commissioners from this State, notwithstanding that the said Compact may not have yet taken effect. The persons nominated by the Governor to serve as the first Commissioners shall be authorized to sign duplicate originals of said Compact on the part of this State, to apply to Congress for such consent thereto as may be required by law, and to seek an amendment of 60 Stat. 553 having the effect of eliminating the requirement that the Delaware Memorial Bridge shall become toll free upon payment of the outstanding revenue bonds, although said persons may not then have been confirmed or have taken their oath of office.
17 Del. C. 1953, § ?1711; 53 Del. Laws, c. 145; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1711
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302