Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-08-31
STATE OF NEw.JERsPv
IN Act concerning the Const;t,,,,,.
of tbs State w

= InEAo ,ne meeting ol the LeeiI,
ture on the fourth Tuesday Of Oc,oh.. S,s
annually. as prescribed i'd the con.,., sDei,
ton OF this state, is attended will S r
Inconvenience and expense TO The u'a ~
pie, in particular as it occasions rsV' Nv
sittipgs in order to fulfil in sat;slas,s'O wv
manner the duties Of the Legislative !!
partment and as no method is po;o,sa :.
out Ill the said constitution. wberass
the citizens of this state NAV ohts;.
amendments thereof, it seems 10 h. ~ i.
duty Of their representatives, WHORE - i
appears to them for the public good ~
propose any amendment, and prescr;bs
The manner in which the sense af a.
people may lawfully be taken on bs
same, and it SO appearing to the Lesi.
latufe 10 this case--THEREFoRE.
| Sec. /. BE IT ENACTED by II,
Council and General Assembiu Of tbs
Stale, and 1t as hereby enacted by the an !
thority Of the same, That it be proOosa
aud it is hereby proposed, to the people |
this state TO amend The constitution then.
of. so that the first meeting of the niemben
of tbe Legislative Council and Gepe,a
Assembly, after their annual eIeclim
shall be Oh the first "Wednesday Of jam
ary in every year, instead of the lour6
Tuesday in October, and that the fn /
meeting under said proposed ameDdnen
be on the first Wednesday in jam
| ary one thousand eight hundred and twer
ty-one, and that all officers holding com
missions under any joint Meeting ap
pointment, whose Office shall expire stI
the session Of the Legislature in Ociobsl
preceding the annual meeting on the frs
"Wednesday of January one thousand eishj
hundred and twenty.one, or preceding ih|
first Wednesday in January in any veal
thereafter, shall continue in their severa
offices until the said annual meeting, and
then expire. And when any such officer
is salary officer, the Legislature may By
law enact rateable compensation.
Sec. 2, And be it enacted, That in Of.
der to obtain the sense Of the people on
said proposed amendment, the several
persons in this state qualified TO vote loi
members OF the Legislative Council ami
General Assembly in the several eouniie
OF this state, are hereby requested to ex
press their opinion for or against the same
by inserting on their respective tickets
wherein is contained the names of mem
bers of Council and Assembly voted for
at the next annual election the word
+" amendment" or the words "no amend
ment" as they may think fit, which word
may be printed or ID handwriting.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That tht
votes SO given in regard to amendment o.
40 amendment as aforesaid, shall be re
ceived and counted off by the officers q
election in the several townships of tbi
state, and returned to the clerks of tn
courts of common pleas of their respective
counties at the times and places. and ID
manner as required. by law in respect d
members of Council and Assembly: And
the said clerks respectively shall make
one general list of the same with the mum
Der Of votes, for aud against, in propal
columns, and date aud sign the same and
make return of such list at the expense d
the state, TO the Governor or person at
ministering the government thereof, @l
the fourth Tuesday in October next en-
suing, at Trenton, which returns 50
made, the Governor or person administer
ing the government as aforesaid, shall M
the same week, lay before the CounchI
who shall cast up the same, and ascertain
whether two thirds Of the votes be 10 at
YOUR OF the proposed amendment, and I
shall communicate the result without de. !
lay to the House of Assembly /; and if it,
shall appear that two thirds of the said
votes are 10 favour of said proposed a.
mendment, it shall thereupon be deemed
part OF the constitution Of this state, and
the Governor or person administering the |,
government, shall by his proclamation,
MAKE known the same TO the people.
Sec. A. And be 1t enacted, That the I
Secretary of State shall cause copy Of
this act TO be published in all the public
newspapers printed in this state, for the
space of three months preceding the
second Tuesday in October next, twice
10 each month.
Passed February 9, 1919.
a true conn.