Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-14

STATE OF NEW-JERSEY.
IN .Act concerpingthe Constitution
Of this State.
| WHEREAS the meeting Of The Legisla-
ture on The fourth Tuesday Of October,
annualIy, as prescribed 10 the constitu-
tion Of this state, is attended with much
Inconvenience and expense TO the peo-
pie, in particular as it occasions two
sittings IN order TO fulfil in a satisfactory
manner the duties of the Legislative de-
partment; and as no Methods pointed
out in The said constitution, Whereby
the citizens of this state may obtain
amendments thereof, ii seems to be the
duty of their representatives, where it
appears to them for the public good, TO
propose any amendment, and prescribe
the manner 10 which the sense of the
people may lawfully be taken ON the
same, aud it so appearing to the Legis-
iature 10 this case-TBEREFoRE,
Sec. /. BE 1T ENACTED by the
Council and General Assembly of this
State, and ii as hereby enacted by the au-
thority of the same, That it be proposed
and it is hereby proposed, to the people OF
this state to amend the constitution there
of, SO that the first meeting OF the members
Of the Legislative Council aud General
Assembly, after their annual election,
shall be on the first Wednesday of Jann-
airy in every year, instead of the fourth
Tuesday in October, and that the first
meeting under said proposed amendment
be ON the first Wednesday in Janu-
airy one thousand eight hundred and twen-
ty-one, and that all officers holding COM
missions under any joint Meeting APP
pointment, whose Office shall expire at
the session of the Legislature III October
preceding the annual meeting on the first
Wednesday of January one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, or preceding the
first Wednesday in January in any year
thereafter, shalt continue in their several
offices until the said annual meeting, and
hen expire. And when any such officer
is salary officer, the Legislature may by
law enact rateable compensation.
Sec. 2. And be at enacted, That in or
der to obtain the sense Of the people on
said proposed amendment, the several
persons in this state qualified TO vote ior
members of the Legislative Council and
General Assembly in the several counties
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 men,
bers of Council and Assembly voted for,
at the next annual election the word
Sc amendment" OF the words emo amend.
menta as they may think fit, which words
may he printed or in handwriting.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the
votes so given in regard to amendment or
no amendment as aforesaid, shall be re-
ceived and counted off by the officers Of
election in the several townships of this
state, and returned to the clerks of the
courts of common pleas of their respective
counties at the times and places, aud in
manner as required by law in respect OF
members OF Council and Assembly: And
The said clerks respectively shall make
one general list of the same with the num-
Der of votes, for aud against, 10 proper
columns, aud date aud sign the same, and
make return ofsucI list at the expense OF
the state, to the Governor or person ad.
ministering the government thereof on
the fourth Tuesday in October next en-,
suing, at Trenton, which returns SO
made, the Governor or person administer
ing the government as aforesaid, shall, in
the same week, lay before the Council,
who shall cast up the same, and ascertain
whether two thirds of the votes be in fa-
your Of the proposed amendment, and
shall communicate the result without de-
lay to the House ofAssembly and if it |
shall appear'that two thirds of the said
votes are in favour Of said proposed a.
mendment, it shall thereupon be deemed
part Of the constitution of this state, aud
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
Secretary Of State shall cause copy off
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
in each month.
Passed February 0, 1910.
a true copy,