The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-12


offered resolution 10 meet at half past A NJ Table
The resolution to close debate the judiciary report at
- TO day adopted. Mr.. Cha.feid offered the fol
lowing
Resolved, That committee of FIVE be appointed to
arrange and reduce TO form the several amendments Of
the constitution adopted by this Convention and TO en-
graft such amendments upon the constitution and TO put
e Mhoe oooy oil the constitution in proper form to be
submitted TO the people
Table Mr. rallmidge reported the following article
In the reference of yesterday -
No expos co law either civil or criminal shall he
passed nor any law mpsirns the obligation of a on
tract or the remedy existing at the time such contract
Referred MIR Miller moved to reconsider the vote of
ieleehon authorsng courts of Cancellation Carried "a
TO IL The motion of Mr.. Chatfeld to reconsider the
vote OF Yesterday agreeing to that section the report
OIL judiciary, organising the court of appeals and
Errors, Sc Motion to reconsider lost, 6s to IS The
second section of the same report then read and
The first election of judges of the court of appeals
oil the justices OF the supreme court and judges of
courts shall take place at such time may be pres
cribed by law between the first Tuesday of April and
the second Tuesday of June, lsi Their said courts
shall respectively organise and enter upon their duties
on the hrt Monday otJuy next thereafter but the term
OF Office Of said and Justices declared by this
constitution, shall be deemed to on the first
day OF January, lSi7
The third section then read, and su bsttute
agreed to in these words
y D. On the first Monday ofJuly, ls47 jurisdiction of
all suits and proceedings then pending in the present
supreme court and court Of chancery and all suits and
proceedings originally commenced and then pending in
any court Of common pleas Except In the city and coun
ty OF New York; shall become vested In the supreme
court hereby established.
The fourth section was then read amended on motion
oil Mr. Jordan, and thus adopted:
= a. But the chancellor and present supreme court,
shall respectively have power 10 hear and doermine
any 81 such suits and proceedings then ready be no.
uceo io nearing and shall for their services therein be
a 70 tner present rates Of compensation until the
.st gay Oh july lsls until oil such suits and proceed
ing snail be sooner heard determined And the an
court hereby established shall also have power to
near and determine such of said sui,a ara
as may be prescribed by law. ~ P''eNb"
me NTH section was read and agreed as follows -
70. IN case any vacancy shall in the Office of
chancellor or justice of the present SUPREME VI
vous to the LIST day Of july 1913 the governor pre-
senate appoint proper person to nil such o ,ne
Judge Of the court of appeals or Justice of the syy
such appointment. a"u holo
The sixth section OF the report was read and ON mo-
ton Of Mr. Jordan agreed to thus - W NV
q. The Offices OF Chancellor Justices of the Surname
Court except as herein otherwise provided crcui, and
county judges vice chanccllors assistant vice chance
Tors, supreme Court commissioners, and masters and
examiners in chancery as now existing shall cSnre o
the first Monday in July, Isi7
The seventh section was agreed to without debate -
NJ The chancellor the justices OF the Supreme Court
ana the circuit judges hereby declared to be seye
rely eligible TO any Office at the first election under this
the Convention then took up the section on courts of
conc sting and after various amendments agreed to
'he ioiiowing by vote of III to 70 -
Tribunals of Cancellation NAV be established with suob
powers and duties az may be pres crbed by law ; but
y, h ,Iunss shall have no power TO render judgment
s,hv,, on the parties, except they voluntarily
~ their matters of difference and agree 10 abide
OF assent thereto, in the presence of the
NJ H. IN suon cases, shall be prescribed by law
he had nrn gave notice TO reconsider an amendment
the 70 the third section that the decision of
s ~ ss shall not subject the parties 10 anv ne.
or ,orleiture, and which had been rsisesS &
vote agreeing TO houcs OF motion to reconsider the
oneiea as section that the Court of hoI UT NJ, Tonor
sprsno COURT I Io sHf y ,s q .u pending in the
iolo wing section, which agreed ~ OH red the
Inc Legislature shall provide Tor W.. 49,.
on ~ an state laws ana OF such uIic puohcs'
Il So "A Ia
sors s, oy tne people and all laws judicial dc,
NJ oe ireo i'r publication by any person 'eei
~. HiASr offered the following section
q, as court OF appeals shall have power 10 issua v,
''''a' corpus, msndamus prohibition quo warran,o