The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-02

JOEL PARKER, Governor.
Proposed amendments to the C0nst5-
tuition of the State of Neto Jersey.]
ARTICLE l.
RIGHTS AND pRIvIIEGEs.
Insert as paragraph 10, a new paragraph follows
49, No county city, borough town, township vii
lagc shall hereafter give any money property loan
its money credit to or aid OF any Individual asso
citation corporation become security for or be di
reety indirectly the owner of stock or bonds OF
any association Incorporation"
Insert paragraph 20, paragraph, as follows;
No donation of land appropriation of money shall
be made by the state any municipal corporation TO or
Change the number Of present paragraph 10 to num-
ARTICLE II.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
Section r.
Strike out the word "white" between the word
"every' and the word male y in the first line.
Add to the paragraph the following:
"And provided further that in time of eector
in the actual military service of the state or Of the
United States in the army navy thereof shall be de-
election district and the legislature shall have power
to provide the in which, and the TING and place
at which, such absent electors may vote and for the re-
turn and their in the election districts
in which they respectively reside"
Section H.
Strike out all Of the second section after the word
ARTICLE ":
LEGISLATIVE.
3t taift flsSa Ssctios T. it
Paragraph s-strike out the words seeond Tuesday Of
October" and insert in lieu thereof the words first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November"
Sgcfion ~,
Paragraph --Strke out the following words ;:
"A compensation for their services to be ascertaned
compensation shall not exceed the of three dollars
per day for the period Of forty days from the commence
dollar and fifty cents per day for the remainder Of the
session. When convened in session by the Cover
% they shall resexe such sum shall b fixed a9T the
receive the of dollar for every ten miles they
shall travel " going to and returning from their place
of meeting on the most usual route,
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Annually the of five hundred dollars during the
the time for which they shall have been elected and
or emoinnent directly indirectly, for any purpose
Also strike out the words "per diem"
Section III
ParagraS add to the paragraph the following:
No law snail be revived amended bY nfeBence to
its title only, but the act revived the section
tons amended shall e Inserted az length. No general
ioca, eharncter No act shan be passed which shall pro-
vide that existing law part thereof shall be
made OF deemed part of the act which shall enact
that any existing law, any part thereof shall be APP
plisable, except Iy inserting Il ia such ast.s ~.
ParTsrtph G-fnsert the word "free' between the
word public and the word schools and add TO the
paragraph the following:
The Iegjslature shall provide for the rnaiBtenance
and support of thorough and efficient system of free
public schools for the instruction of all the children IN
Strike ont paragraph as follows:
.Srhe assent Of fhrec-fths Of the members elected to
each house shall be requisite 70 the passage Of every law
ing charters for banks money corporations and all
such charters shall be hmitedt0 term not exceeding
twenty years.
Change the number of present paragraph 70 s.
Insert as paragraph o. - new paragraph az follows;
sf.rfr tn al Iapnl uial I'm
unless public notice of the intention TO apply therefor,
and Of the general object thereof shall have been pre-
the adoption thereof and refn time to time thereafter
shall prescribe the time and mode of giving such notice,
the evidence thereof and how such evidence shall be pre-
eryed.v 5 ~ Hi5
ser, e paragraph r new Paragraph q foo Lows
special la in any of the following enumerated eases,
that is to say
Laying out 'enng, altering and working saads or
Fvacating any road tow plot, street, alley pufc
Regulating the internal affairs Of towns and coun-
ties; appointing local offices orcomn VISIONS 70 regHsate
municipal affairs. N
Selecting drawing, summoning empa neiine grand
Creating increasing or decreasing the per centGge gr
allowances of public officers during the term for wc
Changing the law of descent
Granting to any eorporation association ndividu-
al any exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise what
ever.
"Granting to any corporation, association or individual
the right today down railroad tracks.
Providing for changes Of venue in civil or criminal
cases,
!" Providing for tho management and support Of free
public schools
The legislature shall pass general laws providing for
he enumerated In this paragraph and for all other
cases which, In its Judgment, may be provided for by
general laws The legislature shall pass no special act
conferrn powers but they shall pass general
laws uuer which corporations may be organized and
corporate powers of every nature obtained subject
theless repeal alteration at the will Of the egsl
ture." ~ sssg5
Insert as paragraph ~, new paragraph as follows:
"12. Property shall be assessed for taxes undergone
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