The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-19
ARTICLE II.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE;

whatever.
Change the number of present paragraph 10 to num-
ARTICLE II.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
Section L
Strike out the word white" between the word
"every" and the word male . in the first line.
Add to the paragraph the following:
"And provided further, that in time of eeeor
in the actual military service Of the state of the
prved of his vote by of his absence from such
election district and the legislature shall have power
to provide the manner III which, and the time and place
at which, such absent electors may vote and for the
and Of their votes the election districts
in which they respectively reside"
Section IL
Strike out all Of the second section after the word
ARTICLE ".
LEGISLATIVE.
Section /.
Paragraph sstrike out the words second Tuesday of
October and insert in lieu thereof the words First
Tuesday after the first Monday in November"
Section ".
Paragraph Strike oft the following words
Il compensation for their services to be ascertaned
by law and paid out of the treasury Of the state which
Compensation shall not exceed the of three dollars
per day for the period Of forty days from the
Of the session. and shall not exceed the of ont
dollar and fifty cents per day for the remainder Of the
nor they shall receive such sum as shall be xed for the
first forty days of the ordinary session. They shall also
receive the of dollar for every ten miles they
shall travel In going and returning from their place
Of meeting on the most usual route,
and insert in lieu thereof the following;
Annually the sum of five hundred dollars during the
the time for which they shall have been elected, and
while they shall hold their office and other allowance
or emolument, directly or indirectly for any purpose
Also. Also strike out the words '.per diem
Section pH
Paragraph Add to the paragraph the following:
"No law shall be revived amended by reference to
its title only but the act revived the section or Sec
tions amended shall be inserted at cngth No general
law shall embrace provision OF private special or
vide that any existing law any part thereof shall be
made or deemed part Of the act or which shall enact
plicabics, except iy Inserting il in such acfv
Paragraph o--Insert the word free" between the
word public and the word Schools and add to the
1.-THE legislature shall provide for the maintenance
and support thorough and efficient system of free
public schools for the instruction of all the children in
this state between the ages Of five aud eighteen years.
Strike out paragraph as follows;
s The Of three-fths Of the members elected to
each house shall be requisite to the passage of every law
for granting continuing altering amending or renew-
ing charters for banks money corporations and all
such charters shall be limited to term not exceeding
Change the number of present paragraph Q to 8.
Insert as paragraph . new paragraph as follows VS.
unless paBc notice. Of the intention to apply therefor
and Of the general object thereof shall have been pre-
youy given the 1 @ the NEXT asr
shall prescribe the time and mode Of giving such notice.
the evidence thereof and how such evidence shall be pre-
Insert paragraph II, new paragraph as follows:
"ll The Legislature shall not pass private, local or
special laws In any of the following enumerated cases.
that is to say
Laying out, opening altering and working roads or
highways.
"vacatng any road, town plot street, alley public
grounds.
Regulating the Internal affairs of towns and
ties appointing local Offices commissions to regulate
municipal affairs.
"Selttting drawing, summoniug or empaneling grand
Crcatiug Increasing decreasing the per centage
allowance of public officers during the term for which
said officers were elected or appointed.
"CIanging the law of descent.
"Granting to any corporation association or ndividu
al any exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise what
ever.
"Grantng to any corporation association or individual
the right to lay down railroad tracks,
providing for changes OF venue in civil or criminal
cases.
Providing for the management and support of free
public schools.
"'The legislature shall pass general laws providing for
the enumerated in this paragraph and for all other
which, in its Judgment, may he provided for by
general laws The legislature shall pass special act
comforting corporate powers but they shall pass general
laws under which corporations may be organized and
theless to repeal alteration at tho will of the egsla
ture"
Insert paragraph -, new paragraph, as follows:
'l2. Property shall be assessed for under gene
raj laws and by uniform rules according TO its true
yaue.n
Section FIJI.
Insert as paragraph 2, new paragraph, as follows
d. Every officer Of the legislature shall before he
upon his duties subscribe the following