The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-08-25
rnr CONSTITUTIONAL AMEvDmEsrs.

TIKI AM EN- LIN EH Aos
On Tuesday, the 18th of next month, the
voters of New Jersey will be called upon to
decide upon the praposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State. Some of these
amendments are quite important in their char.
acter AS the official announcement of the
amendments proposed (Which will be found
on our first page) does not give the articles of
the old Constitution which are proposed to be
amended, the mass of voters are left in the
dark as to the effect, force or object of many
of the changes proposed. We will, therefore,
as fully as our space will admit, eDdeavcr to
supply the deficiency.
The first change proposed (See list page
Article 1--paragragh i0) is an important one.
In this State some counties, cities and town.
ships have subscribed to the stock of manu-
featuring companies. railroads, &c., with the
best of motives, but it has not been found an
unmxed good by any means. In the West,
where the practice of bonding counties for
The aid of railroads, &C., has been quite CON-
mon, the counties have in some cases been
most terribly crippled financially, and it has
been found, when too late, that it is best to
,oo,o s,,.,, ;,vast,,a,ts eo,elv IN ;nd;v;,,nals
WINE there may 10 gte'' pene''' "oi'sea ~.
casionally by such Investments of public
funds, the danger of Interpretations is too
great to warrant such practice. The object
of the amendment is to prevent all such in
vestments of public money in aiding private
enterprises.
on;n;op tbe most ;mDortant Of ali the amend
nsonts lSco 4 ct nagaI A ri .1-naraoran 20l.
r. T. des;gned re nrevent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
scctar;an schools. protector;es. &c. as well as
If rifts to nr;vate DENOMINATIONS Of any kind.
Rv the. narsage of This amendments II is
thonght that the yexed school ouestion and
questions If denom;national authorizations
III, ~, : q ~ -, ~ s. -, t IL rissIa ~
win po ehec,uaiy pue w aos.. ~. s,oa.a 20
auopteu, aic.ousn .i,e PURPOSE 10 nov do o'eai-
~ ssaseo as 70 oesiraoic'
, ine mex. ~. inPar.aht amenomens gives t INC
soiuiers Oh the otase, WINE ausenc ,rohi eno
state in actual service during war, the right
10 vote. DuIihg .ne iaIe repeii,on, tne l'i.
pofeance 81 elc figne OF ING soiulcts aosch'
from tne otase 70 vote was clearly seen
instead OF allowing the members OF tne
Legislature 20 per Gay ior ~ Gays anu %l.ov
per DAY Tor inc remainder Oh tne session, ana
81 lor every ~ mics ~ gong anu iesuInliis
70 1hc'l homes, ~, a'nenu'nsne 70 az. = seU
e,cii per year w., ~ leu Oh all otheI anowanoes
whatever. ms compensation aoou. aouo,es
,le apps1ehe aseiase saialy u Cena.ois a'i..
.Asseuuiy"ch oue 40 " GUS On aai s'oannss
by voting special appropriations @c., ana as
IL Is evident that ehe rate OF 90 per Gay - zoo
lowLto say nothing Oh ene Si'oo y. .l'e Gnu
o. tle ~ uays--ie may DC wen, perhaps, eiias
TINS ahiehot,ehe Should pe aaopIeu anu yee
.i,c Riea' icuuctio,i III INC iaoois VI ',o nes
isia,ufe wnicn VIII result from me aaoptipn
Oh inc CLAUSE ~ reference 70 speeiai acts, WIN
~ al pIooapii.y 50 leuuco 1ne iaoo.s VI IN, .lio
iIosisla'eo 40 W inaho WY seif'iy i"isoi 'n"n
/. ~ equitapie. =,
= hrticle SEQ. t--paragraph T. mas aaaed 70
e.c TWO OF three sentences that prevent the o.
tanning OF the passage OF acts III such man,
oh;acts and nur,,oses ~ las somat;mss haen
psragrauh of Article has tho xvor,
:. free i added 70 the words nnblc schools,
and CLAUSE added reo,,iring the T,eoislatnre
80 ,.r,,,;da = thnrn,,-,I s,stan, IF fyee ,,,bi;c
Schools Tbass !, n,endwents command them.
selyea to ali ss;snds Of nnb,;c Schools and
should he adonted,
Paragranh 4 IF d - 4 soc 7--relat;no IN
the charter Of banks Il is proposed to strike
ont. as oeneral laws win he nassed according
IN the new ara@ra III II Of the above ort;cl,
which will COVER such cases.
Pararranh q comnels nnbl;c notice to he DIV
on IF annl;catior for privata acts THIS is
now ordarad hv In hrt il orten evaded and
I. can at anv time 'be ransaled. The amendment
il n Good one
Payacranh II Of Arr Seq. ,. which is pro-
nosed 90 q na,t ~ tha const;,,,t;on farh,ds The
nassaoe Of snac;al laws for certa;n cases enns
meratsd and rar,;res tbe I.sg;siat,ra 10 M 90
general laws coverinc these cases The afon.
9;on ~ th;s a,nardnent will ro,,,ova fro,,, "
T,eo;slature q large omornt IF hills of n local