The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-05
PUBLIC NOTICES.
A OF NEW JERSEY
IBy Authority.]

by Authority.l
P CCXCV
An Act to provide for submitting proposed amend
ments to the constitution to this state to the peo-
pie thereof.
Whereas. Certain proposed amendments to the
constitution OF the state of New Jersey were at tho
one thousand eighs hundred ana eighty,nine,,
agreed 70 BY a majority Of the members elected ed
the journals of each of said houses, with the, yeas
and nays taken thereon and referred to the legis-
iature then next to be chosen; and whereas, the
said proposed amendments were published as re-
i3eeislature then next chosen, being the legislature
now in session, such proposed amedmentS nave
eiected to each house: and whereas, the c~onstitu-
ton of this state requires the Legislature to SUD
init such proposed amendment as have been
agreed to as aforesaid to the people at a special
election to be held for that purpose only; there
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
dday' the thirtietn day of September next, an cleo
ZION shall be held In the several townships and
wards rald Of fo this s1ase 81 At Yards sns p Mhefe IT th pii lsss e sh ee saon
for governor was held. 10 enable the electors quail,
Tor or against each OF such proposed amendments
70 j = and BE E Il enacted that the judges Of election
in the several townships and wards who shall pe
shall be opened and closed ct the times now liked
b by iaw e fer o epenih IL an this sAV state, and the SAID ad
election shall be conducted by the same ottt-
conducJfng the annual elections in this state.
unless otherwise directed in this act.
voter may present a ballot on which shall be
written or printed. or partly written or partly
For all propositions on this ballot which are not
cancelled with ink or pencil, and against all which
FOR the proposed amendment to article four, sec
ton seven, clause two, subdivision three, which
reals as follows, regulating the Internal affairs
of towns and counties, appointing local offices or
omiittinsfhe words Regulating the Internal affairs
Of towns and counties,' and by changing, the word
"appointing local officers or commissions TO regu-
late municipal affairs"
sec ton two, CLAUSE ~ y Two t5s BY sgS emitting the words %
.s,nhIv n in a 3oiDr mee I'll sns th ssnaI So a thas ge me Sans as,
snail read Y Judges OF the court of common pleas
shall hold their OFFICES for five years; but when
appointed to I'LL vacancies they shall hold for
the unexpired term only"
! shall be counted as a vote cast for each PROPOSE
| ton thereon not cancelled with ink or pencil, and
thereof shall be made accordingly by the judges of
3. And be it enacted. That all persons entitled to
vote in this state for the members OF he legislature
sSe toe tow snm. os s and s Wardo. BE- sna ent an sas' to s Vote at
the poll Where they would be entitled to vote FOR
| members of the legislature.
{. And be it enacted. That after finally closing
the polls OF such election, the judges OF election
constitution, and thereupon shall set down in
OF the Said proposed amendments in the words in
which the s.ld PROPOSED amendmentt Is soi hsre aIvsn
against each OF the said proposed amendm me ms
| as her0tnDeIOr9 given, and snail cerLIy huu
| subscribe a statement OF the result or the same
and cause the same certified TO be delivered by q
messenger appointed by them TO the secretary or
state OF this state within one week after said elec-
tion. who shall forthwith file the same In his ONCE
as an ofhcial paper.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty Of
the governor to summon TO attend him. on the
twenty-first day after such election, four or more OF
the members OF the Senate, who shall meet on the
| last named day in the senate chamber, IN tne CITY
or trenton, at the hour OF two o'clock r NJ. ana
| they. with the governor, shall constitute q boar OF
state canvassers to canvass and estimate the votes
| given for and against each OF said amend mems,
and tho said board of state canyassers snail pro-
coed to organize and determine the result accord
ing to the provisions of the act entitled An act 20
| regulate elections" approved April sixteenth.
| eigh teen hundred and forty-sixs SO far as they are
| applicable, and shall determine and declare which
OF said proposed amendments have been adopted.
and shall forthwith deliver a statement or the re-
suit as TO each amendment TO the secretary OF state
| of this state, to be filed in his ofice as an oticial
paper. and any proposed amendment which by said
certificate an d determination Of the board OF state
canvassers shall appear TO have received In It's
favor a majority of all the votes cast in the STATE
for and against said proposed amendment shall
from the time OF filing said certificate be and be
come an amendment to and part Of the constitu
ron Of this state. and ft shall be the duty OF the
governor Of this state forthwith, after such deter
minatlon, to issue q proclamation declaring which
of said proposed amendments have been adopted
by the people.