The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-29
QUAINT CONSTITUTION.
Curious Features of New
Jerseys Old Revolution
ary State Compact.
f ENGLAND HAD WON.
Provision Was Made for Return
to the "Old Flag" Proc
Iamation Money.

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originally drafted "a naet the reonsrs-
= .'-''- = -. :. .1'ssy sats y ~
aaasaeS y e1Ae s7ssAss "AsA y Mas z eeagA5s
and which at the time WAS considered by
MANY to be i Temporary expedtenf A.
s.a, 4...... ,-s..z - CO. 80.
esSA5 Ss1ses Aa'nA A-lo" = Ai7 osslse HHs
one Oh Inc most patE1ollc Of the lnlrteeu
original colonies, and OF the first to de-
clare herself fudenens9sxaf ar F,-ifsss, x,,is
= 49, ..Z 4- !. 4 < q. Z.
- %sss y ~ Sas 70 A~tS ttiS sa.A2.A -
Independence was Sign ed, on y uly 2,
lx76. the representatives Of the people aG
New Jersey assembled ID Burliagt on.
declared, that, hereas. 81 c0nstitu-
tIonat power ever possessed BY the Kings
or Great Britain over these colonies WAS
by compact derived from The people anE
held OF them Tor tie comInou interests Of
the whole society. allegiance and profe1-
ten are. IN tile nature Of things reciprocal
ties each equally depending upon the
other and Liable 20 be dissolved b. the
others being refused OF Withdrawn. And,
whereas, George LII, King Of Great
brltaln, has reIusea profession 70 tle
good people OF these colonies, and
py assentlng 70 sund5y ac1s Of
the British Parliament, attempted 70
subject them 70 the absolute EoDain u
tnas poay, and has also made wax upon
them 10 most cruel and unnatural man
ner, Tor no other cause than asserting
their ]usE rights, aA eiyis authority uia-
DER MIN y necessarily AZ an END, and q
dissolution q government ia each colony
mas consequently taken place
ana whereas. n Ehe present aeplora8le
situation OF these colonies, exposed 10 the
Jury OF cruel ana relsntssss enemy,
SONS form OF government is al5spin1eiy
on gooa ofuer, pub also bne lagre enec1 ual~
y 20 unite Inc people and enap,s Tnem 70
exert their Haeie force - fne1r own
necessary oelense. We, Ine rep-
resentatlyes OF Inc c9lony OF New Jersey.
having been elected pg al Inc counties ~
sefAn1eav nave AAtez mature Ataa4eEA5
tloas agreed upon SCI 81 caartsr fights
ana TIE form OF CONSTITUTION II makaer
following 0taettoeI
4 QVAlNF AND CURIOUS DOCUMENT
me CONSTITUTION which followed Mss
quaint ana curious document IS COMPARED
viii shs lnsszaAnsht WAlcA eaEes tne
modern LEGISLATOR go zauc1 trouble when
ae wishes % secure 1eglslaEaFe sanction
&oE some shaa5 ssHe-1e- Az mue9 ue al
united, however, that our ancestors were
Ittie cautious. notwithstanding their
po1a eeciarAtlo1s aha e*lncea a1spost-
tlon 70 neuge, which nas come down un-
impaired 70 many q tnelr descendants OF
lns presens DAY, TOT tne instrument WINGS
mp EiAA Iris s1gnsacAni 4ecaA[aSt9h--
Frotaueo always. ana y u Inc tfue HI
teAb anu meaning q th1s cong fess tlaF u
recommendation between 9reas brltasu
and these colonies should take pi2ce, and
tne latter oe again taken unaer the pk0<
[eetiol and government q sne crown st
E1eaA 9SEttdihs 1nia cnarsef HAaA1 - AAlt
ana Eo1a; osnerAIse 70 xemAIn nrln aizz
lnrtoda PIE.
Inc oid constitution vested the EoVerl-
nlen5 ~ = governor LegislalIse eolneat
81 81 Nhicn Were 60 De elected on tns nEss
4uesoaJ OF tne following august ana
were 20 noln ONCE unth tne Asc0na &uaS-
Gay Of tne following October linen. ana
On every snpsequsns second Inesaay y
Oetopef kMien Inc pIiVlless 81 az Jlf n1nk
from aAy 70 Gay as occasion might -
qnirel the counties were 20 cloose one
member OF the ColncA ana three MEM
oers OF bne AssemoIy. 10 De eil81pte ~
election 10 the Council man nad % %
iIeshoiuer anu fesauens IN the county k't
one year previous 20 the eleesfon and %
worm l,ooo POUNDS proclamation money
10 become an Assem- oiynan ne nan -
have 50o pounds presentation money NO
one could vote Tor these oilieers unless
they were possessed q oV pounds ploc3&r
matlon money.
OLD PROCLAMATION MONEY
Inls prgc a.l money. y nas eeen
staled IN LIE . JERSEY t4T1 NEWS netofssS
was tawioi money according % the proc
lamatlon o. Queen Anne, which declared
thaI SIX snl1ings snohid pe reckohso a.
the doliar IN tne Amerlcal COLONIES. Al
Ter Wniae service IN tne AeNo1uzaonaty
army Was TAKEN as Z voter eqnlYaaent 1of
the money ana otheE equifatents Wete
accepted from Time 70 Lime 1ntl the TO
qnlremenS practlcaiiy announced % LOLA
Ing
Inc governor was eiected cy tne SS 'll-
eli and Assembly JOINTLY Dy majority
vote. ana was Sne preslaing Queer q t4e
Sehals Win . casSlng Toss u c4se p
Sle he Was tne InaneeAtgr' OrAi uaft y
surrogate 0enerai, CoualAaudsf : 1u-
CnleI OF tne militia ana ne haa = pLits
council OF three or more OF the co4nctt e
ADVISE nm IN al cases where ne uesHso
Il necessary 70 consult t9em.
Inc 1act taat Tue Governor vas Ile
AQulty Juuge and had AppeAAbs 19t1s-
dictlon n yes a1nentary ma1eers Maue =
all the governors GOWN 2 tle Linis. O. ens
s; r s,s y osse s nsrs,'
led to the adoption Of The new constirIl-
ton.
Inc ag a., s.i ana naysee9s Pc e
SAo - AiSA dss1ns1 euon 81 e1tse- -
things and Tsis e ne CRY snas none but 's
lawyss coula Ds ooNsr1of. A. y = ss s,s.
Fna5 LIS LIS. Was sae ossgl1 q me 1870 ~,