New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
RETISTAG NEU-JERSEI'S LEGAL SlHihM'
THE CHANGES rRoposEp ~ THE CONSTITUTION
ny THE oOMNGSsioN.

| Trenton y j. sept q. The Commission appoint
el 10 revise the legal ami "quiiab.e jnrispru'e'' "
| New-Jersey met at the state House ini' morning
,,d practically completed IL labors. The changes IN
The Constitution to be reported 20 mo Governor anu
Nv MIN cent TO the legislature in message are as
| follows: ,
Article Executive Insert in leu OF paragraph
| 10 new paragraph. a. lows, tot,ts,r,.irp the
Government. tn Chancellor AMI tnc Atom -
-, ,i,rinlsfr,fing the government SHALL poe oa'.
may remit mes and iorfe.iures am tIi",
Nr.lcie VI judiciary Insert IN Leu 'i He'u'n q
ne~ ,'S''' tirs, rhe cour, OF Errors nni Appeals
sb,u consist ~ "a chief Justice ana four ASSUME
J4.cs any foa, Of ... ITEM Of .a enr, spa be
dlsqusn.i for any cause " shan he ana1g ncc
.linr he Whole number ot justices caphole oI
| sitting snail be reduced below tSuI, W., rourt -
disrh,rcc surn duties until the dbs1u'ihcaloh o' III
'e TbISd '4 The secretary OF STATE shall be clerk OF
70" fonrih when writ Of error shall be 9roush me
1ny error complained a. SHAH be as, Snr 80 ~ t an
in writing Nheg A., A. 1(pe1a. 81 St cnanc.ry ih chan
- ~ Vlre-, hanrrlor making snch d"'I'" 81
order shall inform tn Court In writing ~ '"' reason
'o Ff %, Nit II error to remove nnai judgements N
n. circuit courts ana Inferior Courts u Common
n ,d mon ali indictments snail b" reihfn'i
NV a., he court ~ Errors and Aprons ,
S.Sh M nSo5id not be- SEE, ASIDE snail not be- con,
1tr,,.I ,tnon or deemed a waiver ~, thc u,hs Ua
exeeP1h ePTnr Upon tn law u he wnoc ca'e
notwithstanding any defects OF r ,1 determine
| OF exception and the Court shal' near anu
sevcnth An causes heard by H% ni, }fp' s,x,y
Errors and Appeals shall be iecIiri "t,r inss M
~ aftrr the close Of the argument nhieSS r'
rn;y,r mail extend the time for such le'lSioi, I~
ra.,sio, lac not made within SAID sixty u'NS' ~
such eendeG pGr o e,e"G p at the mex, @
c@edtnr term and such case shall have "A prefer
Sc,,nn Amend paragraph l. by adding thereto
the following words Their snail ne TWO %, ." t
direction Of the Chancellor. sGpar2'el! "N., rr'
JURISDICTION Of The f9HTh no Tour \, chnnceliors
The Vice-chanceors shall be appointed ~ ins
chancellor The chancellor shall MAKE tmg r 'ui The
same is not regulated by statute -, 400
section O. Insert. In lieu OF Section D. ne" sec
VII Fitsr1rHe supreme Court shall consist OF nine
justices which number may be incr"aSGr 10y thnr
Of into three or more divisions Each division
shall have the jurisdiction OF 'n@ ,"nr' ,9 h"i
- division Tho sessions Of such divisions shan
be held 1t such times ana Pl"'rs AZ 'n ia surg
determined by statute, or. III the absShV' I" HuI,
n nt,,s1Gn shau bc held In Trenton The rules
governing the practice In said court shan be- made
ny a majority Of all the Justices 81 sad court
N. ar,"n,nents shall go into effect shall con
Time as Justices OF the supreme Court until the
expiration Of their terms, respectively
Second The Circuit Courts shall be held IN every
county OF this state by or more Justices Of the
supreme Court. and shah In all cases within the
cointv except in those Of criminal nature. have
common law jurisdiction concurrent WIN tnr ~.
irene Court: and any nnal judgment of a Circuit
court may be docketed in the Supreme Court. and
shall operate as Judgment obtained IN me SUI
prone Court from the time or such docketlhs
Third-No Justice shall ait In the supreme Court.
or any division thereof In review OF any cause
section Insert IN s1 Of 2. sec'io on no c neT
OF the Supreme Court and Nice-Chancellor shall
be- at the time OF his appointment. not less than
have been a citizen and resident OF this State for
least ten years before such appointment
paragraph / 10 read Justices OF the Court of
Errors ana Appeals. Justices Of the Supreme Court.
the Chancellor and Judges Of the inferior Court of
Common Pleas shall he nominated by the Cover
nor and @pR S by him. Th the 4 G amg
| OF Errors and Appeals, the Justices Of the Su-
preue Court. the Chancellor and Nicc-C hancelors
shall hold their offices for the term Of seven years
and shall at stated times. receive for their services
Ing the term OF their appointment. and they snail
hold no other Office under the government of this
Amend paragraph to read Judges Of the in
ferior Courts Of Common Pleas shall hold their
striking, 2"' parngraph y 'h"hEe paragraphs
new paragraph. AS follows: THE Legislature shall
| pass all laws necessary to provide for the trial
causes pending in any court Of this State at the
| time OF the adoption OF any amendment TO this
| Constitution. and to carry into effect the pro-
| visions OF the Constitution az amended"
Paragraph s of Article VII Section 2. which Is
stricken out relates to the election of Justices of
the Peace by this action all reference to Justices
| OF the Peace IL eliminated from the Constitution.
Before adiournng, the commission adopted n
| proposition offered by Mr.. FrenGhuysen that the
| Judges OF the Court OF Errors and Appeals first
appointed shall be appointed, one for three years,
two for Ave years and three for seven years. This
| proposition incorporated In the section above
relating TO the appointment OF these judges The
commission will meet next Tuesday TO convey Its
report to Governor Werts.
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