The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-08-28
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CoNsTT-
TUITION RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

1. Be IL resolved (the house of assembly concur
ring), That the following amendments to the con-
stitution OF this state be and the same are hereby
proposed, and when the same be agreed to by
majority of the members elected to the senate and
house of assembly, the said amendments shall be
entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays
thereon and referred to the legislature next to be
chosen, and published for three months previous
to the Il rst Tuesday after the first Monday o I No
vember next, being the fifth day of said month, In
at least one newspaper OF each county, to be desig
mated by the president of the senate, the speaker
of the house assembly, and tho secretary state;
payment for such publication to BIO made by the
treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller.
a. Change section 1. Of article Vt.ao IS to road
as follows:
Al. The judicial power of this state shall be
vested In court OF errors and appeals, which
shall be the court of last resort In all causes as
heretofore court for the trial of mpeachments;
a supreme court; a court of chancery; a preroga'
tive court; circuit courts aud such inferior courts
as now xist, and may be hereafter ordained and
established by law; which inferior courts the
legislature may alter abolish, rs the public good
shall require"
(2) Strike out paragraphs 1, 2 and of section H.
of article vi. and substitute the following:
81. The court of errors and appeals shall consist
of the chancellor and the Justices Of the supreme
court, of whom four shall be quorum"
(3.) Change the number of paragraph 4, OF sec
ton H. of article vi. to-
al Strike out paragraphs and of section IL.
of article vi.
(5.) Change paragraph of section ~. Of article
vi. 80 as to read as f0ows
ii. The court of chancery shall consist OF
chancellor and four vice chaneell0rs the number
of vice chancellors may DO Increased or decreased
by law; the chancellor and the vice chanoellors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
cd and exercised by the chancellor and the court
of chancery the rules Of the court shall be made
by the chancellor"
(G) Change paragraph 2 of section ~. of article
vi. 30 AS TO read as follows
40. The cha ncellor shall BIO the ordinary or sur
rogate general and judge of the prerogatve court,
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice chan
cellors with power soveraly to act as ordinary or
surrogate general and judge OF tho prerogative
court"
a. Change paragraph OF section v. of article
VI so as to read as follows
a. The supreme court shall consist of chief
Justice and eight associate justices the number Of
associate justices may DO increased or decreased
by law; but shallb never be less than severn the
said court may be divided by law, or rule OF court,
and each and every division thereof shall have the
Jurisdiction of the court; provided that each d.
vision shall consist OF at least two Justices" -
(8) Add the following paragraph to section v.
OF article VI:
"a. The supreme court may, on certiorari, re-
view any order OF circuit court granting or re-
| (91 Strike out paragraphs and 2 of section
| vi. Of article vi. and insert the following:
81. When writ Of error shall be- brought no
| Justice who has given judicial opinion in the
cause in favor of or against any error complain
| ed Of shall sit as member of the court In which
the alleged error y considered, or have voice
but the reason reasons for such opinion snail
| be assigned to the court In writing"
| q. WntH an appear an OiucI VI
shall be heard, the chancellor or the vice ehancei-
Tor who signed the shall in form the court in
writing of the reason reasons therefor but the
chancellor shall not sit the hearing nor have
| voice in the decision of an appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or In q cause in which nc
| has given judicial opinion"
(t0.) Change paragraph OF section lie OF articie
VII. 80 as TO read as follows:
4. Justices of the supreme court, the chancei-
| Ior and vice chancellors shall be nominated by the
| governor and appointed by him, with the advice
| and consent of The senate.
"The Justices OF the supreme court, the chan-
celor and the vice chaneelors shall hold their Of
| fees for the term Of seven years; they SHALL AZ
stat ed times receive for their services compen-
| sation which shall not be diminished during the
| term Of their appointment and they shall h0ld no
other office under tho government Of this state OF
OF the United States the justices of the supreme
| court chancellor and vice chancellors now In Oh
| Ace shall remain therein during the terms for
| which they have been appointed respectively"
| QI) Strike out paragraph Of section H. OF ar
| tcle VII. and change the numbers OF the ioiIo"-
| ing paragraphs to correspond.
U2) Strike out paragraph 10 OF article VI anu
| substitute the following
80. The governor, or person admlnlst eIihB the
government, the chancellor, the CHIEF Justice anu
| the attorney-general. or any three OF them, may
remit fines and FORT etures and grant pardons and
paroles after convictions, In all cases except im'
| parchment" ~
081 Strike out paragraph II Of article x.
U4.) Change paragraph IL OF article X. 80 aS 'c
| read as follows
sary 10 carry into effect the provisions OF this con-
stitution and Of the amendments hereof"