The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CoHsTI
TUTIDN

PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 TIE COHSli-
TUITION.
Be IL resolved 1.-THE house of assembly concur
rinR) That the following amendment 10 the con-
stitutiOn of this state be and the same is hereby
proposed, and when the same be agreed to by q
majority of the members elected to the senate and
house OF assembly the said amendment shall be
entered IN their journals, with the yeas and nays
thereon and referred to the legislature next 10 be
chosen. and published for three months previous
TO the frst Tuesday after the first Monday of No
yember next, being the Fl fth day OF said month
in at least one newspaper of each county, to be
designated by the president Of the senate, the
speaker of the house of assembly and the secre-
taIy of state; payment for such publication to be
made by the treasurer on the warrant Of the comp
troller; -
Amend section I, paragraph 3, to read as fol-
lows:
shall be elected biennially on the rst Tuesday
after the first Monday in November and the two
houses shall meet separately on the second Tues
day In January next after the said day Of election
by the legislature; the terms of all senators in
office at the time of the adoption of this amend
ment shall end on the second Tuesday In the
January following the time ofsuch adoption.
Amend section IL, paragraphs and z, TO read
as follows
l. the senate shall be composed of one senator
from each county In the state elected by the legal
voters of the count es respectively for four years
2. As soon as the senate shall meet after the
first election to be held in pursuance Of this con-
be into two classes; the seats Of the senators of
the first class shall be vacated at the expiration Of
the second year. of the second class at the end OF
the fourth year, so that one elias may be eecie
every second year, and II vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise. the persons elected to
supply such vacancies shall be elected for the UNI
expired terms only.
Amend section III, paragraph 1, TO read as fol-
lows:
l. The general assembly shall be composed of
members biennially elected by the legal voters of
the counties respectively who shall be apportion-
ed among the said counties as nearly as may be
according to the number of their inhabitants; the
present superintendent shall continue until the
next census of the United States shall have been
taken, and an apportionment of members of the
general assembly shall be made by the legislature
at its first session after the next and every subse
quept enumeration of census and when made
shall remain unaltered until another enumeration
shall have been taken provided, that each county
shall at all times be entitled to one member, and
that the whole number Of members shall never ex-
coed sixty.
ARTICLE v.
Amend paragraph to read as follows:
s. The governor in Office shall hold HIS Office I'M
I'll the third Tuesday of January, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine; thereafter the
governor shall hold his office for four years, to
commence on the third Tuesday of January next
ensuing his election. and to end on the Monday
preceding the third Tuesday of January four years
iherea fter, and he shall be incapable of holding
that office for four years next after his term OF
service shall have expired and no appointment
or nomination to Office shall be made by the gov
ernor during the last week OF his said term