The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04

Of the chancellor and the justices of the supreme
court, of whom four shall be quorum"
(Sl Change the number of paragraph T. Of sec
ton H. Of article vi. to 2.
a. strike out paragraphs and Of section II.
Of article vi.
Isl Change paragraph Of section w. of article
vi to read as follows:
" l, The court of chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and four vice chancellors the number
o vice chancellors may be increased or decrea sed
hy law; the chancellor and the vice chancellors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
ed and exercised by the chancellor and the court
of chancery the rules of the court shall be made
by the chancellor"
co. Change paragraph OF section ~. OF article
VI so as to read follows:
~ The cha ncelor shall be the ordinary or sur
rogate general and judge Of the prerogative court
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice cham
celors with power severally to act as ordinary or
surrogate general and judge OF the prerogative
COURT
"a Change paragraph OF section v. OF article
vi so as to read follows:
al The supreme court shall consist OF a chief
justice and eight associate justices the number OF
associate justices may be increased or decreased
by law; but shall, never be less than seven the
said court may be divided by law, or rule OF court
and each and every division thereof shall have me
jurisdiction Of the court provided that each IL
| vision shall consist of at least two Justices"
49, Add the following paragraph to section "
! of article VI:
a.. The supreme court may, on certiorari, re-
view any order of a circuit court granting or re-
| fusing new trial"
(9) 6tr1Ke out paragraphs anu vi SeClioh
| vi. of article vi. and insert the following:
81. When a 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 a member oil the court in which
| the alleged error is considered, or have voice
| on the hearing or for its affirmance or reversal
but the reason or reasons for such opinion snail
| be assigned to the court in writing"
| "2 When an appeal from an order or decree
shall be heard the chancellor the vice chancel-
lor who signed the same shall form the court In
| writ fno af fhp n therefor
chancellor sha not sit the hearing nor have
voice in the decision of an appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or in a cause in which ne
has given judicial opinion"
tl6) Change paragraph l Of section II. of article
VII. SO as to read as follows:
/. Justices of the supreme court, the ehancel-
Or and vice chaneellors shall be nominated by the
governor and appointed by him, with the advice
and consent of the senate.
1.-The justices of the supreme court, the chan
cellor and the vice chanceiors shall hold their f.
fees for the term of seven years they SHALL at
stat ed times receive for their services compen
sation which shall not be diminished during the
term Of their appointment, and they shall nod no
other Office under the government of this state or
of the United States the justices OF the supreme
court, chancellor and vice chancellors now In OIL
fee shall remain therein during the terms Tor
which they have been appointed respectively.
Ql.) Strike out paragraph OF section III. OF ar
ticle VII and change the numbers of the follow
ing paragraphs to correspond.
40 Strike out paragraph ~ OF article V. ana
substitute the following:
10. The governor or person administering the
government, the chancellor, the chief Justice and
the attorney general. or any three of them, may
remit fines and forfeitures and grant pardons and
paroles after convictions, in all cases except I'M
peachment."
ti3.) Strike out paragraph II of article x.
(i4.J Change paragraph IL of article X. SO as to
q ui.j The legislature shall pass all laws neces-
sary to carry into effect the provisions OF this con-
stitution and OF the amendments hereof"