The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-10-09

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proposed. sna whom the same ee agreed 70 by I
majority al tht members elected 70 the senate ana
4 hosIse of assembly the said amendment SHAH te
entered on their Journals with the yeas aud nAys
chosen. and pabliShed for three months previous
70 TIE hrst Tuesday amer the frSt Monday Of No
yemeer next being the hfth 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 Tor such publication 10 be
made by the treasurer the warrant OF the comp
80 ARTICLE Nv.
Amend section l, paragraph 3, TO read as fol-
8. Members Of the senate and general assembly
shall be elected biennially on the Fl rst Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, and the two
houses shall meet separately on the second Tues
da in January mex. after the said day of election;
the time OF holding such election may be altered
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 of such adoption.
Amend section II, paragraphs aud 2, TO read
follows:
l. Tine senate shall be composed of one senator
from each county in the state elected by the legal
voters of the counties respectively for four years
2. As soon as the senate shall meet after the
first election TO be held in pursuance OF this con-
stitution, they shall be divided equally as may
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 class may be elected
every second year and If vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise, the persons elected to
supply such vacancies shall be elected for the I'M
expired terms only.
Amend section III, paragraph 1, TO read as fol-
lows:
/. The general assembly shall be composed of
members biennialy elected by the legal voters of
the counties respectively. who shall be apportion-
ed among the said counties nearly as may be
according to the number of their inhabitants; the
present appoTtionment shall continue until the
next census of the United States shall have been
taken, and apportionment OF members OF the
general assembly shall be made by the legislature
at its first session after the next and every subse-
quent enumeration OF census, and when made
shall remain uualtered until another enumeration
shall have been taken; provided, that each county
shall al all times be entitled to one member, and
tina t the whole number of members shall never ex
coed sixty.
ARTICLE V.
Amend paragraph TO read as follows:
8. The governor in Office shall hold his Office un-
til the third Tuesday of January, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nne; 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 tn ird Tuesday of January four years
thereafter, and he shall be incapable of holding
that Office for four years next after his term of
service shall have expired, and appoin tment
or nomination to office shall be made by the gov
ernor during the last week Of his said term.