The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-11
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsTI-
TUITION.

IU1lON.
BE Il resolved (the house of assembly concur
ring, That the following amendment to me con-
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 TO be
chosen and published for three months previous
TO the rst Tuesday after the first Monday of No
yember next, being the fith 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-
tary of state payment for such publication to be
made by the treasurer on the warranto OF inc comp
troller :
Amend section I, paragraph 8, to read as fol-
lows:
8. Members of the senate and general assembly
shall be elected biennialy on the rst Tuesday
after the irst Monday in November, and the two
houses shall meet separately on the second Tues
day in January next after the said day OF eection
the time of holding such election may be altered
by the legislature; the terms of all senator's 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 and 2, 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.
Q. AS soon as the senate shall meet after the
first election to be held in pursuance OF this con-
stitution, they shall be divided as equally as may
be into two classes the seats of the senators of
the rst 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 II vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise, the persons elected to
supply such vacancies shall be elected for the un-
expired terms only.
Amend section III, paragraph l, to read as fol-
lows
1. 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 apportionment 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-
uuent 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
8. The governor In Office shall hold his Office un-
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
iheroa 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