The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-11

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 III. of article VI to 2.
"a Strike out paragraphs and of section II.
of article VI.
(5.) Change paragraph of section ~ of article
vi TO read as follows
a. The court of chancefy shall consist Of q
chancellor and four vice chancellors the number
Of vice chancellors may be increased or decreased
by law tho chancellor and the vice ehaneellors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
ed and exercised by the chancellor and the court
Of chaneery he rules of the court shall be made
by the chancellor
co. Change paragraph OF section ~. OF article
VI. so TO read as f0llows
~ The cha ncellor shall be the ordinary or sur
rOgate general and judge of the prerogatiVe court
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice chan
ceors with power severally to act as ordinary or
surrogate general and judge OF the prerogatiYe
court"
ID Change paragraph l OF section " OF article
vi SO as to read as follows
al The supreme court shall consist Of CHIEF
justice and eight associate justices the number OF
associate justices may be increased or decreased
by law; but shallA be less than seven 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"
49, Add the following paragraph to section V
| OF article VI;
view any order of a ciIcuit court granting or re-
| tusiDg new trial
90 strike out paragraphs and OF 5ectloh
| vi. of article VI. and insert the following:
IL. When a writ Of error shall be bought nc
| Justice who has given q judicial opinion in the
| cause in favor of or against any error coInpialn
| ed of shall sit as member of the court in which
! the alleged error is considered, or have voice
| on the hearing or for its aihrmance or reversa
| but the reason reasons for such opihlon shal
| be assigned to the court in writing"
~. When appeal from an order or deeree
| shall be heard, the chancellor or the vice chancel
| lor who signed the same shall inform the court IN
writing of the reason or therefor but the
| chancellor shall not sit on the hearing nor have
| voice in the decision of an appeal from any ordel
| or decree made by him, in cause in which he
has given judicial opinion" s,i.i,
(10.) Change paragraph OF section IL oil article
| VII so as to read as follows
l. Justices of the supreme court, the chaneei-
Tor and vice chaneelors shall be nominated BY the
| governor and appointed by him. WIN the auFIes
| and consent of the senate.
"The justices of the supreme court, the ehan'
| ceor and the vice ehancelors shall hold their OF,
fees for the term of seven years; they shall al
stated times receive for their services eompen
sation which shall. not be diminished during thu
term of their appointment, and they shall hoid n.
other office under the government OF this stale OF
of the United States the justices OF the supreme
court, chancellor and vice chancellors now IN oil
fee shall remain therein during the terms iol
which they have been appointed respectively.
Ul.) Strike out paragraph OF section IL OF ar
ticle VII. and change the numbers of the follow
ing paragraphs to correspond.
I'D Strike out paragraph III OF artlclc V, aho
substitute the following
10. The governor, or person administering the
government, the chancellor, the CHIEF justice ana
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
parchment"
fi41 Change paragraph IL of article \. so as tc
read as follows
Qij The legislature shall pass all laws neces'
sary to carry into effect the provisions OF this con
stitution and of the amendments hereof"