The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-14
NO GREAT CHANGES.
Constitutional Amendments
by Mr.. Voorhees, Accepted
by the Senate.
THE COMPOSITION OF THE JUDICIARY
Extended Powers of the Chancellor
Terms Of Appointments Of
Civil officers.

Special to the Jersey Citv Ne,cs.
TRENTON, March IA, 1S95.-The Senate
yesterday adopted the Constitutional
amendments proposed by Mr.. VOORHEES,.
They are:-
ARTICLE VI.
sSsGedTlffoIaNSy .
/. The judicial power Of this State SHAH
be vested in q court of errors and APP
peals. which shall be the court Of last !
court for the trial of impeachments; a
supreme court; a court OF chancery;
such inferior courts as now exist, and as
may be hereafter ordained ana estaa-
lished by law, which inferior courts the
| Legislature may alter or abolish, as the
pubic good s sEcr TssSir Il.
shall consist Of. the Chancellor and the
justices of the supreme court. OF whom
four shall be a quorum.
Paragraph 8 omitted:
2. The Secretary of State shall be the
clerk of this court.
Paragraph s transferred to Section
vi. of this ar sEsEr1oN TIT
the sole. power Of impeaching BY a vote
IN 3 mf11elag q shall ali be- be- tried By the ~ Sen.
| ate: the members, when sitting Tor tnat
gtn,Isv snd to ,n be 9n Sat 10 f 4r ana aeter1
mine. the charge in question according
to evidence; and no person shall be con
victed without the CONCURRENCE OF two
Z. Any judicial officer impeached shall
be suspended from exercising his ONCE
until his %acquittal.
8. Judgment in cases Of impeachment
shall not extend farther than NO 70 r rem a.
hold and enjoy any office of honor, profit
or trust under this State. but the party
convicted shall AL, n- eve nnnssSm ns ha aoeord %
4. The Secretary of State shall be the
SECTION w.
l. The Court of Chancery shall con-
sist of a Chancellor and four vice Chan-
may be Increased or decreased by law.
The Chancellor and the Vice Chancel-
lors shall each have the jurisdiction
the Chancellor and the Court Of Chan
| Gerry. The rules of the Court shall be
made by the Chancellor.
airy or Surrogate General and Judge of
the Prerogatiye Court. and may dsslg-
nate a Vice Chancellor, or Vice Chan
Ordinary or Surrogate General and Judge
of the Provocative Court.
!; Al pe er nsrs agg gr eve or by my m, order order
may appeal from the same. or from any
part thereof to the P~rerogative Court;
but s such order; sentence sent nee or decree r snati
or Circuit Court if the subject matter
thereof be within the jurisdiction of the
4. The Secretary of State shall be the
Register of the Prerogative Court. and
shall perform the duties required of him
by law in that respect.
SECTION v.
/. The Supreme Court shall consist of
a Chief Justice and etpbf Associate
| Justices. The number of Associate JUS
tees may be increased or decreased by
| Said court may be divided by law. or
sion thereof shall have the jurisdiction
! sion shall consist of at least two justices.
2. The Circuit Courts shall be held in
every county OF this State, by one or
more of the Justices of the Supreme
Court. or a Judge appointed for that
| purpose: and shall In all cases within the
county. except In those of a criminal
concurrent with the Supreme Court; and
any final Judgment of a Circuit Court
may be docketed in the Supreme Court,
and shall operate as a Judgment OBJ
tanned in the Supreme Court from the
time of such docketing.
may be brought BY writ Of error into
Court Il Errors and &ppoe aafseis in'o pns
oraH lns review seese% anew oe order may of q on circuit SsT1is
Court granting Sr 5efSsiq Yi a new trial.
/ Paragraphs l and 2 omitted and fol-
loving paragraphs substituted.
brought no Justice. who has given a ju-
dicial opinion In he cause in favor of
or AGAINST any error complained of shall
sit as a member of the court in which
the alleged error is considered, or have
flrmance or reversal; but the reason or.
reasons for such opinion shall be assign
| ed to the Court in writing.
| 81 When an appeal from an order or
the Vice Chancellor who signed the same
reason or reasons therefor; but TIE CHAN.
| cellor shall not sit on the hearing, or
naye q voice in the decision Of an appeal
nor in accuse in which he has given a
| Judicial opinion e
ARTICLE VII.
SECTION I.
Militia officers.
SECTION II.
Chancellor and Vice-Chancellors shall be
nominated by the Governor. and appoint-
ed BY him, with the advice and consent
ts Tbs aens 5nsslffes a e The he SSgi aa,gs sns c9prt,
seven years; they shall, at stated times,
receive for their services q compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
term Of their appointment and the shall
hold, no. other Office under the Govern
ment of this State or OF the United
States. The Justices Of the Supreme
4 Court, Chancellor and Vice-Chancellors
now in Office shall remain therein during
the terms for which they have been APP
| pointed respectively.
Paragraph 2 omitted.
ARTICLE v.
Executive.
10. The Governor or person administer
ing the Government, the Chancellor, the
Chief Justice and the Acknowledgement,
or any three of them, may remit fines
and ,forfeltures. and grant pardons and
paroles, after conviction, in all cases ex-
i cept impeachment.
ARTICLE X.
Schedule.
Paragraph II omitted. Paragraph IL
to read as follows:
II. The Legislature shall pass all laws
necessary to carry into effect the pro-
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could neither taste nor smell and could
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tits-Mercus George Shautz, Railway, NJ.
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