The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-08-21
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONsTI-
TUITION RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

TUITION RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
1. Be il resolved (the house of assembly concur
ring, That the following amendments TO the con-
stitution of this state be and the same are hereby
proposed and when the same be agreed to by
majority of the members elected to the senate and
house OF assembly, the said amendments shall be
entered on 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 first Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next, being the fifth day of said month, In
at least newspaper of each county, to be desg-
mated by the president of the senate, the speaker
OF the house ofassembly and the secretary fstate
f66 TIE variant iifff Of the comptroller
IL Change section l. of article VI SOFAS to read
al. The judicial power of this state shall be
vested in court of errors and appeals, which
shal be the court Of last resort in all causes as
heretofore Il court for the trial of impeachments;
| supreme court; court of chancery preroga'
tive court circuit courts and such inferior courts
as now exist, and as may be hereafter ordained and
| established by law which inferior courts the
legislature may alter or abolish as the public good
| shall require"
(2) Strike out paragraphs T. and Of section III.
| of article vi. and substitute tho following:
IL The court of errors and appeals shall consist
| of the chancellor and the justices of the supreme
| court, of whom four shall be q quorum"
OBJ Change the number of paragraph 4, OF see
| ton ii. of article vi. to 2.
| a. Strike out paragraphs and of section H..
| of article vi.
(bJ Change paragraph of section ~. Of article
VI so as to read as follows;
~. The court of ehancery shall consist OF
| chancellor and four vice chaneelors the number
OF vice chancellors may be increased or decreased
| by law tho chancellor and tho 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"
(6.) Change paragraph of section Nv. of article
vi so as TO read as follows;
40. The cha ncelor shall be the ordinary or sur
rogate general and judge of the prerogatve court,
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice chan-
Iinra xptfI N ordinary
surrogate general and Judge OF the prerogatiVe
court"
a. Change paragraph 1 of section v. of article
| vi so as to read as follows:
d. 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 shall, never be less than seven; the
said court may be divided by law, 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 W.:
| view any order of circuit court granting or re-
| fusiDg new trial" .
| o. Strike out paragraphs and of section
| VI of article vi. and insert the following:
| ~ 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 as member OF the court In when
| tho alleged error is considered, or have voice
on the hearing. or for its afirmance or reversal
but the reason or reasons for such opinion snail
"2 When an appeal from an order or decree
shall be heard the chancellor the vice chaneel-
Tor who signed the same shall inform the court IN
writing of the reason reasons therefor but the
chancellor sha II not sit the hearing nor have
voice In the decision of an appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or In cause in which nc
has given a judicial opinion"
(l0.) Change paragraph Of section III. of article
VII SO as to read as follows:
II. Justices of the supreme court, the chancel.
lor and vice chancellors shall be nominated by the
governor and appointed by him, with the advice
and consent of the senate.
"The Justices of the supreme court, the ehan
ceor and the vice chancellors shall hold their OF
fees for the term of seven years; they snail, a.
stat ed times, receive for their services compen
sation which shall not be diminished during TN
term of their appointment, and they shall h0ld M
other Office under the government OF this state OF
OF the United States the Justices OF the supreme
court, chancellor and vice chancellors now In OF
fee sha II remain therein during the terms 10
which they have been appointed respectively"
QI.) Strike out paragraph Of section ii. OF ar
| tele VII. and change the numbers OF the follow
| ing paragraphs TO correspond.
| Q3) Strike out paragraph 10 OF article " an
substitute the following:
40, The governor, or person administ ering Tn
government, the chancellor, the chief Ju stice an
the attorneys general, or any three OF them, ma
remit fines and forfeitures and grant pardons an
paroles after convictions, in all cases except In
parchment"
0s.) Strike out paragraph II of article x.
U4.) Change paragraph IL OF article X. 80 aS
read as follows
(iIj The legislature shall pass all laws neces
sary to carry Into effect the provisions OF this cor
stItnlion and OF the amendments hereof"