The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-18

of the chancellor and the justices of the supreme
court of whom four shall be a quorum'
49, Change the number of paragraph 4, of Sec
ton II. of article vi. to-.
a. Strike out paragraphs and of section II.
of article vi.
81 Change paragraph of section ". of article
VI so as to read follows:
al The court of chancery shall consist Of a
chancellor and four vice chaneelors the number
OF vice chaneelors may be increased or decreased
by law; the chancellor and the vice chancelors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
ed and exercised by the chancellor and the court
of chaneery the rules Of the court shall be made
by the chancellor"
(6) Change paragraph OF section ~. of article
VI. so as to read as follows
AZ The cha ncellor shall be the ordinary or sur
rogate general and judge of the prerogative court
and may designate a vice chancellor, or vice chan
celors with power severally to act as ordinary or
surrogate general and judge OF the prerogatiYe
court"
VI so as to read follows:
al The supreme court shall consist Of a ehiei
Justice and eight associate justices the number Of
associate iustices NAV be inc reased or decreased
by law; but shallA neyer 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 dl'
vision shall consist of at least two justices"
(s.) Add the following paragraph to section
of article VI:
al The supreme court may, on certiorar re-
view any order Of circuit court granting or re-
fusiDg new trial."
vi Of article vi. and insert the following:
al When n writ Of error shall be brought no
justice who has given judicial opinion IN inc
cause in favor OF or against any error complain
ed of shall sit as member of the court in which
the alleged error is considered, or have voice
on the hearing, for its afirmance or reversa
but the reason reasons for such opinion shall
be assigned to the court in writing"
49, When an appeal from order or decree
shall be heard the chancellor the vice chancel-
lor who signed the shall in form the court IN
in nf he therefor
chancellor sha II not sit the hearing nor have
voice in the decision of appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or in cause in which he
has given judicial opinion" ,,o,.
(l0) Change paragraph OF section IL. Oh article
VII. SO as to read as follows
l. Justices of the supreme court the chancel-
lor and vice chancelors 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 ehai-
cellor and the vice chancellors shall hold their
fees for the term of seven years; they SHALL al
stated times receive for their services eompe n
sation which shall not be diminished during the
term of their appointment, and they shall hold no
other Office under the government of this state or
of the United States the justices of the supreme
court chancellor and vice chancellors now In OIL
fee shall remain therein during the terms ior
which they have been appointed respectively
Ql) Strike out paragraph OF section H. OF ar
ticle VII. and change the numbers Oh the io'io"-
ing paragraphs to correspond.
40 Strike out paragraph ~ oil article " anu
substitute the following;
1G. The governor, or person adninlsteIinB 'iiS :
government, the chancellor, the chief justice ana
the attorney general, or any three OF them, may
remit fines and forfeitures and grant pardons anu
paroles after convictions, in all cases except HI
peachment,p ...-,
QS) Strike out paragraph / of article X -
(I4.j Change paragraph IL of article X so as 10
read follows:
Viii The legislature shall pass all laws neees-
sary to carry into effect the provisions OF TINS con-
sttution and Of the amendments hereof