The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-10-30
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsTI-
TUITION.

NCAN''4N
TUITION.
ring) That the following amendment to the con-
stitution of this state be and the same is hereby
proposed, and when the same be agreed to by a
majority of the members elected to the senate and
house Of assembly the said amendment 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
yember next, being the fifth day OF said month,
in at least one newspaper OF each county, TO De
designated by the president of the senate. the
sneaker of the house of assembly and the secre-
ta1y of state payment for such publication to be
made by the treasurer on the warrant of the comp
troller:
Amend section /, paragraph 3, to read as fol-
lows:
g. Members of the senate and general assembly
shall be elected biennialy on the Fl Tst Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, and the two
houses shall meet separately on the second Tues
day in January next after the said day of election;
the time o holding such election may be altered
by the legislature; the terms of all senators in
Office at the time of the adoption of this amend
ment shall end the second Tuesday in the
January following the time of such adoption.
Amend section III, paragraphs aud 2, to read
follows:
J. Tine senate shall be composed of senator
from each county in the state, elected by the legal
voters of the count es respectively for four years
2. AS soon as the senate shall meet after the
rst 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 expirat on of
the second yea of the second class at the end OF
the fourth year so that one class may be cleo ed
every second year and IL 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 1, to read as fol-
lows
/. The general assembly shall be composed of
members biennaly elected by the legal voters of
the counties respectively. who shall be appOrtion-
ed among the said counties nearly 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 fl st session after the next and every subse-
queut 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 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 I'M
til 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 the Monday
preceding the third Tue day Of January four years
iherea fter, and he shall be incapable oil 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.