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

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE COEsT
TUITION.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION.
BE it resolved (the house Of assembly concur
ring) That the following amendment TO the con-
sttutiOn of this state be and the same is hereby
proposed, and when the same be agreed to by q
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 rst Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
yember mex being the fifth day OF said month,
in at least one newspaper Of each county, to be
designated by the president of the senate, the
speaker Of the house of assembly and the secre-
taIy of state; payment for such publication to be
made by tho treasurer on the warrant Of the comp
troller;
Amend section /, paragraph g. to read as fol-
B. Members of the senate and general assembly
shall be elected biennially on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November and the two
houses shall meet separately on the second Tues
day in January next aft er the said day OF election
the time of 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 ii, paragraphs ana z, TO READ
as follows:
l. the senate shall he composed of one senator
from each county in the state, elected by the legal
voters of the counties respectively for four years
2. As soon the senate shall meet after the
first election TO be held in pursuance of this con-
Stltut1On,
be into two classes the seats of the senators OF
the first class shall be vacated at the expiration OF
the second year, of the second class at the END OF
the fourth year. so that one class may be elected
every second year and II vacancies happen by
resignation otherwise, the persons elected TO
supply such vacancies shall be elected for the UNI
expired terms only.
Amend section III, paragraph /, TO read as fol-
lows:
l. The general assembly shall be composed of
members bennialy elected by the legal voters of
the counties respectively. who shall be apportion-
ed among the said counties nearly as may be
according to the number of their inhabitantsi 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 first session after the next and every subse-
quent 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 one member, and
that the whole number of members shall never ex.
coed sixty.
ARTICLE V.
Amend paragraph 3 to read as follows
3. The governor in office shall hold his office UNI
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 on the Monday
preceding the hrd Tuesday of January four years
iherea fter, and he shall be incapable Of holding
that office for four years next after his term OF
service shall have expired, and no appointment
or nomination to Office shah be made by the gov
ernor during the last week of his said term