The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-10-16
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION.
Be it resolved 1.-THE house of assembly concur
rinel 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
majority of the members elected to the senate and
house OF assembly the said amendment shall be
entered oil their Journals with the yeas and nays
thereon and referred to the legislature next TO bt
chosen and published for three months previous
| to the first Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
| yember next, being the ith 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 the treasurer on the warrant Of the comp
| trOer
| Amend section |, paragraph 3, to read as fol-
g. Members of the senate and general assembly
| shall be elected biennially on the rst 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 elections
| the time of holding such election may be altered
| by the legislature the terms of all senator's 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 aud 2, to read
as follows:
L. The senate shall be composed of one senator
from each county in the state, elected by the legal
voters of the counties respectively for four years
2. As the senate shall meet after the
first election TO be held in pursuance of this con-
|
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, 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 I'M
| expired terms only.
Amend section III, paragraph 1, to read as fol-
| lows:
| l. The general assembly shall be composed of
members biennially elected by the legal voters Of
the counties respectively, who shall be apporton-
| ed among the said counties as nearly as 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 first session after the next and every subse
quent enumeration of census apd 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
| coed sixty.
ARTICLE v.
Amend paragraph to read as follows
8 The governor in Office shall hold his office un-
| 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 uesday of January four years
| thereafter, 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 shall be made by the gov
ernor during the last week OF his said term.