The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-07-31
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTR
TUITION RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

l. Be Il resolved (the house of assembly concur
ring) That the following amendments TO the con-
sttution of this state be and the same are hereby
proposed, and when the 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 9th day OF said month, In
at least one newspaper of each county TO be desg-
mated by the president of the senate, the speaker
of the house OF assembly and the secretary state;
payment for such publication to be made by the
treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller:
ul Change section l. of article vi. SOFAS to read
IL The judicial power of this state shall be
vested In court OF errors and appeals, which
shall be the court OF last resort in all causes as
heretofore a court for the trial of impeachments;
n supreme court; court OF ehaneeryi preroga'
tive court circuit courts and such inferior courts
as now exist and may be hereafter ordained and
| established by law which inferior courts the
legislature may alter abolish as the public good
| shall require"
(2) Strike out paragraphs J. and OF section II.
| OF article VI. and substitute the following:
II. The court of errors aud appeals shall consist
| oil the chancellor and the justices of the supreme
| court, of whom four shall be a quorum"
l3) Change the number of paragraph 4, OF Sec
| ton j. of article vi. to 2.
al Strike out paragraphs and Of section ii.
of article vi.
| VI. so TO read as follows:
L.. "
| chancellor and four vice chancelors the number
of vice chaneeors may BIO increased or decreased
| by law; tho chancellor and the vice chancellors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
ed and rcised by the chancellor and the court
OF chancery 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:
~ The cha ncellor shall be the ordinary sur
rogate general and judge OF the prerogstiye court
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice chan
cellors with power severally TO act ordinary or
| surrogate general and judge OF the prerogatiye
court"
VI. so as TO read as follows;
| AZ 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 or 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"
81 Add the following paragraph to section "
| OF article VI:
view any order Of a circuit court granting or re-
fusing new trial"
| o. Strike out paragraphs ! and OF section
| vi Of article vi. and insert the following:
IL When 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 which
| the alleged error Is considered, or have voice
ON the hearing, or for Its atirmance or reversal
but the reason or reasons for SUCH opinion snail
| DO assigned to the court In writing"
"2. When an appeal from order or decree
shall be heard the chancellor the vice chance-
lor who signed the same shall inform the court In
writing of the reason reasons therefor but the
chancellor shall not sit on tho hearing nor have
voice In the decision of appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or In q cause in which he
has given judicial oplnlon.p
tI6J Change paragraph OF section ii. OF article
VII. so as to read as follows:
l. Justices Of tho supreme court, the ehancel-
0r and vice ehancell0rs shall be nominated ny the
governor and appointed by him, with the advice
and consent of the senate.
I" The justices Of the supreme court the chan
eeor and the vice chancellors shall hold their OIL
fees for the term OF seven years; they shall, nj
stated times receive for their services compen
sation which shall not be diminished during the
term OF their appointment, and they SHAH hod no
other Office under tho government OF THIS state or
of the United States the Justices OF the supreme
court cha ncellor and vice ehancelors now In OIL
dee shall remain therein during the terms Tor
vii ich they have been appointed respectively
I11) Strike out paragraph OF section III: OF ar
tasie VII and change the numbers OF the follow
| ing paragraphs to correspond
III Strike out paragraph 10 OF article " an
| subs itgIte the following
10. The governor, or person administ ering my
eoyernssen the chancellor the chief Justice ana
the attorney general. or any three OF them may
re,ndt fines and forfetuTes and grant pardons ana
| paroles after convictions, In all cases except I'M
49, strike oat paragraph II Of article X.
ia Change paragraph IL OF article n 80 as u
read as follows:
!" (iI.J The legislature shall pass all laws neces
sary 10 carry into eject the provisions OF TINS con
| stitution and OF the amendments hereof"