The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-10-16

ofthe chancellor and the justices of the supreme
court of whom four shall be quorum"
49, Change the number of paragraph 4, OF sec
ton ii. of article vi. to 2.
| a. Strike out paragraphs ana oil section H.
| Of article vi.
81 Change paragraph of section Nv. OF article
| VI so as TO read as follows:
chancellor and four vice ehanceliors; the number
! of vice chancell0rs may be increased or decreased
! Inv law: tho chancellor and the vice chancelors
shall each have the jurisdiction heretofore possess
cd and exercised by the chancellor and the court
of chancery the rules of the cou shall be made
| by the chancellor"
t6.) Change paragraph OF section ~ OF article
| VI so as to read as fOllows
- The cha ucellor shall be the ordinary sur
rogate general and judge OF the prerogative court
and may designate vice chancellor, or vice chan
cell0Ts with power seYerally to act as ordinary or
surrogate general and judge OF the prerogatiEe
| court"
t7l Change paragraph OF section V. OF article
| VI. so as to read as follows:
al The supreme court shall consist of ehiei
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 tnat each d.
vision shall consist of at least two justices"
49, Add the following paragraph to section "
of article W.:
- The supreme court may, on eertiorari, re-
view any order of circuit court granting or re-
fusing new trial"
\ paragraphs !
vi of article vi. and insert the following:
Il. When a 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. for its affrmanee or reversal ;
but the reason or reasons Tor such opinion snail
he assigned to the court in writing"
80. When an appeal from an order or decree
shall be heard the chancellor or the vice chaneel-
lor who signed the same shall inform the court IN
writ No nj
chancellor shall not sit on the hearing nor have
voice in the decision of an appeal from any order
or decree made by him, or in cause in which he
has given judicial opinion"
(l0J Change paragraph Of section II. of article
VII, so as to read as follows:
~. Justices of the supreme court, the chancel-
lor and vice chaneellors 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 cham
ceor and the vice chancellors shall hold their l.
fees for the term of seven years they shall, at
stated times, receive for their services compen- =
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 chancelors now In OIL
fee shall remain therein during the terms for
which they have been appointed respectively"
(1l.) Strike out paragraph of section IL. OF ar
tice VII. and change the numbers OF the follow
ing paragraphs to correspond.
(l2.) Strike out paragraph 10 OF article V. ana
substitute the following
TO- The governor or person administering the
government, the chancellor, the chief justice and
the attorney general. or any three OF them, may
remit fines and fOrfeitures and grant pardons ana
paroles after convictions, in all cases except i'm
parchment"
(i4.) Change paragraph ~ of article x. so as to
q (iIj The legislature shall pass all laws neces-
sary carry into effect the provisions OF this con-
stituion and of the amendments hereof"