The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-07-29
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON
STITUTION.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON-
STITUTION.
Be It Resolved (the house of assembly con
curring), That the following amendments TO
the constitution of this state be and the same
are hereby proposed and when the Same
shall be agreed to by majority Of the mem
bers elected to the senate and house Of assem-
bly,, the said amendments shall be entered on
their Journals with the yeas and nays there
on, and referred to the legislature next to DO
chosen and published for three months pre-
yious to the first Tuesday after tho first Mon
day Of November next, being the third 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 assem-
| bly, and the secretary of state:
| l. Amend paragraph of section of article
| w, so as to read us follows:
| o. Members of the general assembly shall be
elected on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
| day in November In the year eighteen hun
bred and ninety seven members of the general
| assembly shall be elected for the term OF one
| year. and in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety. eight and every second year thereaft-
or, they shall be elected for the term of two
years. Each house of the legislature shall
meet separately, on the second Tuesday in
january next after each election for members
of the general assembly. The time for hold
ing such elections may be altered by the leg
isature.
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article ", so as to read as follows:
/. The senate shall be composed of one sem
ator from each county in the state, elected by
tho legal voters of the counties respectively
for four years, except as provided in the fol.
| lowing paragraph:
@ The terms of the senators elected In the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-sx shall be
| extended to four years from the commence
| ment of their TERMS AS soon as the senate
/. | shall meet after the first election to be hold
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| ators elected in the year eighteen hundred
| and ninety seven shall be divided by lot under
the direction of the senate, into two classes
| as nearly equal as may be; the seats or th6
senators of class shall be vacated at the
expiration of three years, and of the Other
class at the expiration of five years. The seats
of the senators elected in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety eight, and Of all senator:
| elected thereafter, shall be vacated ut the ex
| piration of four years from the commence
ment of their terms, so that one half tho mum
Dor of senators, az nearly as may be, shall h
elected every second year, at the same tint
that members of the general assembly arr
| elected and all vacancies caused by resigna
ton or otherwise shall be filled for the unex
! | pirod terms only.
O. Amend section Ill Of article ~, by strik
ing out the word ANNUALLY"
4. Amend paragraph of section ~ of artic
| ", SO as to read as follows;
III z. Members of the senate and general assem-
l bly, shall each receive the sum of five hundred
| dollars for each year of their term. and nj
| other allowance or omolument, directly or in
Y | directly for any purpose whatever. The pres
ident Of tho senate and the speaker of tn
house of assembly shall, in virtue of thei
offices, receive an additional compensation
| equal to one third of their allowance MS mem
bers
s. Amend paragraph of article V, as b
| read as follows:
0. The governor in office shall hold his offlc
| until tho third Tuesday OF January, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety nine; there
after the governor shall hold his office for fou
| years. to commence on the third Tuesday O
/ january next ensuing his election. and to ON
on the Monday preceding the third Tuesda
of January four years thereafter, and he shal
be incapable of holding that office for fou
years next after his term OF service shall hav
expired, and no appointment or nomination t
d Office shall be made by the governor durin
Il the last week of his said term.