The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-10-28
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON.
STITIITION.

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 q 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 be
chosen, and published for three months pre-
vious to the first Tuesday after the 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
~, so as to read as follows:
8. Members of the general assembly shall be
elected on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November In the year eighteen hun
dred 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-
err, 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.
islature.
2. Amend paragraphs and of section II Of
article ", so as to read as folows
]. The senate shall be composed of one sem
ator from each county in the state elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively
for four years, except as provided in the fol-
lowing paragraph:
e. The terms of the senators elected in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety.six 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 held
after the adoption of this amendment, the sem
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 may be; the seats Of the
senators of one 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 senators
elected thereafter, shall be vacated at the ex-
piration of four years from the commence
msnt of their terms, so that one-half the num-
Dor of senator's nearly as may be- shall be
elected every second year, at the same time
that members of the general assembly are
elected and all vacancies caused by resigna-
ton or otherwise shall be filled for the unex-
pired terms only.
3. Amend section III of article ~, by strik-
ing out the word "annually."
4. Amend paragraph of section ~ OF article
", so as to read as follows:
2. Members Of the senate and general assem-
bly, shall each receive the sum of five hundred
dollars for each year of their term. and no
other allowance or emolument, directly or in
directly, for any purpose whatever. The pres
ident of the senate and the speaker Of the
house of assembly shall. in virtue of their
offices, receive an additional compensation
equal to one-thrd Of their allowance as mem
bers
s. Amend paragraph Of article V, 80 as TO
read as follows:
8. The governor in office shall hold his office
until the third Tuesday of January, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety nine; there
after 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 third Tuesday
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 governor during
the last week of his said term.