The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-08-19

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- 70 % e. the senate and house of asseinpl?
~ cold amendments shall be entered on 'no-
h tanrnals. with the yeas and nays tnSleo Di ''n
,eSerred to the legislature next 10 De ;-,, +
and published for three months prev rev. ~
anu - tuesday after the first Monday OF ~
tne L. next. being the third day OF sal,
Y eii IN at least one newspaper OF eaci
Lio 11-.r 10 be designated by the presldehV .
az asnate. the speaker Of the house Oh assei''
M III and the secretary of state: -, WI
w y Strike out paragraph III OF secuoh 49,
W osa ~ and change the numbers OF I'M
| S ~ paragraphs to correspond; 40 .,
Ao ioN Orange paragraph 10 of article " 50 "
4 / TO read as follows notwithstanding
g ~ The governor, or person ae e,s ~
e i 4ha government the president Juuse % ' -,
= supreme court and Ine aSsV eIes and forfeit
3 anv two of Them may remit hhes anu oon
! 49, ond GRANT pardons and paroles aitei 0'
t,-iction in ell cases except tmpeacnIneno 90 r.
d 70 Change section of article W. 80 ID ~
: read as follows: e..un,,,,
r =, ..,..,., ,,o,x,er shall be vested in court
g. a. TRIAL of impeachments supreme oou -. ~
rreroeatiye court, circuit courts anu M, Le
a Par;or courts as now exist ana as map ~
haraaPter established by law phe PR
court the inferior courts now eHls1' ilt ,a,,,
e',ob es NAV be hereafter establlshed py INV
,oaIy he altered or abolished by the lcs i"'N'
as the public good shall require; % rtio,e VI.
, | n strike ont all of section IL, OF az IieI =
Charoe the number of section ILL., Oh al
| ticle vi, to section H. " oud VI
Is,) Strike out all Of sections W. " anu va
Of article vi, and insert the toilo"ihs'
SECTION H.
mt. .,,,,-one court shall consist of such
number of Judges as the legislature snall G az
terrnine hut there shall never be less IMAM III
taor the Justices of the supreme courV d,
heretofore constituted and the chahcelloL IN
vice chancellors in office when TINS proVisiotn
takes effect, shall become judges OF Ghe coui -
and continue as such until the expiration u
| the respective terms Of office for Whlch 'he'
| shall have been appointed.
i Q The supreme court SO constituted shhL
| have all the jurisdiction and powers that ar.
II now rossessed and exercised by the cour' VI
II errors and appeals the present supreme COLI
4 the chancellor, the court of chancery, and the
nrerogative court, which jurisdiction ana
/ nowers shall be exercised in divisions; such
divisions shall be:
| first law division, in which shall BIO exer-
cised the jurisdiction and powers OF the su,
preme court now existing, except as herein
okherwise provided; two more judges SIT.
ting together may have and exercise such
jurisdiction and powers.
The clerk of the supreme court as heretofore
constituted shall be the clerk Of this division.
Second Chancery division, in which shall be
axercised the jurisdiction and powers of the
ohsnos,lor and the court OF chancery now ex
istine except as herein otherwise provided;
one or more judges may have and exercise
such jurisdiction and powers.
The clerk Of the court of chancery as hereto
fore constituted shall be the clerk of this divi.
sion.
Third, Appellate division, in which shall be
axeroised the jurisdiction and powers of the
court of errors and appeals now existing and
the Jurisdiction hereby conferred; five judges,
of whom four shall be quorum may exercise
stich Jurisdiction and powers, and the concur
a n decision.
The Judge of the appellate division longest
in office shall be president of this division and
Of the court when sitting as whole.
Tho secretary of state shall be the clerk OF
this division and shall also keep the minutes
Of the court when sitting as a whole.
The appellate division shall be composed of
Judges assigned thereto by the governor to
serve therein until the expiration OF their re- |
spective terms, but no judge shall sit in the
appellate division for q longer period than
seven years consecutively nor be eligible to
reassignment thereto until after serving for at
least three years in the law or chancery divi-
sion; provided, that during the absence or
disability Of Judge Of this division, any
Judge of the court may be temporarily assign
ed to his place by the governor; a judge as
signed to this division shall not, during his
term OF service therein, sit in any other divi-
sion or court.
4. Tho judges of the court not serving in the
appellate division shall from time to time be
assigned by the court sitting as whole to serv-
ice in the law and ohancery divisions, respec-
lively, end the judge longest In Office shall be
the president of the division to which he is as
signed.
=. 5. On the hearing of a writ of error or ap
peal, q Judge who has given a judicial opinion
in the cause in favor of or against the judg-
ment order or decree under review. shall not
sit as member of the appellate division or
have voice In the hearing.
g. In all causes in which writ of error
could heretofore issue out of the supreme
court, such writ shall issue only out Of the
appellate division, and be determined therein.
q Tho court shall convene at the call Of the
rS As w het snF S VIII
statutes and appoint masters and examiners
in chanoery.
8. Additional jurisdiction may be conferred
on the court or any division thereof
SECTION ".
]. One of the judges OF the law or chancery
| division of the supreme court shall be assigned
| by the court from time to time to be the or
l binary surrogate general and judge of thu
| prerogative court.
2. The secretary of state shall be clerk to thu
| ordinary or surrogate general, and register
| Of the prerogative court.
0. From any order or decree of the preroga
| tive court an appeal may be taken to the ap
| pellate division Of the supreme court; and al
appeals now cognizable in tho prerogativ,
court shall hereafter be made directly to tn,
| appellate division of the supreme court.
SECTION "
/. Causes and proceedings may be com
menced and prosecuted either in the law OF
ohancery division of the supreme court &c
cording to the facts, and may be transferred
from one OF said divisions to the other.
Il q. Circuit courts shall be held in every coun
ty Of this state by one or more judges assigned
4 to the law division of the supreme court, ant
Il tshnl In all cases within the county, except II
those Of q criminal nature, have common Law
II 3urisdiction concurrent with the law division
( of the supreme court; and any final judgmen
4 OF tho circuit court may be docketed in the Law
\ division Of the supreme court, and shall oper
ate as o Judgment obtained In the suprem
court In such division from the time of sue
! docketing.
8. Orders refusing new trials in the circui
courts may BIO reviewed by appeal in the aI
pellate division of the supreme court.
4. The legislature may vest In tho circui
court chancery powers, to be exercised sui
l. 3ect to appeal to the appellate division of tn
supreme court.
a. Change paragraph of section II, of Al
| tcle VII, so as to read as follows:
l. ]. Judges OF the supreme court shall /
nominated by the governor and appointed b
him with the advice and consent of the senat,
they shall hold their offices for a term of seve
| years; they shall. at stated times, receive Il
their services an equal compensation, whiC
shall not be diminished during the term
their appointments and they shall hold 1
, other office under the government of this sta
or Of the United States
(9.) Strike out paragraph 2.
, (9.) Change the number of paragraph 3 to
Q0) Change paragraph SO as to read as &c
4 lows:
, 8. The attorney general prosecutors of Il
pleas clerk Of the law division of the supren
court, clerk of the chaucery division of II
supreme court, secretary of state and keep
| OF the state prison. shall be nominated by Il
governor and appointed by him with the advi
and consent of the senate; they shall hold the
l. Offices for five years.
u1.) Change paragraph SO as to read as Il
lows:
4. One or moro reporters of judicial decisi,
: shall be appointed by the supreme court al
= shall hold Office for five years.
. ll2.l Change the number of the sueceedil