The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
THOSE AMENDMENTS
Constitutional Changes to
Be Voted on by the
People September 28.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ELECTION
Friends of the New Clauses Expect
They Will Be Carried by
Large Majorities.

According to the Newark Sunday
CALI, Clerk Wrightson of Essex has pre-
pared the notices for the special election
for the ratification or rejection OF the
proposed constitutional amendments, 10
be held on September Is. Inquiry at the
office of County Clerk Fisher at the Hud-
son Court House, elected the fact that the
County Clerk does not consider the mat
ter within his Jurisdiction. Mr.. Fisher
holds that the City Clerk had full charge
of the election.
AT the Jersey City Clerks Office it was
said that no steps toward issuing the no
tiees had been taken there, but it was ex-
pected more would be made in the matter
oh August 81.
The election is generally understood to
be under the control of the County Clerk
in each county. The Secretary of State,
at Trenton will print the ballots and dis
tribute them in each county. In Newark
the registry of the spring election Will De
used The board of election in each dls-
trict will sit from 1 to 9 P. M. on Tues
day. September q, for the purpose OF re-
vising and correcting the registry lists,
but trhee will be no regular registry day.
The County Board of Registry and
House on the Saturday preceding election
day and on election day all day for the
purpose of adding new names to the
registry lists. The polls will be open on
election day from A. NJ to P. M. as
usual The ballots will be cast without
the use of an envelope-no envelope will
be provided and the return will be made TO
the County Clerk who will report to the
~ laf at
canvasssing the report, with the ald Oh
a. least five Senators. will announce the
result.
The ballots themselves will contain the
proposed amendments to the Constitution
printed in full. The ballots in conse-
quence will be of considerable size.
There are three amendments to be sub
nlitted, and they are as follows
/. For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution relating to lotteries and
Amend Paragraph 2 Of Section VII of
Article ". so as to read as follows
2. No lottery shall be authorized by the
Legislature or otherwise in this State,
and no ticket in any lottery shall be
bought or sold within this State, nor shali
In5 or aioWsd WitS S
ia this State, pers-shisl any gambling de-
vice practice or game of chance now pro-
A1DlleQ Dy law De iGSdl2cu, Vi Lie lCACdys
penalty or punishment now provided
therefor be in any way diminished.
p For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution relating to appointment to
office, which reads as follows:-
Add the following to Section XII of
No person who shall have been nomi-
mated to the Senate by the Governor for
any Office of trust or profit under the gov
srlment Of this state. ana nd shall not naye aye
Legislature, shall be eligible for appoint
ment to such Office during the continuance
of such recess
g. For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, providing. for woman suf-
frage. which reads ( ss1.ras as f follows 1g
Amend section /, to read as follows:-
I. Every male citizen in the United
States of the age of Il years, who shall
have been a resident of this State one
year, and of the county of which he
claims his vote five months next before
the election, shall be entitled to vote for
). all officers that now are or hereafter may
be elective by the people. and every fe-
male citizen of the United States of the
age Of 21 years. who shall have been a
resident of this State. one. year. and of
the county of which she claims her vote
Eve months next before said meeting,
shall be entitled to vote at any school
meeting held in any school district of
this State, in which she may reside, for
members of Boards of Education and all
other school officers that now are or
hereafter may be elected at such meet
AlSS, pIOfiueu, tudl llO pSISOH III tIC
military, naval or marine service of the
United States Shall be considered a resi-
dent in this State by being stationed
in any garrison, barrack. or military or
naval place or station within this State,
and no pauper, idiot, insane person or per-
sons convicted of a crime which now ex-
unless pardoned or restored by law to the
right of suffrage, shall enjoy the right of
% a %eleetor; and provided further, S that in
tary service of the State, or of the United
States. in the army or navy thereof, shall
be deprived of his vote by reason of his
absence from such election district: and
the Legislature shall have power to pro-
vide the manner in which and the time
may. vote. and for the return and canvass
of their votes In the election district in
which they respectively reside.
To approve the amendments the voter
will cast the ballot as it is to disapprove
one or all he will mark out the proposed
amendment, one or all, as he desires. The
vote for or against each amendment will
be counted accordingly.
There seems to be little interest in the
election, and it is probable the vote will
be comparatively light. 1t is said that an
organized movement to defeat the anti
gambling amendment may be made, those
who are behind it depending entirely on
the lightness of the vote for the sue
cess. 1t is likely that the anti-gambling
amendment will be the only one that will
meet with any considerable opposition
The lines on that amendment may be
pretty closely drawn.
A well known Newark politician said
yesterday: Neither of the parties will
take up the fight for ny of the amend
ments. know the matter has been dis
eussed and that determination has been
arrived at Not one dollar will be spent
and no effort made to get out the vote
for the amendments. On the other hand
important influences are directly interest
ed in the defeat of the anti-gambling
smendment. There are the railroads If
the amendment is defeated a profitable
field for business, once occupied by the
railroad companies. may be reopened by
future legislation I tell you think that
amendment is in jeopardy
The other two, it is expected. will be
approved with practical unanfmity. The
second one, which relates to the appoint
ment to Office. is supposed to correct the
evil practiced by former administrations
at Trenton when Objectionable indi-
viduals were appointed to office after the
Senate had refused to confirm. There are
SO many ways by which such Consti-
tutional provision could be evaded that it
would prove to be of little value.
The Amendment comforting suffrage in