Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-26
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.

ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section II, new section as
follows:
/. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall con
sist of a Chief Judge and four Associate Judges
or any four of them
Q. In case any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be
able for the time being to discharge the duties
of his Office, whereby the whole number of
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be
low four, the Governor shall designate Justice
of the Supreme Court. the Chancellor or a Vice
Chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
3. The Secretary of State shall be the Clerk OF
this Court.
A. When writ of error shall be brought any
judicial opinion in the cause, in favor OF or
against any error complained OF, shall be as
signed to the Court in writing. When an appeal
shall be taken from an order or decree Of the
Court of Chancery, the Chancellor or Vice
Chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the Court in writing Of his reasons there
s. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
Supreme Court by writ Of error shall be ex-
clusively vested in the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any writ OF error pending in the
Supreme Court at the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon rs if
no change had taken place.
Section w
| Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new para
l. The Court Of Chancery shall consist OF
Chancellor and such number OF Vice ChaneelloTs
| as shall be provided by law each of whom may
exercise the jurisdiction of the Court. The
Court shall make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practice of the Court where
| the same is not regulated by statute.
Section Y.
| At the end of Paragraph l, add the following :
| The Court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
| Strike out Paragraph 8.
Section VI
Insert i'll lieu of Paragraphs l and 2, the fol-
lowing:
| The Court of Common Pleas shall be eonst-
tuted and held in each county in such manner
| as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
| CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new paragraph
as follows:
| l. Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor,
the Vice Chancellors and the Judges of the Cir
lcut Court and of the Court of Common Pleas
shall be nominated by the Governor and APP
pointed by him with the advice and consent Of
the Senate All persons now holding any office
in this paragraph named except the Judges of
| the Court of Errors and Appeals as heretofore
existing shall continue in the exercise of the
duties of their respective offices according to
| their respective commissions or appoint
ments. The Judges of the Court of Errors
and Appeals, except those first appointed; the
| j Justices OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor
and the Vice Chaneellors shall hold their offices
| for the term of seven years, and shall at stated
| times receive for their services a compensation
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 the United States.
The Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
peals first appointed shall be appointed one for
three years, two for five years and two for seven
years; Judges OF the Court of Common Pleas
shall hold their offices for the term of five years.
| Strike out Paragraph 2.
| 1. Resolved 1.-THE House of Assembly concur
| ring), That the following amendments to the
constitution of this state be and the same
| hereby proposed, and when the same shall be
agreed to by majority of the members elected
| to the senate and house of assembly, the said
amendments shall be entered on their journals,
| with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and re-
ferred to the Legislature next to be chosen, and
published for three months previous to the first
| Tuesday after the first Monday of November
next, being the fifth day OF said month, in at
| least one newspaper of each county, if any be
published therein, the said newspaper to be
designated by the president of the senate, the
speaker of the house of assembly and the secre-
| tary of state.
| l. Amend Paragraph 8, of Section 1, of Article
| ", so as to read as follows:
| 3. Members of the senate and general assem-
| bly, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after
| the first Monday in November; in the year nine
teen hundred and three members of the general
assembly shall be elected for the term of one
year, and in the year nineteen hundred and
| four and every second year thereafter, 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 holding such elections may be
altered by the legislature.
| 2. Amend Paragraphs l and 2, of Section II, of
Article ~, SO as to read as follows:
| l. The senate shall be composed of one senn-
tor from each county in the state, elected by the
legal voters of the counties respectively for four
years, except as provided in the following para
graph:
| 9 The Terms of the senotors eIected in the
year nineteen hundred and two shallbe extended
| to four years from the commencement of their
terms; soon the senate shall meet after
| the election to be held in the year nineteen
hundred and three the senators elected in
/ that year shall be divided by lot under the
direction of the senate into two classes, as
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 nineteen hundred
and three and of all senators elected thereafter,
| shall be vacated at the expiration of four years
| from the commencement of their TERMS so that
| one half the number of senators, as 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 resignation or otherwise shall be filled for
| the unexpired terms only
! 8. Amend Section III, of article " by strik-
ing out the word annually"
| 4. Amend Paragraph T. of Section ", of
| Article ~, so as to read as follows:
| Z. Members of the senate and general assem-
| bly, shall each receive the of five hundred
dollars for each year of their term, and no other
| allowance or emolument, directly or indirectly
| for any purpose whatever; the president of the
senate and the speaker of the house of assembly
shall, in virtue of their Offices receive adj
| ditional compensation equal to one third of
| their allowance as members.
| 5. Amend Paragraph 3, of Article V, so as
| to read as follows:
3. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be ex-
| tended to four years from the commencement
of his term, and he shall hold his office until
the third Tuesday OF January, nineteen huIi-
bred and nine;thereafter the Governor shall hold
| his Office for four years, to commence the
| third Tuesday of January next ensuing his
election, and to end on the Monday preceding
after, and he shall be incapable of holding that
Office for four years next after his term Of Ger
| vice shall have expired, and no appointment or
| nomination to Office shall be made by the
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