The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09

the members elected to the Senate ana Rouse
OF Assembly, the said amendments snail De
entered on their Journals with the yeas ana
nays taken thereon, and referred to he legIs-
lature next to be chosen, and shall be pup
Tuesday after the first Monday of November
next (being the fifth day of said month"; I'D at
least one newspal er of each county, II any ne
published therein, the said newspapers 10 pc
designated by the president OF the SENATE the
speaker of the House of Assembly and the
secretary of State.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE,
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 10, a new para
graph as follows.
10. The Governor, or person administering
the government the Chancellor and the At
torney-General, or two OF them of whom the
Governor or person administering the govern
ment shall be one, may remit fines and Tor
FIXTURES and grant pardons, after conviction,
In all cas- es except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section II, new section as
follows:
l. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist of Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges or any four of them.
2. In case any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be I'M
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 JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor or
Vice Chancellor, to discharge such duties I'M
til the disqualification or inability shall cease
3. The Secretary of State shall be the Clerk
of this Court.
A, When a 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 APP
peal 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
therefor.
M, Nv
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively 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 as If
no change mad taken place.
SECTION ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new para
graph as follows;
Chancellor md such number of Vice Chancel-
lors 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.
At the end of Paragraph add the following:
The Court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
strike out Paragraph 3.
SECTION W.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph and 2, the fol-
The Court of Common Pleas shall be consti-
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 j. q new para
graph as follows:
/. Judges of The Court of Errors and APP
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the
Chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and the
Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Court
of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed by him with the ad
vice and COM ent of the Senate. The Judges of
the Court of Errors and Appeals, except those
first appointed the justices of the Supreme
Court the Chancellor and the Vice Chancel-
Tors shall hold their offices for the term of
seven years, and shall at stated times receive
for their services a conn ensation which shall
MT be diminished du,ing he term of their APP
pointmeni; 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.
l. 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 snail
be agreed to by majority of the members
elected to the senate aud house of assembly,
the said amendments shall be entered on their
journals, with the yeas and nays taken 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 fifth days of
said month, in at least one newspaper or each
county, II any be published therein. the said
newspaper to be designated by the president
of the senate, the speaker of the house or as
sembly and the secretary OF state.
Armand Dorooro,b IF Gection l. Of
ticle ~, so as to read as follows:
3. Members of the senate aud general assem-
bly, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November; in the year
nineteen hundred and two members of the
general assembly shall be elected for the term
of one year, and in the year nineteen hundred
and three, and every second year Thereafter,
they shall be elected for the Term OF Two
years; eachhhouse of the legislature snail 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 ana !, , Oh section H.
OF Article Nv so as to read as follOWs'
!. The senate shall be composed OF one sena-
tor from each county in the state, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respecsllxely ior
four years except as provided In the following
paragraph.
2. The terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
tended to four years from the commencement
of their terms; as soon as the senate snail
meet after the first election to be held after
elected in the year nineteen hundred and two
shall be divided by lot under the direction OF
the senate into two classes. as nearly as equal
as may be; the seats of the senators OF one
class shall be vacated at the expiration of
threeyears and of the other class at the exp1ra-
lion of five years; the seats OF IN senator's
elected In the year nineteen hundred ana
three, and of all senators elected therea1t ter,
shall be vacated at the expira' ion or four
years from the commencement OF their terms,
so that one-half the number of senators, as
nearly as may be. shall be elected very Sec
ond year, at the same time that members or
the general assembly are elected; and all va
cances caused by resignation or otherwise
shall be filled for the uuexpired term My.
g. Amend section III, of article Nv. by
striking o. the word annually"
Ameed Paragraph 7, of section ~ of
Article ~, so a. to read as follows:
Z. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall each receive the sum of five huD-
dred dollars for each year of their term, and
no other allowance or emplument. directly or
indirectly, fur any purpose whatever. the
president of the senate and The speaker OF the
house OF assembly shall. in virtue of their Of
| fees, receive an additional compensation equal
to one-thtrd of their allowance rs members
| 5. Amend Paragraph 3, Of Article V, so { s
to read as follows;
| g. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
| tended to four ears from the commencement
OF his term, and he shall hold his office until
| the bird Tuesday OF January, nineteen hun.
dred and six; thereafter the Governor shall
hold his office for four ears, to commence on
the third Tuesday OF January next ensuing
his election. u, d TO end on the Monday preced-
ing the third Tuesday Of January four ears
thereafter. and he shall be Incapable of hold
Ing that office for four years next after his
II m OF service shall have expired. and no APP
.,nintment or nomination TO office shall be-
made BY the Governor during the last week Of