The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-18
AHfIt'I4l V

Htate:
ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE
Insert in lien of Paragraph 10, "A new para
graph as follows:
10 The Governor. or person administering
the government, the Chancellor and the Al
torncy-General, or two Of them OF whom the
Governor or person administering the govern
mrnt shHll Ia one, muy remit fines and FOR
textures and grant pardona after conviction,
III all eases except Impeachment
ARTlCLEN vi
JUDICIARY
lnaert in ieu of section ii, new section as
The Court Of Errors and Appeals shall
consist Of a Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges or any four Of them.
= In ease any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified To sit III any cause, or shall DO un-
able for the time helng 10 disc harge the duties
uf his Office whereby the whole number OF
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced
below four the Governor shall designate II
dnstiee of the supreme Court, the Chancellor
or n Vice Chancellor, To discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability shall
cease
3. The Secretary of State shall he the CLERK
4 When a writ of errar shall bp brought
any judicial opinion III the cause, in favor ol
or against my error complained of, shall be
assigned Ia the Court IN writing When m
appeal shall lac tasen from an order or de
crco nt the Court Of thanrery the Chancellor
'
order shall inform the Court in writing of his
reasons therefor.
3 The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme Court by writ of error shall he
exclusively vested III the Court af Errors and
Appeals; Int amy writ of error pending in
the supreme enurl nj the time of the adopt
Inu 0f Tins amendment shall be proceeded
upon M If 10 change had taken place
Section u.
Insert in lion of Paragraph 1, a new para
n Ia IA Itgt#f
/ Tin Court of Chancery shnll consist of II
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chm
celdrs rs shall be- provided by law, tath OF
whom may exercise the jurisdiction of the
Court The Court shall make rules govern
inE the hearing of cuusCs and the practice of
the Court, where the same Is not regulated by
statute
Section T.
Al the cud OF Paragraph /, add the follow
The Court mny sit in divisions nt the same
or different Times aud places.
strike out Paragraph u
SECTION II
Insert in lien of Paragraphs and 9, the fol
Tie Court Of Common Pleas shall be con
stituted aud held IN ouch county in such
manner as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII
CIVIL oFfcEHs.
S1ctioH III
Insert in lien of Paragraph /, new para
graph MS follows;
Judges Of the Court of Errors and Ap-
puUls, Justices of the supreme Court, the
Chancellor, tho Vice EhancelloTs and the
Judges Of the Circuit Court and of the Court
of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed hN him with the ad-
wee aud consent of the Senate All persons
nov budding 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 tn their re-
spoctive commissions or appointments, The
Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
except those first appointed tho Justices of
the supreme Court the Chancellor and the
Vice Chnucellors shall hold their offices for
the term ol seven years, and shall at stated
times receive for thor services coupensa-
ton which shHll not be diminished during the
term ot their appointmont; and they shall
hold no other office under the government of
tins State OF the United States
The 1udgts ot the court OF Errors and APP
pcals frat appointed shall ho appointed one
for three years, two for five years and two
for seven years. Judges If the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their Offices for the
term of five years
Strike ont Paragraph
l.. HeSoiced uho House of Assembly con.
currngl, That the following amendments Ia
the constitution of this state he and the same
are hereby propused and when the same shall
he agreed to by u majority ut the members
elected 10 the senate aud house of assembly,
the said amendments shall he entered ON
thereon, and referred (" the legislature next
To be chosen, and published for throc months
previous To the first Tuesday after the first
Monday Of November next, being the fifth
day of said month, in ut least one newspaper
Of each county, If any be published therein,
the SAID newspaper to he designated by the
president of tho senate, the speaker OF the
house of assembly and the secretary of state
l. Amend Paragraph of Section l. of
Article ~, so us to read as follows;
3. MONITORS of the senate and general as
semhy shall he elected on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November; IN the
year nineteen hundred and three, members of
the general assembly shall be elected for the
term of one year, aud IN the year nineteen
hundred aud four and every second year
thereafter, they shall bc elected for the term
of two wears; each house of the legislature
shal meet separately ON the second Tuesday
IN January next after each election FOR mem-
beers of the general assembly; the time for
holding such elections may he altered by the
legislature
. Amend Paragraphs and =, of Section II
of Article Nv, sa as to read as follows:
The senate shall ho composed OF one soma
tor from each county IN the state, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively
Ter four NehlS, except rs provided III the fol-
lowing paragraph:
The terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred aud two shall be eX-
ment of their terms; as soon as the senate
shall meet after the election u be held
III the year nineteen hundred and three, the
senators elected in that year shall he divided
by lot under the direction of the senate into
two classes "a nearly equal as may he; the
seats Of the senators OF one class shall he va
Gated at the expiration of three years, and of
the other class at the expiration of live years /,
the seats of the senators elected in the wear
mneteeu hundred and four, and Of all senators
elected thereafter, shall be vacated at the expi-
ration OF four wears from the commencement
of their terms, SO that one-half the number of
senators, rs nearly ny 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 he filled for the unexpired
terms only
ing out the word Annually"
4. Amend Paragraph Z, Of Section Nv of
Article ", SO rs Ia read as follows;
:, Members Of the senate and general as
semhy shall each receive the sum of five
hundred dollars for each year of their term,
and no other allowance or omolument, 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 am additional compensation
equal 10 one-third of their allowance rs
members
3 Amend Paragraph }, of Article V, SO as to
read as follows;
8 The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be ex-
tended TO four years from the comnenc ement
of his term, and he shall hold his Office until
hundred and nine thereafter the Governor
shall hold his office for four years TO COM
mence on the third Tuesday of January next
ensuing his election, and to end ON the Mon
day preceding the third Tuesday of January
four years thereafter, and he shall be in
capable of holding that office for four years
next after his term of service shall have ex-
PRED, and no appointment or nomination TO
Office shall be made by the Governor dur
ing the last week of his said term