The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-08-21
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Insert IN lieu of Paragraph l, new para
| graph rs follows;
/ Judges of the Court of Errors ana APP
| peals, Justices of the supreme Court, the
| Chancellor, the Vice Chancelors and the
| Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Court
| of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
| vice 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 IA heretofore existing
| shall continue in the exercise of the duties OF
| their respective offices according to their re-
| speetiye commissions or appointments The
| Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals
| except those first appointed the justices of
| the supreme Court, the Chancellor and the
| Vice Chancellors shall hold their offices for
| the term OF seven years, and shall ut stated
times receive for their services compensa-
| tion 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 Com
mon Pleas shall hold their Offices for the
term of five years.
Strike out Paragraph .
l. ReSoired (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 shall
be agreed to lay n majority of the members
elected to the senate and house of assembly
the said amendments shall be entered ON
iutlI Jhulidiss WITH the yeas anu NAYS taken
thereon, and referred 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
house of assembly and the secretary of state
Amend Paragraph of Section l, of
Article ~, so as TO read as follows:
3. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall be elected ON the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November; in ths
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 wear
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 mem
beers of the general assembly; the time for
holding such elections may be altered by the
legislature.
. Amend Paragraphs and . of Section IL.
of Article ~, so as to read as follows:
l. The senate shall be composed of one soma
tor from each county i'll the state, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively
Tor four years except as provided in the fol-
lowing paragraph
The terms, of the senator's elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall he en-
tended TO four years from the commence
ment of their terms; rs soon as the senate
shall meet after the first election - be held
after the adoption of this amendment the
senator's elected in the year nineteen hundred
and two shall be divided by lot under the
direction of the senate into two classes. as
nearly equal as may be; the seats of the sena-
tors OF one class shall he vacated at the en-
plration OF three years, and of the other class
NJ 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
thelr 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
terms only
3. Amend Section III, of article Nv, by strik
ing out the word Annually"
4 Amend Paragraph z, of Section ~ of
Article ~, so as to read as follows:
:. Members OF the senate and general as
sembly snail each receive the sum of five
hundred dollars for each year of their term
and no other allowance or emolument, directly
on lndlreetly, Tor any purpose whatever; the
president of the senate and the speaker of the
house of assembly shall, in virtue of their
ohces, receive an additional compensation
equal to one-third of their allowance as
members.
. Amend Paragraph 8, of Article V, so as to
5 The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be ex- |
tended TO four years from the commencement
81 ms term and he shall hold his office until |
hundred and six; thereafter the Governor |
shall hold his office for four years 10 com |
menee on the third Tuesday of January next |
ensuing his election, and 10 end on the Mon
gay Gay preceding the third Tuesday of January |
-FOUR years thereafter, and he shall be IN
eapahle OF holding that office for four wears |
next after his term of service shall have ex-
pred ana no appointment or nomination to
once snail be made by the Governor tur /
ms the last week of his said term