The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-20
ARTICLE vi.
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one, may remit fines and forfeitures and grant
pardons after convictions in all cases except I'M
peachmeut.
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.
2. In case any Judge of said Court shall be dis
qualified to sit in any cause, or shall be unable
for the time being to discharge the duties of his
Office, whereby the whole number of Judges
capable of sitting shall be reduced below four.
the Governor shall designate Justice of the SUI
preme Court, the Chancellor or 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.
4. 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 assign
ed to the Court i'll 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 therefor
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
Supreme Court by writ of error shall be exclus-
lively 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 amend
ment shall be proceeded upon as if no change had
taken place.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 1, a new paragraph
as follows
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chance1lors
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 /, add the fo1lowing
The Court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph 3.
II
Insert in lieu of Paragraphs l and ?, the fol-
lowing
The Court of Common Pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held in each county i'll such manner as
may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
OWL OFFICERS.
Section II
Insertin lieu of Paragraph l, a new paragraph
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 adj
vice and consent of the Senate. All persons
now holding any office in this paragraph
named except the Judges of the Court OF En-
rors and Appeals as heretofore existing, shall
continue in the exercise OF the duties OF their
offices according to their respective
com missions or appointments. The Judges
of the Court of Errors and Appeals, except
those first appointed; the Justices OF the Su-
preme Court, the Chancellor and the vice
Chancellors shall hold their offices tor the term
OF seven years and shall at stated times re-
ceive tor 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
Stare or the United States.
The Judges OF the Court OF Errors ana APP
peals first appointed shall be appointed one
for three years. two tor five years and two tor
seven years. Judges OF the Court OF Common
Pleas shall hold their offices tor the term OF
i've years.
Strike out Paragraph 2.
l. ResoLUed 1.-THE House of Assembly con-
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 by majority OF theR members
elected to the senate and house of assembly, |
he said amendments shall be enJered on their
journals with the yeas and nays taken there |
IN and referred to the legislature next 10 be
chosen. and published for three months pre-
7ious to the first Tuesday after the first Mon |
lay 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 10 be designated by the president |
If the senate, the speaker of the house OF as |
sembly and the secretary OF state.
l. Amend Paragraph 3, of SecUion l, OF Ar |
icle Nv, SO as TO read as follows:
g. Members of the senate and general as |
embly shall be ele cted on the first TUESDAY |
liter the frst Monday in November; IN the |
7ear nineteen hundred and Two members OF |
he general assembly shall be elected Tor the |
ERIN of one year, and ia the year nineteen
hundred and three, and every second year |
hereafter, they shall be elected for the term |
If two wears; each house OF the legislature |
hall meet separately on the second Iuesoay
n January next after each election for men, |
)ers OF the general assembly; the time Tor /
lolding such elections may be altered by the
legislature.
B. Amend Paragraphs and 2, of Section IL,
If Article w, so as to read as follows:
l. The senate shall be composed OF one SEN
tor from each county In the state, elected by |
he legal voters OF the counties respectively |
or four years, except as provided In the foi-
owing paragraph:
rear nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
ended to tour years from the commencement
II their terms; as soon as the senate shal
meet after the first election to be held after
he adoption OF this amendment, the senators
elected In the year nineteen hundred ana two
hall be divided by lot under the direction OF
he senate into two classes, as nearly equal as
nay be; the seats of the senators OF one class
hall be vacated at the expiration OF three
,ears, and of the other class at the expiration
II We years. the seats of the senators elected |
n the year nineteen hundred ana three, ana
# all senators elected thereafter, shall be /
yacated at the expiration of four years from
he commencement of their terms, so that
alf the number of senators, as nearly as
nay be, shall be elected every second year, at
he same time that members OF the general
assembly, are elected; and all vacancies caused
w resignation or otherwise shall be filed for
he unexptred terms only.
3. Amend Section Ill, OF Artcle W. Dy
triking out the word annually"
4 Amend Paragraph 7, of Section Nv, OF
\ rttcl6 Nv, so as TO rohu dS lOllOWS'
4 Members OF the senate and general as
emily shall each receive the sum OF five hum
Ired dollars for each year of their term. and
10 other allowance or emolument, directly or
Indirectly, for any purpose whatever; the
resident OF the senate and the speaker or the
ouse of assembly shall, in yirture OF their
ffices. receive an additional compensation
quail to one-third OF their allowance as men,
s. Amend Paragraph 8. OF Article v. SO as
D read as follows
g. The term of the Governor elected In the
ear nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
ended to tour years from the commencement
his term, and he shall hold his office until
be third Tuesday OF January, nineteen hun.
red and six; thereafter the Governor shall
old his office for four years, to commence on
he third Tuesday of January next ensuing
is election and to end on the Monday pre-
eding the third Tuesday of January four
ears thereafter, and he shall be incapable of
gliding that office for four years next after
is term of service shall have expired, and no
ppofntment or nomination to Office shall be
Jade by the Governor during the last week
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