The Penn's Grove record., 1901-10-25
MENDMENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
N OF NEW Jersey, PROPOSED BY THE
I~EGISLAIURE NE ION.

A = hOI OCEb d LIN
LEGISLATURE OF 1901.
BIZ IT RESOLVED by the Senate the Uo,se of
Assembly concurriog), That the following
amendments o the constitution III this state be
and The same are hereby proposed, and when
the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the
members elected 10 the Senate and House Of
Assembly, the saiu amendments shall be enter.
ed on their Journals, WIN the yeas and nays
next to be chosen, and shall be published for
three months previous to the first Tuesday after
the trst Monday OF November next (being the
fifth Jay of said morthl in at least one newspa,
per OF each county, II any be published therein,
the said newspapers 10 be designated by the
president of the Senate, the sneaker az tie
House of Assembly and the secretary OF state:
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
Insert 10 lieu of Paragraph 10, a new nara
graph as follows;
10. The Governor, or person administering
the government, the Chancellor and the Az
torley General, or two Of them OF whom the
Governor or person administering the poverl-
meut shall be one, may remit fines and forfeit
ures and grant pardons, after conviction, In all
cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lien OF Section II. a new section as
/. The Court Of Errors and Appeals shall con.
sist Of a Chief Judge and four Associate Judges
or any four OF them.
, 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 Justice
u the supreme Court, the Chancellor or a Vice
Chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
g. The secretary Of State shall be the Clerk
of this Court
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 ap-
peal shallb be taken from an order or decree of
The Court of Chaneery, the Chancellor or Vice
Chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the Court in writing of his reasons there
for.
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Courtby writ OF error shall he OK
eiusiyely vested in the Court Of Errors and Ap.
peals but any writ Of error pending In The Su-
preme Court at the time of the adoption of this
amendment shall be proceeded upon as if no
change had taken place.
Section ",
Iusert in lieu Of Paragraph i anew paragraph
as follows.
l.. The Court OF Chaneery shall consist Of a
Chancellor aud such number of Vice Chancel-
iuis 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., adj the following:
rhe Court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph 3.
Section ".
Insert in lieuof Paragraphs l and ., The FOL
The Court Of Common Pleas Shall be constitu-
ted and held IN each county in such manner as
may be provided bylaw.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
Insert il lieu Of Paragraph, l, a new para
,TndgeJOf the Court of Errors ard Appeals,
| Justices OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor,
/ the Vice Chiueellors and the Judges of the Cir
! cult Court and of the Court ct Common Pleas
shall be dominated by the Governor and ap-
pointed by him with the advice and consent OF
the Senate. All persons now holding any. ul-
fee in this paragraph named except the Judges
OF the Court OF Errors aud Appeals as hereto
I fore existing, shall continue in the exercise
OF the duties of their respective offices ae-
eording to their respective commissions OF ap-
continents. The Judges OF the Court of ETfors
and Appeals, except those first appointed the
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 aud they shall hold no
! other office under the government OF this state
or the United States.
first appointed shall be appointed one tor three
wears, two for five years and two for seven
years. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
Shall hold their offices for the telm OF 1--WE years.
Strike out Paragraph :,
/. RESOLVED 1.-THE House OF Assembly con-
curringl, 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 a majority OF the members elected
10 the senate and house OF assembly, the sad
amendments shall be entered on thelf Jouindls'
with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and re,
ferred to the legislature next to be chosen, anu
published for three months previous 70 tne hfst
Tuesday after the first Monday OF November
next, being the NTH days OF sald MONTH IN ~
least one newspaper of each county II any oe
GGgssllElf fsi & 4sstsiai pSs 4-.a .-Sses ssPHare y the
speaker of the the house OF assembly and the
secretary of state.
i. Amend Paragraph 8, Of Section l., of Ar
ticfs ", so as to read as follows;
z Member of the senate and general assem-
bly, fHsEh be elected on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November in the year nine,
teen hundred and twO members OF Inc general
assembly shall be elected Tor the term OF one
year, andAl the year nineteen hundred ana
three, and every second year thereafter, they
shall be elected for the term OF TWO years eaeh
house of the legislature shall meet separately
on the second Tuesday in January next afteT
each election for members OF the general as
semhly the time for holding such elections may
be altered by the legislature.
2. Amend Paragraphs ] ana = OF aectloh IL
OF Article w, so as to read as follows:
/. The senate shall be composed OF one sena-
. wi v WV 1ohiAI a. NN1- FNtNf .
the legal voters OF the counties respectively ,IoT
four year, except as provided in the following
paragraph:
2. THE terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be extend
ed TO four years from the commencement oil
their terms as soon as the senate shall meel al
ter the first election 10 be held after the adop
ton Of this amendment. the senators elected 10
the year ~Ri1eteen hundred and two shall De dl-
yided by lot under the direction OF Inc senate
into two classes, as nearly equal as may be;
the seats of the senators of one class shall ne
vacated at the expiration OF three years, ana OF
the other class at the expiration OF hNe years;
the seats of the senator's elected IN the year
nineteen hundred and three, and OF all senators
elected thereafter, shall he vacated at Inc eN-
~piration of four years from the commencement
OF their terms, so that 0ne-hali the, NUMBER OF
senator's, as nearly as NAV be, shall be elected
every second year, at the same time that mem,
beers of the general assembly are electeu ana
all vacancies caused by resignation or DINER
wise shall be llled for the unexpIfed terms on
".
3. Amend Section III, Of article ~, by strik-
ing out the word ANNUALLY"
4. Amend Paragraph Z, OF Section " oil AT
ticle Nv, so as to read as follows
I. Members OF the senate ana general assem-
bly, shah each receive the sum OF hYe lnnurea
dollars for each year Of their term ana no otaei
ilOwance or emofument; the president OF the
senate and the speaker OF the house OF Assem-,
bly, shall, ia virtue Of their offices receive ~
additional compensation equal 10 one-thiiu VI
their allowance as members.
g.. Amend Paragraph 5, Of Article " so as 10
read as follows: a.
8. The term Of the Governor elected IN tle
year nine teen hundred and one sbail De eAtsnu,
ed to four years from the commencement u ms
term, and he shah hold his Office until the thlrd
Tuesday of January, nineteen hundred ana SIN
thereafter the Governor shall hold ms ONCE Ior
four years, to commence on the third luesaay