The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-02

Insert i'll lieu of Section II, new section as
follows.
The Court of Errors aud Appeals shall
consist Of Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges ~ any four OF them.
. In cnae any Judge Of aAid Court shall be
disqualified 10 sit III any cause, or shHll be nm.
able for the time being 10 discharge the duties
81 his office, whereby the whole number oi
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced
below four, the Governor sHll designate n
Jnstlce oil tho supreme Court, the Chancellor
era Nise Chancellor, 10 discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability shall
ceAsu
) The Secretary Of State shall bo the Clerk
of this Court
When u writ Of error shall bo brought
any judicial opinion in the cause, in favur of
al against my error complained Of shall be
assigned to tho Court III writing When nm
appeal shall lie tHken from an order or de-
cree OF the Court al Ehaneery, the Chancellor
or Vice Chancellor milking such decree or
order stHll inform the Court in writing of his
reasons therefor.
8 Tho Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested IN the Court of Errors and
Appeals hui any writ Of rrrar pending in
the Supreme Court nj the time of the adopt
ION nr tins amendment 4lmll be proceeded
UPON rs il ~ change had taken place.
Sectional
Insert in lien Of Paragraph I. Il new para
graph rs follows;
1 The Court of GhancerY shall consist of Il
Chancellor aud such number Of Wee Chm
Getiora rs shall be provided by law, each of
whom may exercise the jurisdiction of the
Court The Court shall make rules govern
ing the hearing of canses and the practice of
the Court, where the same Is not regulated by
stHtnc
ScctioH
Al the end Of Paragraph /, add the follow
Tho Court may SIT in divisions at the same
or different times and pltces.
STRIKE ont Paragraph
g.,fi,u -
Insert IN lien OF Paragraphs and ., the fol
rlhc Court, of Common Pleas slmll be con
manner rs may be provided lay law
ARTICLE VII
eNIi OFFICERS
NtatpH II
Insert IN ienof Paragraph /, new para
Judges of the Court al Errors and Ap-
pcais Justices Of the supreme Conrt the
chancellor, the Wee thancellnrs and the
Judges of the Circuit Court aud of the Court
OF Common l'lcns shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed 10y him with the adj
wee and consent oi the Senate All persons
NOW holding any office IN this paragraph
named, except the Judges of the Court of
Errors and Appeals rs heretofore existing,
shall continue IN the exercise of the duties of
their respective offices according to their re-
sportiNr commissions or appointments The
Judgts at the Court of Errors and Appeals,
the supreme Court thc Chancellor and the
Vice Chancellors shall hold their offices for
the term of seven Neus md shall at stated
times receive for their services a Compensa-
non which shall not he diminished during the
term Of their appointment; and they shall
hold no either Office under the government of
TINS state ar the mted States
Tho Judges Of the Court of Errors and APP
peals first appointed shalt he appointed one
for three years two FOR i've wears aud two
tnr seven years Judges Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the
term of five years.
strike out Paragraph
HcSoucd tthe House of Assembly con
eurrIupl, That the following amendments To
the constitution of this state be and the same
are horcbY proposed, and when the same shall
hc ngreed Ia hN majority of the members
elected 10 thu senate and house ui assembly,
the SAID amendments shall hr entered on
their journals, with the yeas aud NAYS taken
thereon, aud retorted Ia 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 nth
day Of sald month III ut least one newspaper
~ enrh county, n amy ho published therein
the said newspaper 10 he designated by the
president 0I the scuato. the speaker of the
house of assembly and the secretary of state.
Amend Paragraph Of section l. of
Article ~, SO a~ 10 read rs follows:
Members of the senate aud general as
sombly SHALL he elected ON the first Tuesday
after the first Monday m November; IN the
year nineteen hundred and three, members of
the general assembly shall he elected for the
term of one year, aud in the year nineteen
hundred and four, and every second year
thereafter. they shall he 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 toread as follows;
The senate shall he composed of one soma
tor from each county IN the state, elected lay
the lcEal voters of the counties respectively
Tor four Years. except ms provided in the fol
lowing paragraph;
year nineteen hundred and two shall lie VN-
tended 10 four years from the commence
mCut of their terms; rs soon rs the senate
shall meet after the election t. he held
in the year nineteen hundred and three, the
senators elected ~ that year shall be divided
by lot under the direction Of the senate into
two classes, as nearly equal rs may be the
seats of the senators of one class shall he va
Gated at the expiration of three years, and of
the other class NJ the expiration of five years !;
the seats Of the senators elected in the year
nineteen hundreda and four, and of all senators
elected thereafter, shall hc Nacatedat the oNpi-
ration ut four years from the commencement
of their terms, So that oue-half the number of
senators, AS nearly as may he, shall be elected
every second year, at the same time that
members of the general assembly are elected :;
and all vacancies caused 10y resignation or
otherwise shall he filled for the nnexpred
terms only
3 Amend section III, of article ~, by strik-
ing out the word Annually"
Amend Paragraph :, Of Section ~ Of
Article ", sn rs to rea,t rs follows:
Z. Members of the senate and general as
semhly shall each receive the sum of five
hundred dollars for each year of their term,
and no other allowance or emolument, directly
OF 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 AN additional compensation
equal Ia one-thrd of thoir allowance as
members
3 Amend Paragraph 3, of Article V, 50 as to
read AS follows:
3 The term Of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be eN-
tended ia -four years from the commencement
of his term, and he shall hold his office until
the third Tuesday of January, nineteen
hundred ana nine; thereafter the Governor
shah hold his office for four years, to COM
menee ON the third Tuesday of January neNt
ensuing his election, and to end ON the Mon
day preceding the third Tuesday of January
four years thereafter and he shall he in
capable of holding that office for tonr years
next after his term of service shall have eN-
PRED, and no appointment or nomination 10
office shall be made by the Governor dur
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