The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-09-20
A MENDAIENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A OF NEW JERSEY. PROPOSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1901 Il

secretary OF state
ARTICLE ".
EXECUTIVE,
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 10, a new para
TO- The Governor, or person administering
the government, the Chancellor and the At
Governor or person administering the govern
ment shall be one, may remit fines and for
Ieitures and grant .pardons, after conviction,
| IN all cases except impeachment.
| ARTICLE VI
| JUDICIARY.
Insert In lieu Of Section III, a new section AZ
| follows
!. The Court Of Errors and Appeals shall
consist of Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges or any four of them.
| 2. In case any Judge Of said Court shall be-
disqualifed to sit In any cause, or shall be I'M
of his office, whereby the whole humber Of
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be-
low four, the Governor shall designate JUS
tice OF the supreme Court, the Chancellor or q
vice Chancellor, to discharge such duties un-
til the disqualification or inability shall cease.
Y Inc Secretary OF State shall be the Clerk
4. When a writ Of error shall be brought.an
Judicial opinion in the cause. in favor of or
signed to the Court in writing. When an APP
peal shall be taken from an order or decree Of
tne court OF Chancery, the Chancellor or Vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the Court In writing of his reasons
exercised
the, Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively 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 amendment shall be proceeded upon ais il
no change mad taken place.
t SECTION ".
Insert In lieu of Paragraph !, q new para
graph as follows;
/. The Court OF Chancery shall consist Of &
chancellor md such number of Vice Chancel-
lots 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
SECTION "
Atthe end of Paragraph add the following
The Court may sit In divisions at the same
or different times and places.
strike out Paragraph g.
Insert In lieu Of Paragraph and Q, the fol-
The Court Of Common Pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held In each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
OWL oFFIoERs,
SECTION H.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph ], new para
graph as follows:
l.. Judges Of the Court of Errors and APP
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 ad
| vice and nsent Of the Senate. Ali persons
now holding any Office In this paragraph nam
and Appeals as heretofore existing shall con-
tinue in the exercise of the duties OF their re-
| spectiye offices according to their respective
| the Court OF Errors and Appeals, except those
4 nrst appointed; the Justices of the Supreme
Court, the Chancellor and the Vice Chancel-
Tors shall hold their offices for the term of
seven years, and shall at stated times receive
| Tor their services compensation which shall
pointment; 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 Common
Pleas shall hold their offices for the term of
Strike out Paragraph
| /. Resolved Cthe House of Assembly CON
ourring), 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 the members
detected to the senate and house of assembly,
| the said amendments shall be entered on their
| Journals, with the yeas and nays taken there
on and referred to the legislature next to be-
/ chosen, and published for three months pre-
vious to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November next, being the fifth days OF
said month, in at least one newspaper of each
county, If any be published therein, the said
| of the senate, the speaker of the house OF as
sembly and the secretary Of state.
| !. Amend Paragraph 9. of Section /, of Ar.
| ticle ~, so as to read as follows;
y. Members OF the senate and general assem-
bly, shall be 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, and In the year nineteen hundred
and four, and every second year thereafter,
they shall be elected for the term of two
years; eachIhouse of the legislature shall meet
separately on the second Tuesday in January
next after each election for members of the
general assembly; the time for holding such
elections may be altered by the legislature.
2. Amend paragraphs and 2, of Section II,
OF Article ~. so as TO read as follows
|. The senate shall be composed of one sena-
| tor from each county in the state. elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively for
four years,except as provided In the following
paragraph.
| 2. The terms of the senators elected in the
| year nineteen hundred and two shall be ex-
| tended to four years from the commencement
of their terms; as soon as the senate shall
| meet after the ELECTION to be held in the year
nineteen hundred and three the senators elect.
ed in that year shall be divided by lot under
the direction of the senate into two Iclasses,
| as nearly as equal as may be; the seats of the
senators OF one class shall be vacated
| at the expiration of three years, and of
| the Otherclass at the expiration OF nVe years;
| the seats of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four, and OF
ali senators elected thereafter. shall be
vacated at the expiration of four years
from the commencement OF their terms, so,
| that one-half the number of senators. as
| nearly as may be. shall be elected very sec
ond year. at the same time that me mbers OF
the general assembly are elected; and all va
/ cancies caused by resignation or otherwise
| shall be filled for the unexpired terms only:
| 8. Amend Section III, OF article ~. by
| striking ont the word annually.
4. Amend Paragraph 7, OK section ~ OF
| Article Nv, so as to read as follows:
! r. Members of the senate and general Ms
sembly shall each receive the sum OF five hun
| bred dollars for each year OF their term, and
| no other allowance or emolument, 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 of
| fees receive an additional compensation equal
| to one-third of their allowance az members
| 5. Amend Paragraph y OF Article NJ SO as
| to read as follows
| 3, The term OF the Governor elected In the
| wear nineteen hundred and four shall be eX
| tended to four years from the commencement
| or his term and he shall hold his office until
| the bird Tuesday of January nineteen hun
! dred and nine; thereafter the Governor shall
| hold his Office for four ears, to commence on
| the third Tuesday of January next ensuing
/ his election, az d TO end on the Monday proceed
4 ing the third Tuesday of January four years
! thereafter. and he shall be Incapable Of hold
4 ing that office for four years next after his
| term Of service shall have expired. and no ap
! pointment or nomination to office shall be
| made hy the Governor during the last week Of