The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09
ARTICLE VI.

Insert in lieu of Section III, new section as
follows;
j The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist of 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 nm
able 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 supreme Court, the Chancellor
or Vice Chancellor to discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability shall
cease.
B The Secretary of State shall be the Clerk
of this Court
4 When n writ of error shall be brought,
any judicial opinion in the cause, in favor of
or against any error complained of, shall be
assigned to the Court in writing. When an
appeal shall he taken from an order or de-
cree 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.
3 The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised 10y
the supreme Court 10y writ of error shall be
exclusiNel vested in the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any writ of error pending in
the supreme Court at the time Of the adopt
ion of this amendment shall be proceeded
upon as if no change had taken place.
Section ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new para
The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chan
cellors as shall he provided by law, each of
Court The Court shall make rules govern
ing the hearing of causes and the practice of
the Court, where the same is not regulated by
statute
Section v
AT the end of Paragraph /, add the follow
The Court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places
Strike out Paragraph g.
Section ~
Insert in lieu of Paragraphs and ., the fol-
lowing:
The Court of Common Pleas shall be con
stituted and held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII
CIVIL OFFICERS
Section H.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph /, a new para
graph as follows:
/. 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 adj
vice and consent of the Senate. All persons
now holding any office in this paragraph
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shall continue in the exercise of the duties of
their respective offices according to their re-
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 at 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 Conn.,
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the
term of five years
Strike out Paragraph ?.
l. Resolued (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 10 by majority of the members
elected 10 the senate and house of assembly,
the said amendments shall be entered on
their journals, with the yeas and nays taken
TO be chosen. and published for three months
previous to the first Tuesday after the first