The Penn's Grove record., 1901-10-04
A MENDMENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
IA OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF 1901.

"A Of NEh jersey, RH TIIF
LEGISLATURE OF 1901.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate rhe House nj
Assembly eoncurring), That the following
amendments { o the constitution Of this state he
and the same are hereby proposed. and when
the same shali De agreed to by a majority Of the
members elected to the Senate and House OF
Assembly. the said amendments shall be enter.
ed on their journals, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and referred to the legislature
next to be chosen, and shall be published for
three months previous to the first Tuesday after
the first Monday OF November next (bei1g Inc
ifth uay of said month) in at least one newspa.
per of each county, If any be published therein,
the said newspapers to be designated by the
president of the Senate, the speaker Of the
House OF Assembly and the secretary Of state
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 10, a new para.
graph as follows:
10. The Governor, or person administering
the government, the Chancellor and the AT.
tOrney General, or two of them of whom The
Governor Or person administering the govern.
ment shall be one, may remit fines and forfeit.
ures and grant pardons, after conviction, in ali
cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
Insert In lieu Of Section H., a new section as
follows:
i. 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
disqualified to sit IN any cause, or shall be un
able for the time being to discharge the duties
of his office, whereby the whole number oil
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be
low four, the Governor shall designate a Justice
Of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor or n Vice
Chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
3. The secretary OF Stateshallb be the CLERK
of this Court
4. When a writ of error shall be brought. apy
Judfcial opinion in the cause, in favor of OF
against any error complained Of. shall be as
signed to the Court in writing. When an an.
peal shall be taken from an order or decree o,
The Court of Chancery, 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 Court by writ OF error shall be ex.
c~lusively vested in the Court Of Ri rors and An.
preme Court at the time of the adoption Of this
amendment shall be proceeded upon as if no
change had taken place.
Section ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l., a new paragraph
as follows:
/. The Court of ChanceTy shall consist of a
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chancel.
Tors as shall be provided by law, each OF whom
may exercise the Jurisdiction of the Court. The
Court shall MAKE fnles governing the hearing
Of causes and the practice Of the Court, where
the same is not regulated by statute.
Section Y.
1t the end OF Paragraph |. add the Glowing
The Court may sit IN divisions at the sane or
different times snd places.
Strike out Paragraph 8.
Section VI.
Insert In lieu Of Paragraphs and 2, the fol-
lowing:
The Court of Common Pleas shall be c%onstitu-
ted and held IN each county In such manner as
may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
Insert IL lieu OF Paragraph, l, a new para
graph as follows:
Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor,
the Vice hancellOrs and the Judges of the Cir.
cult Court and OF the Court OF Common Pleas
shall be nominated by the Governor and ap.
pointed by him with the advice and consent Of
the Senate. All persons now holding any of.
flee in this paragraph named except The Judges
Of the Court OF Errors and Appeals as hereto
fore existing, shall continue In the exercise
OF the duties Of their respective offices ac-
cOrding to their respective commissions or ap-
pointments. The Judges Of the Court of Errors
and Appeals, except those first appointed; the
Justices OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor
and the Vice Ghancellors 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 and they shall hold no
other office under the government OF this State
VI ~ SAilNN otANAhs
The Judges of The Court of Errors and Appeals
first appointed shall be appointed one TOR three
years, two for FIVE years and two for seven
years. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
shall hold their Offices for the tel M of 1--WE years.
Strike out Paragraph Z.
l. RESOLVED (the House of Assembly con
curring), That the following amendments to the
constitution of this state be and the SAINT are
hereby proposed, and when the same shall be
agreed to by "a majority of the members elected
to the senate and house OF assembly. the said
amendments shall be entered on their journals,
with the yeas and nays taken thei con, and re.
ferred to the legislature next to be chosen, and
published for three months previous 10 the first
Tuesday after the FIST Monday of November
I Rsst' c Sssp psW WE npsn -ssSs Oh s sSig nlopfn, su ~ 6 ae
published therein, the said newspaper to be
designated by the president OF the senate, the
speaker of the the house of assembly and the
secretary Of state.
l.. Amend Paragraph 3, of Section |. of Ar
ticle lNfss-as to read as follows;
3. Members of the senate and general assem-
bly, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In November in the year nine,
teen hundred and two members of the general
assembly shall be elected for the tern, Of one
year, and in the year nineteen hufldted and
three, and every second year thereafter, they
shall be 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 members OF the general as
sembly the time for holding such elections may
be altered by the legislature.
2. Amend Paragraphs | and 2, of Section III,
OF Article w, so as To read as follows:
L. 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 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 OF
their terms as soon as the senate shall meet al
ter the first election TO be held after the adop
ton OF this amendment. the senators elected in
the wear nineteen hundred and Two shall he UI-
yided by lot under the direction of the senate
into two classes, as nearly equal as may be;
the seats OF the senators of one class shall be
vacated al the expiration of three years, and OF
the other class at the expiration of five years;
the seats of the senators elected in the year
nineteen hundred and three, and OF all senators
elected thereafter, shall be vacated at the eS-
plrati0n of four yeats from the commencement
oil their terms, so that One-half the number OF
senators, as nearly as NAV be, shall be elected
every second year, at the same time that mem
bers OF the general assembly are elected and
all vacancies caused by resignation or other
wise shall be filled for the u~nexpired terms on
ly:
8. Amend Section III, of article ", by strik-
ing out the word annually.
4 Amend Paragraph Z, Of Section ~ OF Ar
ticle ~, so as to read as follows:
Z. Members OF the senate and general assem-
gl1y shall each receive the sum OF iiye hundred
dollars for each year Of their term, and no other
senate and the speaker of the house OF assem-
bly, shall, 10 virtue of their offices, receive an
compensation equal to one-thlrd OF
their allowance as members.
3. Amend Paragraph 8, of Article V, so as to
read as follows:
3. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nine teen hundred and one shall be extend
ed to four years from the commencement Of his
term, and he shall hold his Office until the third
tuesday of January, nineteen hundred and SIX
thereafter the Governor shall hold his office for
four years, to commence on the third Tuesday
OF January next ensuing his election and to end
on the Monday proceeding the third Tuesday OF