The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-23

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| pe anu the same are hereby proposed, and when
the same shall be agreed to by a majority If
G9e members elected to the Senate and House
OF Assembly, the said amendments shall be
entered on their journals, with the yeas and
nays taken thereon and referred to the legis-
Ialure next to be chosen, and shall be pub
msne9 Tor Lhree monthg previous to the first
| tuesday after the first Monday of November
next (belng the fifth day of said month"; in at
| Ieasb one neWspaE er 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 nara
| graph as follows.
III. 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 for
textures and grant pardons, after conviction,
| IN all cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
follows: -
l. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
eio consist OF 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-
ape TOT 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 JUS
tice of the Supreme Court the Chancellor or a
Vice Chancellor, to discharge such duties I'M
TIL the disqualification or inability shall cease
q The Secretary of State shall be the Clerk
of this Court.
4, When a writ of error shall be brought. any
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 an
peal shall be taken from an order or decree Of
the Court of Chancery, the Chancellor or Vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
INST u, kt.,r~ - Ii
therefor.
3. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
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 as If
no change had taken place.
SECTION ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new para
graph as follows;
|. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor md 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 rules governing 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 following:
The Court may sit In divisions at the same
or different times and places.
strike out Paragraph B.
SECTION VI
Insert in lieu of Paragraph and 2, the fol-
ing:
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS,
SECTION II.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l. a new para
graph as follows:
/. Judges of the Court of Errors and An
peals, justices of the Supreme Court, the
Chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and the
Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Court
oil Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed by him with the ad
vice and cons ent of the Senate All persons
now holding any office in this paragraph nam
ed except the Judges of the Court of Errors
| and Appeals as heretofore existing shall con-
tinue in the exercise of the duties of their re-
spectiye offices according to their respective
commissions or appointments. The Judges of
the Court of Errors and Appeals, except those
| first 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
for their services compensation which shall
MT be diminished during the term of their APP
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
five years.
Strike out Paragraph 2.
|. Resolved (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 to by 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 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
/ "a n hpT hal y hn HQv ~
said month, in at least one newspaper of each
county If any be published therein, the said
newspaper to be designated by the president
of the senate, the speaker of the house of as
sembly and the secretary of state.
| /. Amend Paragraph 3, of Section l, of Ar
tiele ", so 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
nineteen hundred and two members of the
general assembly shall be elected for the term
| of one year, and in the year nineteen hundred
and three, and every second year thereafter,
they shall be elected for the term of two
] years; eachshouse of the legislature shall meet
| separately on the second Tuesday in January
next after each election for members of the
general iassembly; 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.
g. The terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
tended to four years from the commencement
of their terms; as soon as the senate shall
meet after the first election to be held after
! the adoption of this amendment, the senators
elected In the year nineteen hundred and two
shall be divided by lot under the direction of
| the senate into two classes, as nearly as equal
as may be; the seats of the senators of one
| class shall be vacated at the expiration of
threeyears and of the other class at the exp1ra-
| ton of five years. the seats of thu senators
elected in the year nineteen hundred and
| three, and of all 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 Every sec
ond year at the same time that members OF
| the general assembly are elected; and all va
cancies caused by resignation or otherwise
shall be filed for the unexpired term only.
| 8. Amend Section III, of article Nv. by
striking o. the word annually"
a. Amend Paragraph Z, of Section lV OF
| Article ", so as to read as follows:
| z. Members of the senate and general as"
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 as members
| 8. Amend Paragraph s. of Article v, SO as
| to read as follows
| 3, The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and one shall be ex-
| tended to four years from the commencement
| Of his term and he shall hold his office until
| the bird Tuesday of January nineteen nun;
| dred and six; thereafter the Governor shall
! hold his oft for four ears, TO commence on
! The third Tuesday of January next ensuing
! his election Al to end on the Monday proceed