The Penn's Grove record., 1901-11-01
A MENDMiENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
IN OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED BY THE
IRGI9T ATTIRE OE 1Qu1


A MENpMlENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
IA OF NEW JERSEY. PROPOSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE Of 1901.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate (the House of
Assembly coHcurring), 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 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
next to be chosen, and shall be published for
three mouths previous to the first Tuesday after
he first Monday Of November next tbeing the
per OF each county. II 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.
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 all
cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section H., a new section as
/. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall con,
sist Of a Chief Judge and four Associate Judges
OF any iour Vi siem'
2. In case any Judge of said Court shall he
disqualified TO sit IN any cause, or shall be IN.
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 Justice
Of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor or a Vice
Chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
81, The secretary Of State shall he the CLARK
Of this Court.
4. When a writ of error shall be brought. anv
judicial opinion In The cause. in favor ~ n,
against any error COMPLAINED of. shall he az.
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 shat
inform the Court in writing Of his reasons theTe.
for.
the Supreme Court BY writ OF error shaIIl he ey az
c~lusiyely vested in the Conf of Elrors and An.
meals . but any writ Of error npnding in the Z h
ppreme Cont al the time of he a dnniion oT tbGis
amendment shall be proceeded upeu as If no
change had taken place.
oaot.a. ~
Insert in lieu of Paragraph |. a new narapranb
as follows,
l.. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such humber Of vice ChanreI.
lors as shall be provided by law each Of whnm
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 SAM is not regulated by statute' VIZ"
c..
Secti0h Y.
At the end of Paragraph l. add the folowino.
The Court may sf In divisions al The sarna Or
different times AVID places.
Strike out PARAGRAPH 81.
!
Setft0R VI.
Insert In lieuof paragranbs aud . tho fat
lowing: ''
The Court of Common Pleas shall he constitu.
ted and held IN each countv in such mapnsr ne
may be provided by ia W.. 10
,n,rCf W.,
AhliOLE W.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
eaos;oo III
oect'o" ~.
Insert IL lieu 81 Paragraph, /. a new para
graph as follows:
l.. Judges of the Court of Errors ard Appeals,
Justices OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor,
the Vice Chancellors and the Judges of the Cir.
cult Court and OF the Court OF Common Pleas
shall be nominated by the Governor and APP
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
eording 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. tile Chancellor
and the Vice CbancellOrs shall hold their offices
for the term of seven years, and shall at stated
lines 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
or the United States.
The Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals
first appointed shall be appointed one tor three
wears. two for five wears and two for seven
years. Judges Of she Court Of Common Pleas
shall hold their oflees for the Term Of five wears.
strike out Paragraph 3.
l.. tine House OF Assembly con
currlng), That the following amendments TO the
constitution OF this state be and the same are
hereby proposed, and when the same shall be
to the senate and house OF assembly, the said
amendments shall be entered on their journals,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and re,
ferred to the Legislature next to be chosen, and
published for three months previous to the first