The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-06

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members elected to the Senate and House az
Assembly, the said amendments shall he enter
ed on their journals, with the yeas and NAYS
taken thereon, ard referred to the leptslatuTe
next to be chosen. and shall be published for
three mouths previous to the first Tuesday after
the first Monday OF November next tbeing the
fifth 1ay Of said monthly in a. 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.
~xECUTIv
graph as follows:
10. The Governor, or person administering
the government, the Chancellor and The Al.
turuey 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
eases except impeachment.
ARTICLE Vi.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section H., a new section as
follows:
!. The Court Of Errors and Appeals shall CON.
sist of A Chief Judge aud four Associate .Tndgps
OF any four Of them.
> In case any Judge OF said Court shall he
disqualified to sit IN any cause, or shall be un.
able for The time being to discharge the duties
of bis office, whereby the whole number OF
! Judges capable of sitting shall he reduced be
low four, the Governor shall designated Justice
Of The supreme Court, the Chancellor or a Vice
thlilAiAAAhAH 4 - - SUI ullNS uHIll me
disqualification or inability shall cease.
3. The secretary of State shall be the Clerk
Of this Count
a. 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
inform the Court in writing OF his reasons there
5. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ Of error shall he eX-
cluSiyely vested in the Court of III rors and Ap
peals but any writ OF error pending in The Si-
preme Court at the time of tile adoption of this
amendment shall be proceeded upon as if no
change had taken place.
Section ".
Insertin lieu of Paragraph l, new paragraph
T. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such Humber of Vice Chaneel.
loIs 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 y.
AT the end of Paragraph l. add the ~foIlowing:
The Court may sit in divisions at the sane Or
different times AND places.
STRIKE out Paragraph 3.
Section w.
Insert III leuol Paragraphs ! and :, the fol.
lowing;
The Court 0i Common PItaS shall he CUuStitu,
ted and held IN each county in such manner as
i may he provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section H.
Insert in lieu OF Paragraph, l, 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.
cut Court and of the Court OF Common Pleas
shall he uUminated by the Governor and ap.
pointed 10y him. with the advice and consent 6I
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.
cUrding to their respective commissions or ap-
pOlntmrnIs, The 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 wears, and shall at stated
lines receive for their services a COMPENSATION
which shall not be diminished duriug the term
OF their appointment and they shall hold no
other Office under the government OF this state
or the United States.
The Judo es of the Court of Errors and Appeals
, first appointed shall be appointed one tor three
wears, 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 five years.
STRIKE out Paragraph 2.
l.. RESOLVED uhe House of Assembly con.
e%urrinE). 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 m 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
TUESDAY after the first Monday OF November
next, being The NTH days OF said month, in at
least one ewspaper of each county, II any be
publishai herein, the satd newspaper TO be
desigLalett by the president Of the senate, The
speake{ i the the house OF assembly and the
secTetdiY Of state.
l. Amend Paragraph 3, oil Section ], OF Ar
ticle ", 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 nine.
teen hundred and two members oil 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; each
house of the legislature shall meet separately
on the second Tuesday in January next after
each election for members of the general as
Stmbly the time for holding such elections may
be alteredh the legislature.
z. Amend Paragraphs l and z, OF section IL
OF Article ~, so as to read as follows:
l.. The senate shall be composed Of one sena-
tor from each county in the state, elected ny
the legal voters of the counties respectively Tor
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 nfSt election 10 be helu aIler int duop
ton OF this amendment, the senators elected ~
the year nineteen hundred and two snail De III
yided by lot under the direction Of the senate
into two classes, as nearly equal as may Oe
the seats of the senators of one class shall ne
vacated at the expiration of three years, anu oil
the other class at the expiration OF hve 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 eN,
pirati0n of four years from the commencement
Of their terms, so that oue-half the number OF
senators, as nearly as NAV be, shall De elected
every second year, at the same time that mem,
beers OF the general assembly are elected ana
all vacancies caused by resignation or other
wise shall be hlled for the unexpifed terms ON
ly;
3. Amend Section III, of article ", by strik-
ing out the word annually"
4. Amend Paragraph :, of Section Nv oil AT
tlele ~, so as to read as follows;
I. Members of the senate and general asseun,
bly, shall each receive the sum OF hVe hhhuieu
dollars Tor each year of their term, ana no otneI
allowance or emOlumenti the president OF tme
senate and the speaker of the house OF assem-
by snail, 10 virtue OF their orlces, fectlNe an
additional compensation equal to onethiro OF
their allowance as members.
D.. Amend Paragraph 3, OF Article " So ds 10
read as follows:
g.. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nine teen hundred and one shall be extend,
ed to four years from the commencement oil ms
term, and he shall hold his office until the thIu
Tuesday OF January, nineteen hundred lu siA
thereafter the Governor shall hold his ONCE iOr
four years, to commence on the third TUESDAY
oil January next ensuing his election anu tuehu
on the Monday proceeding the third lueSuay ~
January four years thereafter, and he shdll Ne
incapable of holding that office for iour years
next after his term Of service shall have expir-
ed, ami no appointment or nomination 70 once
shall be made by the Governor during the "s'
week Of his said term.