The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-16
ARTICLE VI.


] able IoT The lime being to discharge the duties
q Of his office, whereby the whole number oil
} judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be
+ low four. the Governor shall designated Justice
4 Of the supreme Court, the Chancellor or a Vice
Chancellor. to discharge such, duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
8 The secretary OF state shall be the CLERK
Of this Court.
! iudicial opinion in The cause, in favor of or
against any error complained of, shall be as
/ signed to the Court in writing. When an ap.
! peal shall be taken from an order or decree Of
The Court Of Ghancery, the Chancellor or Vice
Chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the Count in writing OF his reasons there
for.
5, The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ OF error shall be eN-
c~Iusiyely vested in the Court of II rors and APP
peals but any writ of error pending In the Sn-
preme Court at the time Of the adoption Of this
amendment shall be proceeded upon as II no
change had taken place.
Section II.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a NEW paragraph
AS follows:
l.. The Court of Chancery 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 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 /, add the following
The Court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph ).
Section ".
Insert in lieu Of Paragraphs l and 2, The fol
lowing:
The Courr Of Common Pleas shall be c%oustitu-
ted and held III each county in such manner as
may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
T.z..t l.. Ito, ~ D,.1x.,b au. ,nro
p il 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
of the duties of their respective offices ac-
curding to their respective commissions or ap-
p%pintments. 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 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 oil this state
OF the United States.
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 fnI the tenn of five years.
Strike out Paragraph ,.
/. RESOLVED 1.-THE House of Assembly con.
c~urrinel. 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 d m Iiority Of the member 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 re.
/ lerred to the legislature next to be chosen, and
published for three months previous TO the first
Tuesday after the FIST Monday of November
next. being the NTH days OF said month, in at
least one newspaper of each county, if any be
published therein, the said newsp per to be
designated by the president of the senate, the
speaker of the the house Of assembly and the
secretary Of state.
|. Amend Paragraph 8, of 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 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 each
house of the legislature shall meet separately
on the second tuesday in January next afteI
each election for members of the general as
sembly the time for holding such elections may
be altered by the legislature.
p Amend Paragraphs ! and 2, of Section II
OF Article Nv, 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 regal voters OF the counties respectively fol
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 rs the senate shall meet af'
ter the first election to be held after the adOp
ton of this amendment, the senators elected in
the year nineteen hundred and two shall be di.
vided by lot under the direction OF the senate
into two classes, as nearly equal as may be
the seas of the senators OF one class shall be
vacated at the expiration of three years, and OF
the other class at the expiration of nve years
the seats OF the senator's elected In the year
nineseen hundred and three, and of all senators
elected thereafter, shall be vacated at the eX-
piration of four years from the commencement
OF 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
beers Of the general assembly are elected and
all vacancies caused by resignation or other
wise shall be hlled for the unexpired terms on
ly.
3. Amend Section Ill, Of article ", by str,k.
ing out the word annually. :"
a: Amend Paragraph I. Of Section Nv of Ar
ticle ", so as to read as follows.
!. Members of the senate and general assem-
bly, shall each receive the sum of five hundred
dollars for each year Of their term, and no other
allowance, or emoiument; the president OF the
bly, shall, 10 virtue OF their offices, receive an
additional compensation equal to one third OF
their allowance as members.
5. Amend Paragraph 3, of Article V, so as to
read as follows:
8. 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 untii the third
Tuesday of January, nineteen hundred and six
thereafter the Governor shall hold his office for
four years, to on the third Tuesday
OF January next ensuing his election and to end
on the Monday proceeding the third Tuesday of
January four years thereafter, and he shall be
incapable of holding thai office for four years
next after his term OF service shall have expir-
ed, and no appointment OF nomination to office
shall be made by the Governor during the last
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