The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-09-06
A MENDNIENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
IA OF NEW JERSEY. PROPOSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1901.

next (being the fifth day Of said month"; in at
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 TO- 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 for
FIXTURES and grant pardons, after conviction,
In all cases except impeachment
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section II, new section as
/. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist 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 I'M
| able for the time being to discharge the duties
Of his Office, whereby the whole number OF
Judges capable OF sitting shall be reduced be-
| tice of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor or q
Vice Chancellor to discharge such duties un-
til the disqualification or inability shall cease.
| 3. The Secretary of State shall be the Clerk
of this Court.
4. When writ of error shall be brought, amy
! 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 APP
peal shall be taken from an order or decree go, Of
Chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the Court in writing of his reasons
therefor,
g. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested in the Court of Errors and
Supreme Court at the time Of the adoption Of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as II
no change mad taken place.
SECTION w.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l. a new para
l. The Court Of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor md such number of Vice Chancel-
may exercise the jurisdiction Of the Court.
The Court shall make rules governing the
nearing OF causes and the practice of the
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 3.
SECTION VI
Insert in lieu Of Paragraph l 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, 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
Governor and appointed by him with the ad
wee and consent of the Senate. ALI 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-
| spective offices according to their respective
amendments. Ir6O 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
not be diminished during the term of their APP
pointment; and they shall hold no other office
under the government of this State or tho
United States.
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.
l. Resolved (the House of Assembly con-
curring), That the following amendments 10
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
yious to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day Of November next being the fifth days of
SAID month, IN at least one newspaper Of each
newspaper to be designated by the president
OF the senate, the speaker of the house OF as
sembly and the secretary of state
l. Amend Paragraph 8. Of Section l, Of Ar
ticle ~, so as to read as follows:
.. Members OF the senate and general assem-
bly, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November; in the year
n arlI md ma ll1Ere - .
general assembly shall be elected for the term
of one year, and in the year nineteen hundred
and four, and every second year thereafter,
they shall be elected for the term of Two
years; lighthouse Of the legislature shall meet
separately on the second Tuesday ia January
next after each election for members of the
general ASSEMBLY; 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.
year nineteen hundred and two Shall be ex-
tended TO four years from the commencement
of their TERMS as soon as the senate shall
meet after the election to be held in the year
n'neteen hundred and three the senators elect
ed in thar year shall be divided by lot under
the direction of the senate into two iclasses.
as nearly as equal as may be; the seats of the
senators of one class shall be vacated
at the expiration of three years, and of
the otherclass at the expiration of five years;
the seats of the senators elected in the
yesr nineteen hundred and four, 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, snail 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 unexpred terms only.
| s. Amend Section III, of article ". by
striking out the word annually
| 4 Amend Paragraph Z of Section ~ of
Article w so as to read a. follows
| T. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall each receive the sum of i've 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. ia virtue of their Of
| fees receive an additional compensation equal
| to one-third of their allowance as members
d Amend Paragraph 8, of Article Y, so as
| to read as follows.
| g. The term of the Governor elected in the
| year nineteen hundred and four 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 hun
| dred and nine; thereafter Il Governor shall
| hold his office for four ears, to commence on
the third Tuesday of January next ensuing
| his election, ar to end on the Monday proceed
| ing the third Tuesday of January four yeavs
| thereafter and he shall be incapable of hold
| ing that Office for four years next after his
| term of service shall have expired. and no APP