The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-22

is follows:
10. The Governor, or person administering the
the Chancellor and the Attorney |
General, or two of them of whom the GovernoSo or
person administering the government shall oe>k
)ne, may remit fines and forfeitures and grant |
oardons after conviction, in all cases except I'M
Oeachment
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lien of Section II, a new section as
follows
l. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall con-
sist of Chief Judge and four Associate Judges |
Or any four of them.
?. In case any Judge of said Court shall be dis
qualified to sit in any cause, or shall be unable
for the time ieing to discharge the duties of his
ONCE whereby the whole number OF Judges
capable OF sitting shall Ie -rCuuced :.
tie es1, vInor shall designate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor,
to discharge such duties until the disqualification
or inability shall cease.
} 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 complained of, shall be assign
ed to the Court in writing. When an appeal shall
be taken from order or decree of the Court OF
Chancery, the Chancellor Vice Chancellor
making such decree or order shall inform the
Court in writing of his reasons therefor
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
Supreme Court by writ of error shall be exclus-
lively vested in the Court of Errors and Appeals
Court at the time of the adoption of this amend
ment shall be proceeded upon as If no change had
taken place.
Section ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, new paragraph
as follows
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chancellors
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 Parag raph l, add the following
The Court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph B.
Section W.
Insert in lien of Paragraphs l and 2. the fol-
lowing:
The Court of Common Pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held in each county in such manner as
may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII
| OWL OFFICERS.
| Section II
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l, a new paragraph
rs follows:
| l. Judges of the Court of Errors ana Ap
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the
Chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and the
Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Court
| of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed by him with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. All persons
now holding any office in this paragraph
named except the Judges of the Court of En-
rors and Appeals as heretofore existing, shall
continue in the exercise OF the duties OF their
respective offices according to their respective
| com missions or appointments. The Judges
of the Court of ErrOrs and Appeals, except
those first appointed; the Justices of the Su-
preme Court, the Chancellor and the Vice
Chancellors shall hold their offices tor the term
of seven years and shall at stated times re-
ceive tor 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 APP
| peals first appointed shall be appointed one
| for three years, two for five years and two tOr
seven years. Judges of the Court OF Common
Pleas shall hold their offices for the term of
five years.
| Strike out Paragraph O.
| l. RESOLVED 1.-THE louise of Assembly, con-
curring), That the following amendments to
| the constitution of this stale 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 sh Ill 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 10 the first Tuesday after the first Mon
dav OF November next, being the fifth day OF
said month, IN ut 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
| ticle Nv, so as TO read as follows:
| g. Members of the senate ana general as
sembly shall be elected on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November; in the
year nineteen hundred and three members OF
| the general assembly shall be elected tor 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; each house OF the Legislature
shall meet separately on the second Tuesday
in January next after each election for mem
bers of the general assembly; the time for
holding such elections may be altered by the
legislature.
| 2. Amend Paragraphs and 2, of sectionII
of Article ~, so as to read as follows:
I ~ IA n ~
ator from each county in the state, elected by
the legal voters OF the counties respectively
for four years, except as provided in the fol
lowing paragraph:
q The terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and two shall be eX-
tended to tour years from the commencement
OF their terms; as soon as the senate shall
meet after the election to be held in the year
nineteen hundred and three, the senators
elected in that year shall be divided by
lot under the direction of the senate into
two classes, as nearly equal as may be;
the seats OF the senators of one class
shall be vacated at the expiration OF three
years, and of the other class at the expiration
of FIVE years; the seats OF the senators elected
In the year 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, shall be elected every second year, at
the same time that members of the general
assembly are elecCeQ; ana ali vacancies caused
by resignation or otherwise shall be filled for
the uneXpired terms only
8. Amend Section Ill, of Article w,
striking out the word annually"
A. Amend Paragraph 7, OF Section ~, OF
Article ~, so as to read as follows:
q. Members OF the senate and general as
sembly shall each receive the sum OF five hun
dred 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 virture of their
offices, receive an additional compensation
equal to one-third of their allowance as MEM
Ders.
5. Amend Paragraph 8, of Article V, so as
to read as follows:
8. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be ex-
tended to tour years from the commencement
of his term, and he shall hold his Office until
the third Tuesday of January, nineteen hun
dred and nine; thereafter the Governor shall
hold his office for four years, to commence on
the third Tuesday OF January next ensuing
his election ana to end on the Monday pre-
ceding the third Tuesday of January four
years thereafter, and he shall be incapable of
holding that office for four years next after
b is term of service shall have expired and no
appointment or nomination to Office shall be
made by the Governor during the last week
of his said term
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