The Jersey City news., 1901-08-10

vember next (being the fifth day of said
COUNTY II II s1, an least s one newspaper Of each
ne hs"spapers 10 be designated by the President
q the Senate the Speaker Of the House u
fASSeAiipiy anu the Secretary of State:-
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE
Insert in lieu Of Paragraph 10. a new para.
49, The Governor, person administering
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 H.. new section
/ 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
unable for the time being to discharge tns
duties of his office, whereby the whole numbsr
Of Judges capable Of sitting shall be reduced
below four, the Governor shall designate. a
Justice OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor
Vice Chancellor. to discharge such duties
until 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
any judicial opinion in the cause, in favor OF
or against any error complained of. shall be
assigned to the Court in writing When an
appeal shall be taken from order or decree
of the Court of Chancery the Chancellor or
Vice Chancellor making such decree or order
sons therefor.
3 The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
elusively vested in the Court of Errors ana
Appeals; but any writ OF error pending in the
Supreme Court at the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as
if no change had taken place.
SECTION ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l. a new para
j. The Court of chaneery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such number Of Vice chancel-
Iors as shall be provided by law, each OF
whom may exercise the jurisdiction of inc
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 V.
At the end of Paragraph l, add the follow
The Court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph :.
SECTION VI.
Insert in lieu Of Paragraphs and 2, the
following
stituted land and held in each county in such man
ner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII
CIVIL. OFFICERS.
SECTION II,
Insert in lieu of Paragraph /. q new para
l. Judges OF the Court of Errors and Appeals
Justices of the supreme Court, the Chancellor.
the Vice Chancelors and the Judges OF the
Circuit Court and of the Court OF Common
Pleas shall be nominated by the Governor and
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of the Senate The Judges Of the Court OF
Errors and Appeals. except those hrst appoihs-
ed; the Justices OF the supreme COURT Gie
Chancellor and the Vice Chaneellors SHAH hol!
their offices for the term Of seven years, ana
shall at stated times receive LOT thea ssseiess
a compensation which shall not be dtmlnishe9
during the term OF their appointment; ard
they shall hold no other Office under the gov
ernment of this State or the United States
The Judges of the Court Of Errors and Ap-
peals first appointed shall be appointed one
for three wears, two for five years and two
for seven wears Judges of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas shall hold their office for the term
of five years.
Strike out Paragraph 2.
l. Resolved ffhe House of Assembly concur
rinso That the following amendments to the
Constitution Of this State be and the same are
hereby proposed and when the same shall be
aereed H. hv 4 majority of the members elected
TO the Senate and House of Assembly, the salo
amendments shall be entered on taelr !Ssrha.s;; ;
with the yeas and nays taken thereon anu
referred to the Legislature next TO he chosen.
and published for three months previous 70
November next being the fifth day OF sail
month. in at least one neWspaper 81 eaJI ji
newspaper TO be designated oy ne prss.eenss i1as
OF the Senate, the Speaker of the House oh
j. Amend Paragraph 3, of Section l. OF Aru-
Gle ". so as to read as fo!lowS'-
g. Members of the Senate ana Ggheral tsssin si-
bly, shall be elected on the hrss inesoaS 49, Wr
the first Monday in November; in the year
nineteen hundred and two members OF the oeoe
eral Assembly shall be elected Tor the tenn "a
ono wear and in the year nineteen hundred
and three and every second year thereaiAets
they shall be elected for the term OF two years:
each House Of the Legislature shall meet
separately on the second TUESDAY IN JanuasS L
next after each election Iof Meiilos osdinS - sneh
elections NAV be altered by the Legislature.
> Amend Paragraphs l and =, OF fo,SoSs. Seetl.n
IT of Article w, so to read as toiloWs.-
The Senate shall be composed OF one sen en-
a4or from each county in the slate ei,eiy sleecen
~ iaoaI voters of the counties respectively
for for four years except as provided IN the foi-
lowing paragraph: sa.ors alactaI in the
,.ar nineteen hundred and one shall De eNtehus
ed to four years from the te shau maet
the thelI teh th 6rsf election to be held after the
sdoption of this amendment the oena'ois sem t sbau
ed in the year nineteen hunafeq S.ntion an. of the
be divided by lot under tns asrlv usrvSl a,nal as
Senate into two classes, as ne9rlS equet ia - -
may be; the seats of the senator's o, o,te VI thrss
shall be vacated at the eNpl!atSsoh S Snirssion on
S,ears and of the other class at the explrattoa1
az Ave years; the seats OF the seha'otS @ Ioe ard
~ ~ III ssnators elected thereafter shall De va
oated at the expiration of four years from tie
commencement of their terms, So that one one-hAa1 a.
the number of Senators. as nearly & as h,as ma he
shall be elected every secohe NSat, Ci ai ~ Y
sane time that Members of the eeneraa Isl tasil
seInbly are elected; and an aSI SaHaf he fl,ed for
~, ressienatfon or otherwise snail De h'ie" i".
the unexplfed terms only. ,.;,a w hv
"a Amend Section Ill. OF Arueie w. "
strilin@ out the word annually IVY "a
Amend Paragraph T. OF Secuoh lN' 'A
rticIe W. SO as read as folioWs;-, A.
Members of the Senate and dsneIai -.
sembIv shall each receive the sum oil hVe nun, nun
aired dollars for each year of their term, anS n,
no other allowance or emolument, airee.N tSs Ss
indirectly. for any purpose wha.sserc e If the ths
House of Assembly shall, in virtue OF their H
ofsiees receive an additional compensation
enual to one-third of their allowance as meih-
bers. /, :, .r.;c,s Y so an
to read as follows;- ,+5 in ths
g. The term of the Governor elected @ ,tsnd. IN u,1.
vear nineteen hundred and one shall De eAtenot
ed to four years from the eommenesnennI nntji ~
Ne tern, and he shall hold his onice aia.H la
the third Tuesday Of January, nineteen nun hShpTJ bs
and six. thereafter the Governor shall hotu rs rs
offiee ot,I for four years. to commence on MS bis
third Tuesday OF January Mex. Moraay preceding
the third Tuesday of January iou itf iboid