The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-11
A MENDMENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY. PROPOSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1901

| of Assembly concurring), That the folIovving
amendments to 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 thereon, and referred to the legis-
lature next to be chosen, and shall be pub
lshed for three months previous to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November
next Cbeing the fifth day of said month"; In at
least one newspaper of each county, if any 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- new para
TO- 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 H. a new section as
follows:
l. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist OF 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-
low four the Governor shall designate JUS
tee OF the Supreme Court, the Chancellor or a
Vice Chancellor, to discharge such duties I'M
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 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 APP
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
therefor.
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the. Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested In the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any writ of error pending in the
Supreme Court at the time of the adoption Of
no change mad taken place.
SECTION ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph /, a new para
graph as follows;
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor and such number of Vice Chancel-
lors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the Court.
The Court shall make rules governing the
Court. where the same is not regulated by
statute.
SECTION "
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 g.
SECTION VI
Insert in lieu of Paragraph and O. the fol-
ing:
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.
CIVIL OFFICERS,
SECTION II.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph l. a new para
graph as follows:
I fu,lU ofr ha f,f
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the
Chancellor, the Vice Chaneellors 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 cons ent 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-
spectiye offices according to their respective
commissions or appointments. The Judges 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
MT be diminished during the term of their APP
pointment; 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 Ap-
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.
/. Resolved (the House of Assembly con-
curring), 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 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
chosen, and published for three months pre-
wiz tn ha HrGf dow ffa-f Hsa
day OF November next, being the fifth days of
said month. In at 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.
1. Amend Paragraph 8. of Section l, of Ar
ticle w. so as to read as follows:
g. Members of the senate and general assem-
the first Monday in November; in the year
nineteen hundred and three members of the
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; eachkhouse of the legislature shall meet
separately on the second Tuesday in January
next after each election for members of the
general assembly; the time for holding such
elections may be altered by the legislature.
q Amend paragraphs and 2, of Section II,
of Article w, 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 legal voters of the counties respectively for
four years except as provided in the following
paragraph.
O. The terms of the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and two shall be ex-
tended 10 four 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 elect
ed in that 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;
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 senator's as
nearly as may be, shall be elected every sec
ond year, at the same time that me mbers of
the general assembly are elected; and all va
cancies caused by resignation or otherwise
shall be filled for the unexpired terms only.
8. Amend Section Ill, of article ". by
striking ont the word "annuallyn
4. Amend Paragraph 7, of Section Nv of
Article W so as to read as follows:
7. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall each receive the sum of five hum
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 virtue of their Of
fees, receive an additional compensation equal
to one-third of their allowance as members
5. Amend Paragraph 5, of Article V, 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
hold his office for four Years, to commence on
the third Tuesday of January next ensuing