The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-04
ARTICLE VI

JUDICIARY
Insert in hen of section II, a new section as
follows.
consist of Chief judge and four Associate
Judges or any four of them.
In ease any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified 10 slt III any cause, OF shall be UNI
able for the time being to disc harge the duties
Of hIs Office whereby the whole number of
JudPrs capable of sitting shall he reduced
below four, the Governor shall designate II
Juslicr OF the supreme Court, the Chancellor
or Vice Chancellor, To discharge such duties
until the disqualification ar inability shall
cease.
s The Secretary Of State shall he thu Clerk
of this Court
When writ Of error shall he brought
any indeal opinion IN the cause III favor of
or against any error complained of, shall be
assigned Ia the Court III writing When an
appeal shall be taken trnm an order or de
cree of the Court oi Ghaneery, the Chancellor
or Wee Chancellor making such decree or
order shall inform The Court IN writing Of his
reasons therefor
The nrisdlriian heretofore exercised 10y
the supreme Court by writ Of error Hhal be
exclusively vested IA the Court Of Errors and
Apreala hut any writ of error pending III
the supreme Court nj the time of the adopt
ION of this amendment shall he proceeded
upon as II no chanrn had tnk"n plaee
SecfioH l
Insert in lien of Paragraph !, n new para
/ The CONT Of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor aud sneh number OF Vice Chan
cellurH ns shall hc provided by law, each of
whom may exercise the jurisdiction OF the
Court Tie Court shAl make rules govern
ing The hearing Of causes aud the Practice OF
the court, where the same - NOT regulated by
statute
Sect,oH I
AT the end Of Paragraph /, add the follow
'fhe Court may sit in division. at the same
or hiirrrrut tunes and uinccr.
strike nut Paragraph q
SeettaH ~
Insert in lieu of Paragraphs and ., The fol-
The Court of Common Pleas shall be con
Stitntod aud held IN each county IN such
manner aa may Ice provided by law
ARTICLE VII
CtvIi OFFICERS
Section II
Insert in leuot Paragraph T. a new para
graph as follows;
.indgoa of tho Court of Errora aud APP
peals, Justices of thu supreme court, the
Chancellor, the Wee thanccllors and the
Judges IL tho Circuit Court and of the Court
of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed lay him with the Rd-
wee and consent Of the Senate All persons
now holding any office IN this paragraph
named, except the Judges of the Court of
Errors and Appeals as heretofore existing,
shall continue IN the exercise of the duties of
their respectiv" offices according To their re-
spoctNe commissions or appointments The
Judgct of the Court Of Errors and Appeals,
except those first appointed the Justices OF
the supreme Court, the Chancellor and the
Vice Chnucellurs shall hold their offices for
the term of seven NUtiF, aud shall nj stated
times receive Tor their services eompensa-
ton which ahall not be diminished during tho
term of their appoiulment; and they shall
hold NJ other office under the government of
tins State or the United States
The Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
peals first appointed ahall lac appointed one
Ytr fbrpr for md
Tor seven years Judges Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the
term of 1--WE years
Strike out Paragraph
ReSofced tthc House of Assembly con-
curringA HAT the following amendments to
the constitution of this state be and the same
are hereby proposed, aud when he same shall
be agreed 10 10y majority of the members
elected to tho senate and hnuso Of assembly
the said appointments shall be entered on
their Journals with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, aud referred to the legislature next
90 he chosen, Hud published for three months
previous to the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of November next, being the fifth
day of said month III AZ least one newspaper
Of each county, If any he published therein,
the SAID W~pAPrr to hc designated by the
president ui the senate. the speaker OF the
house Of assembly and the secretary of state
] Amend Paragraph Of Section l. of
Article ~, SO as to read az follows.
Members ot the senate aud general AS
symhiy shall be- elected on the first Tuesday
year nineteen hundred aud three members of
the Eeuerui assembly shall be elected for the
term OF ono year. and "a the year nineteen
hundred and iuur and every second year
thereafter. they shall las elected for the term
If two wears each house ut the legislature
shall meet -epArntrlg un tho second Tuesday
iu January neat after each election for mem
beers ~ the general assembly The time Tor
holding such elections may be altered by the
Legislature
3 Amend Paragraphs and 81 of Section Ii |
" ArtIote ~. SEQ Bs totrad Ar follows
iho tsHtte shall bt composed ~ ONE -eua- |
tor from each county IN the state. elected hy |
the legal voters Of the counties respectively ]
for four }oars except az provided in the fol |
lowing paragraph
lhe terms ut tine senators elected IA the |
year uiuet"ru hundred Hud two shall b. ,x.
tended t. four years from the commence
incui 81 their terms; as soon aa the senate
shall meet after tine election - be- held |
senators ,et ted ia that year shall be divided /
~ lot HHief the direction Of the SENATE INTO |
two ola ~st-, aa nearly equal A. may be- the |
seats ~ the stuhtur. Of one class shall be Va
Gated AZ the expiration u three years. and OF /
The older elH-- at the ehuiratiou Of five years |
the seals ii the senators elected IA the year
nineteen hundred aud four and Of all senator, /
elected thereafter shall BE- vacated AZ the expi- |
ration II teHr years from the commencement |
81 their terms 40 that out-halt the number 81 |
senators as nearly as may he. shall he elected |
ever} second year. at the same time that |
melnhers " the general assembly are elected |
and all vacancies cAnrei hy resignation or |
otherwise shall be- filled for the uneaIired /
terms only
2 Amend Section III Of article lY. hy strik. |
lng uut the word Annually
Z Amend Paragraph :. Of section ~ OF |
Article ~, 40 as To- read As follows
Member II the senate and general AS |
scnlllJ shAil each receive the sum of five |
hundred dollars for each year Of their term, |
ana NO other allowance Or amulument directly |
or indirectly, for ans purpose whatever: the |
president ~ the senate and the speaker of the |
house al assembly shall, in virtue of their |
once receive an additional compensation |
equal 70 ane-tmrd of their allowance as |
members
Amend Paragraph 3, Of Article V, so a. 10 /
read a. fulloWst
. The term Of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be OK. |
tended To four years from the commencement |
Of ms term, and he shall hold his Office until |
the third Tuesday Of January uinpteen
hundred ana nine thereafter the Governor
shail hold hls once Tor Tour years, to COM |
mencs ON the third Tuesday Of January neat
ensuing his election, aud to end on the Mon
day preceding the third Tuesday of January
four years thereafter. and he shall be IN |
capable of holding that office for four years
next after his term of service shall have ex-
pred. and no appointment or nomination TO