The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-01
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE.

| bCciN D9 The president OF the S6nQtR. the
speaker of the House of Assembly and the
secretary of State
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE,
insert IN lieu of Paragraph TO- new para.
graph as follows. - : = p"A -
~ me Governor, or person administering
Ins government, the Chancellor and the a 4
torney-denerai, or two OF them of whom fha
governor or person administering the govern
fai SIn snam De one, may remit fines and for
"a all cases except Impeachment.
! ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY
| follows: 9ee'ioh as
!. The Court Of Errors and Appeals SHAH
Vonslst 81 Chief Judge and four ASSOCIATE
Judges or any four Of them 800
!. 9. ~ case any Judge of said Court shall he
~ 70 sit In any cause or shall Be I'M
OF his office, whereby the whole nnn,har .sA ~
Judges capable of sitting shall be reducad IA
low Tour, The Governor shall designate a Ins-
Viz, y hils supreme Court, the Chancellor or
tii tne disqualification or inability shall cease
. Inc Secretary Of State shall be the CLERK
OF this Court. 80 ~AoiA
4 When writ of error shall be brought anv
Juuielai opinion in the cause, In favor az ~
aRalast any error complained of, shall he nd.
,qsai 70 me Court In writing When an APP
peal snail De taken from an order or decree Of
s NE court Oh Chancery, the Chancellor or Vice
Cnancellor making such decree or order shall
morn INFORM tue Court in writing Of his reasons
s. The jurisdiction heretofore exeroised NV
the supreme Court by writ of error aha X
s1caasiveiy vested IN the Court of Errors and
supreme Court at the time of the adonfion AZ
thsAmendment shall be proceeded upon IA II
no cnange had taken place.
SECTION w.
insert In lieu of Paragraph /, a new para
ri The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Jnanceiior nnd such number of Vice Chancel-
iors as shall be provided by law. each Of whom
may exercise the Jurisdiction of the Cont
Inc Court shall make rules governing fha
nearing Of causes and the practice ~ fhe
Iourt, where the same is not regulated by
SECTION v.
AZ AZ the end OF Paragraph add the following:
The Court may sit in divisions at the same
OF dlnerent times and places.
Strike out Paragraph ..
SECTION VI
Insert In lieu of Paragraph | and 2, the fol-
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. n new nara.
L.. Judges Of The Court of Errors and An.
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court. the
chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and ihe
) sd d q the Circuit Court and of the Court
oL Common Pleas shall be nominated BY the
Governor and appointed by him with the ad
vice and com ent of the Senate All nersons
now holding any office In this paragraph nam
ed except the Judges of the Court 81 Errors
and Appeals as heretofore existing shall CON
tinue In the exercise of the duties of their re-
spectlve oinces according to their respective
commissions or appointments The judges of
the Court of Errors ard Appeals. excepf those
first appointed; the Justices of the Supreme
Court, the Chancellor and the Vice Chancel-
Tors shall hold their offices for the term az
seven years, and shall at stated times receiva
Tor their services compensation which shall
net be diminished during the term of their APP
polnlnnshs ana tney snail hold no other Office
United States.
The Judges of the Court of Errors and Ap-
peals first appointed shall be appointed one for
, a Years TWO for five ears and two for
seven years: Judges of the Court of Common
i've years.
Strike out Paragraph 2.
|. Resolved Qhe. House Of Assembly con-
eurrlng), That the following amendments to
the constitution OF this slate be and the same
are hereby proposed, and when the same shall
De agreed to by majority of the members
eiecteu 10 the senate aud house of assembly
he 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-
vfous to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
Jay OF November next being the fifth days of
said month. In at least one newspaper of each
county, IL any be published therein. the said
newspaper to be designated by the president
OF the senate. the speaker of the house of as
semoly and the secretary of state.
l; Amend Paragraph g. OF Section /, of Ar
ticie ~, so as to read as follows:
b. Members of the senate and general Assem-
DIV snail be elected the first aff
the first Monday in November; in the wear
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; eachihouse 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.
e. Amend paragraphs and 2, Of Section III,
or Article Nv, 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 or the counties respectively for
four years, except as provided in the following
O. The terms of the senators elected in the
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
nineteen hundred and three the senators elect
ed in that year shall be divided by lot under
the direction of the senate into two lclasses
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 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 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
g. Amend section ILL., of article Nv, by
striking ort the word annually
A. Amend Paragraph Z. of Section ~ of
Article Nv, so as to read follows;
Z. 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-thlrd of their allowance as members
5. Amend Paragraph 3, 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
nf his term, and he shall hold his office until
the bird Tuesday of January, nineteen hun
bred and nine; thereafter the Governor shall
hold his office for four wears, to commence on
the third Tuesday Of January next ensuing
his election and to end on the Monday preced-
ing the bird Tuesday of January four years
ing that Office for four years next after hi
term of service shall have expired, and no APP
pointment or nomination to office shall be
made nv the Governor during the last week Of
his said term, SO00wla