The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-12
4 MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
~ TION OF NEW JERSEY, PRO-
"A POSED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF 1901

OF 1901.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate the House of
Assembly concurringl, That the following
amendments to the constitution of this state be
and the same are heceby proposed, and when the
same shall be agreed to by a ma jority of the
members elected to the Senate and House of As
semb1y, the said amendments shall be entered on
their journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon and referred to the Legislature next to be
chosen, and shall be published for three months
previous to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November next being the fifth day of said
month"; in at least one newspaper of each county
if any be published therein, the said newspapers
to be designated by the president of the Senate,
the speaker of the House of Assembly and the
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 10. new paragraph
as follows
10. The Governor, or person administering the
government, the Chancellor and the Attorney
General, or two of them of whom the Governor or
person administering the government shall be
one, may remit nnes ana tor1e1tures ana grant
pardons after conviction, in all cases except i'm
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
Insert in lieu of Section II, a new section as
follows
l. The Court of Errors and Appeals shall con-
four of them.
?. In case any Judge of said Court shall be dis
qualified to sit in any cause, shall be unable
for the time being to discharge the duties of his
Office whereby the whole number of Judges
capable of sitting shall be reduced below four
the Governor shall designate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, the Chancellor or a Vice Chancellor,
TO discharge such duties until the Specification
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 assign
ed to the Court in writing. When appeal shall
be taken from an order decree of the Court of
Chancery, the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor
r inf 10
Court in writing of his reasons therefor
| s. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
| Supreme Court by writ of error shall be eXc1us-
| lively 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 this amend
ment shall be proceeded upon as if no change had
taken place
Section ".
Insert in lieu of Paragraph 1, a new paragraph
as follows
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
| Chancellor and such number of Vice Chaucellors
| as shall be provided by law, each of whom may
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 Paragrap l, add the following
| The Court may sit in divisions at the same OF
different times and places.
Strike out Paragraph 3.
Section W.
Insert in lieu of Paragraphs l and 3 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