The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-17
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
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Inserttn lieu of Paragraph l, a new paragraph
as follows:
l. Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the
| Chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and the
Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Couri
of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor and appointed by him with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate. All persons
now holding any office in this paragraph
named except the Judges of the Court of Er
rors and Appeals as heretofore existing, shall
continue in the exercise OF the duties of theil
| respective 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 Su
preme Court, the Chancellor and the Vice
Chancellors shall hold their offices for the tern
| of seven years and shall at stated times re
ceive tor their services a compensation which
| shall not be diminished during the term o.
| their appointment; and they shall hold ne
other office under the government OF this
State or the United States.
The Judges OF the Court of Errors and APP
| peals first appointed shall be appointed one
| for three years, two for five years and two tOl
seven years. Judges of the Court OF Common
Pleas shall hold their offices tor the term o.
| five years.
Strike out Paragraph 2.
| l. RESOLVED 1.-THE House of Assembly con
curring), That the following amendments Il
| the constitution of this state be and the same
are hereby proposed, and when the same shall
| be agreed to by majority of the member;
elected to the senate and house of assembly
the said amendments sh II be entered on theil
| journals, with the yeas and nays taken there
| on, ana r6forf6Q TO the legislature next 10 Dc
chosen, and published for three months pre-
vious 10 the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day OF November next, being the fifth day O
said. month, IN ut least one newspaper of eacE
county, if any be published therein, the sale
| newspaper to be designated by the president
OF the senate, the speaker OF the house OF as
sembly and the secretary OF state.
l. Amend Paragraph g. OF Section /, OF Ar
| ticle ~, so as to read as follows
8. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall be elected on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November; in the
year nineteen hundred and three members OF
the general assembly shall be elected tor the
term of one year. and in the year nineteen
hundred and four, and every second yeal
thereafter, they shall be elected Tor the term
of two years; each house OF the Legislature
shall meet separately on the second Tuesday
in January next after each election for mem
bers of the general assembly; the time fol
holding such elections may be altered by the
:. Amend Paragraphs and ?, of Section IL
of Article Nv, so as to read as follows:
l. The senate shall be composed of one sen
ator from each county in the state, elected by
the legal voters OF the counties respectively
for four years, except as provided in the fol
lowing paragraph:
2. 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 yeal
nineteen hundred and three, the senators
elected in that year shall be divided by
lot under the direction of the senate into
two classes, as nearly equal may be-
the seats OF The senators of one class
shall be vacated at the expiration sot 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-halt the number of senators, as nearly as
may be, shall be elected every second year, al
the same time that members of the general
assembly are elected; and all vacanc fes caused
by resignation or otherwise shall be filled fol
the unexpired terms only.
3. Amend Section Ill, of Article ", by
striking out the word annually"
4. Amend Paragraph 7, of Section ~, OF
Article ~, so as to read as follows:
7. Members of the senate and general as
sembly shall each receive the sum of five nun
dred dollars for each year of their term, and
no other allowance or emolument, directly OF
indirectly, for any purpose whatever; the
president of the senate and the speaker of the
house OF assembly shall, in virture of then
offices, receive an additional compensation
equal to one-third of their allowance as mem
berS.
5. Amend Paragraph 3, of Article v, so as
to read as follows:
3. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be ex
tended to tour years from the commencement
of his term and he shall hold his office until
dred and nine; thereafter the Governor shall
hold his office for four years, to commence on
the third Tuesday of January next ensuing
his election ana to end on the Monday pre-
ceding the third Tuesday OF January toul
years thereafter, and he shall be incapable oil
h is term of service shall have expired, and nc
appointment or nomination to office shall be
made by the Governor during the last week
of his said term