The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-23

L Tho Court Of Errors and Appeals shall
consist Of Il Chief Judge and four Associate
Judges or any fonr Of them.
= In ease any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified Ia sit in any cause, or shall be I'M
able for the time betng % discharge the duties
of his Office whereby the whole number OF
Judges capable Of sitting shall be reduced
below four. the Governor shall designate u
Justice Of the supreme Court, the Chancellor
or Wee Chancellor 10 discharge such duties
until the disqualification Of inability shall
CEASE
Of this Court
4 Whom writ of error shall la brought,
any judicial opinion IN the cause, III favor of
or against any error complained of, slmll be
assigned Ia the Court IN writing When an
appeal shall be taken from an order or de-
cree of the Court of Ghanrcry, the Chancellor
or Vice Chancellor making such decree OF
order shall inform tho Court IN writing of his
reasons therefor
. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme court hy writ NJ error shall be
exclusively vested IN tho Court of Errors and
Appeals hal any writ OF error pending iii
the supreme Court at the lime Of the adopt,
ION OF tins amendment shall lac proceeded
upon ns If no change had taken place.
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The Court of tbauccry shall consist Of II
Chancellor md such number of Vice thans
eellef4 as shall Ire provided by law, each Of
whom may exercise the jurisdiction of the
Court The court shall muke rules govern
ing Tho hearing Of causes aud the practice ai
the Court, where the same Is moi regulated by
statute
Sactfoa
Al The end Of Paragraph l. add the follow
The Court may at in divisions at the same
OF different times and places
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Feefton -
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The Cont nf Common Pleas shall be con
sututed aud held in each county in such
manner AS mnA be provided lay Law
ARTICLE VII
CGtu- urFICEHs-
SlGtfDH II
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Judges of the Court Of Errors aud Ap-
peal=, Justices o the supreme Court the
Chancellor the Wee thaueellors and the
Judges OF the Circuit Court and of the Court
of Common Pleas shall be nominated by the
Governor aud appointed hy 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
Errors and Appeals ms heretofore existing,
shall continue III the exercise of the duties of
their respective offices according To their re-
spectlNc commissions ar appointments The
Judges Of the Court Of Errors and Appeals,
except those frat appointed the Justices of
the supreme Court, the Chancellor aud the
Vice Ghanceors shall hold their Offices for
the term of seven yrirs, and shall at stated
times receive for their services compensa-
tion which shall not DO diminished during the
term Of thcir appointment; and they shall
hold no other office under the government of
tins 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 Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the
term of i've years
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Resoirrd itbe House of Assembly con,
currlng), That the following amendments To
the constitution of this state be and the same
are hereby proposed, and when the same shall
be agreed Ia ny a majority of the members
elected 60 the senate and house of assembly,
the said amendments shall lac entered ON
their ipurna Is. with the yeas and NAYS taken
thereon, and referred Ia the legislature next
To be chosen, and published for three months
previous to the first Tuesday after the first
Monday Of November next, being the fifth
day of said month, IN NJ least one newspaper
Of each comtylt any be published therein,
president OF The senate, the speaker of the
house of assembly and the secretary of state
Amend Paragraph of section l. of
Article ~ 50 as 10 read as follows:
3. Members of the senate and general as
semhly shall be elected on the first Tuesday
year nineteen hundred aud three, members of
the general assembly shall he elected for the
term OF one Year, and IN the year nineteen
thereafter, they shall he elected for the term
of two Years; each house of the Legislatures
shall meet separately on the second Tuesday
IN January next after each election for MEM
hers OF the general assembly; the time for
holdinE such elections may he altered by the
legislature
. Amend Paragraphs and =. of Srettnn II
OF Article ~, SO us To read rs follows;
/ The senate shall be composed of one soma
tor from each county in the state elected hv
the legal voters of the counties respectively
for four Years, except A. provided IN the fol
lowing paragraph
> The terms OF the senators elected in the
year nineteen hundred and two shall he eN.
tended To four years from the commence
ment OF their terms; as soon as the senate
IN the year nineteen hundred and three, the
senators elected in that year shall be divided
10y lot under the direction of the senate into
two classes, AS nearly equal rs may be; the
seats of the senators of one class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of three years, aud of
the other class al the expiration of five wears .
the seats of the senators elected in the wear
nineteen huudredaud -four, and of all senators
elected thereafter, shall be vacated at the eXpi-
ration Of four years from the commencement
of their terms, 80 that one. half the number of
senators, as nearly as may be, shall be elected
every second YEAR at the same time that
members of the general assembly are elected :
aud all vacancies caused 10y resignation OF
otherwise shall be filled for the unexpired
terms only
ing out the word Annually"
4. Amend Paragraph :, Of Section Nv OF
Article ~, SO as 10 read as follows:
z Members Of the senate and general as
Semhly shall each receive the sum of five
hundred 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
offices, receive an additional compensation
eQua 10 one-third of their allowance MS
members
9 Amend Paragraph 8, of Article Y, so as to
read as follows;
3 The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be eX-
tended 20 four years from the commencement
of his term, and he shall hold his Office until
the third Tuesday of January, nineteen
hundred and nine; thereafter the Governor
shall hold his office for four years, TO COM
mence on the third Tuesday of January next
ensuing his election, and 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-
pired, and no appointment or nomination to
office shall he made by the Governor dur