The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-09

Monday Of November next, being the fifth
day of said month, in at least one newspaper
Of each county, II any be published therein,
president OF the senate, the speaker of the
house of assembly and the secretary of state
Art, AIm ~ 40 farssgr rah 81 Section OF
3. 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 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; each house of the Legislature
shall meet separately on the second tuesday
IN January next after each election for MEM
beers of the general assembly; the time for
holding such elections may be altered by the
legislature.
2 Amend Paragraphs and ,, of Section Ii,
of Article ~, 80 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 of the counties respectively
for four years except as provided in the fol-
lowing paragraph
year nineteen hundred and two shall be eX-
tended to four years from the commence
ment OF their terms; rs soon as the senate
in the year 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 as may he the
seats of the senators of one class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of three years, and of
the seats of the senators elected in the year
nineteen hundred and 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
senator's as nearly as may be- shall be elected
every second year, at the same time that
members of the general assembly are elected
and all vacancies caused by resignation or
otherwise shall be filled for the unexpired
terms only.
8. Amend Section III of article ", by strik-
ing out the word Annually"
4. Amend Paragraph T. of Section ~ of
Article ~, SO as to read as follows:
z. Members of the senate and general as
sembly 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
equal to one-third of their allowance as
members
5. Amend Paragraph 8, of Article V. so as to
read as follows:
s. The term of the Governor elected in the
year nineteen hundred and four shall be ex-
tended to four years from the commencement
OF his term, and he shall hold his Office until
the third Tuesday of January, nineteen
shall hold his office for four years TO COM
mencs 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-
PRED, and no appointment or nomination to
office shall be made. by the Governor dur
ing the last week of his said term.