The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-26

bI OF 1909.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate 1.-THE House OF
Assembly concurring) that the following
amendments to the constitution of this state
be, and the same are hereby proposed, ana
when the same shall be agreed to by major
ity of members elected to the Senate and
House OF Assembly, the said amendments
shall be entered on their Journals with the
yeas and nays taken thereon. and referred to
the legislature next to be chose n, and shall be
published for three months previous to the
first Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
vember next (being the fourth day of said
month";, in at least one newspaper OF each
county, II any be published therein, the said
newspapers to De deSigna ted by The president
of the Senate, the speaker OF the House of
Assembly and the secre airy of state.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph 10, a new par
10. The governor. or person administering
the government, the chancellor and the at
torney-general, or two Of them OF whom the
governor, or person administering the gov
eminent, shall he one, may remit fines and
forfeituresI and grant pardons, after convic-
ton, In all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu OF Section H. new section,
as follows
l. The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist of a chief judge and four associate
judges, or any four of them.
2. In case any judge OF said court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, shall be
unable for the time being to discharge the
duties OF his office, hereby the whole num-
Der OF judges capable of sitting shall be re-
duced below four, the governor shall desig-
nate ajustice of the supreme court the chan
cellor or vice-cnaneeilor to discharge sueh
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
3. The secretary of state shall be the clerk
of this court
A. whena writ OF error shall be brought,
any Judicial opinion in the cause in favor OF
OF against any error complained OF shall be
assigned TO the court in writing; when an ap-
peal shall be taken from order or decree OF
the court OF chancery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the court in writing of his reasons
therefor.
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested in the court OF errors and
supreme court at the time of the adoption of
this amen dment shall be proceeded upon as If
no change had taken place.
Section ~
l. Insert In lieu OF paragraph /, new para
graph, as follows:
l. The court of chancery shall consist OF a
chancellor and such nurpuer OF vice-chancel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each OF whom
court shall make rules governing the hearing
of causes ami the practice of the court where
the same is not regulated by statute.
Section "
l. At the end OF paragraph l, add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph D.
Section VI
|: Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, the
following:
The court OF common pleas shall be con-
stituted and held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section H.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l, a new para
graph, as follows:
l. Judges of the court of errors and an
peals, Justices of the supreme court, the chan
cellor, the vice chAncellors and the Judges of
the c1rcu1t court and OF the court OF common
pleas shall be nominated by the governor, and
appointed by him with the advice and con.
any once In this paragraph named, except the
Judges OF the court of errors and appeals as
heretofore existing, shall continue in the ex-
ercise OF the duties OF their respective offices
according to their respective commissions or
appointments: the judges OF the court OF err
rors ana appeals, except those first appointed:
the Justices of the supreme court, the chan
celfor and the vice-chancelors shall hold their
ofhces for the term of seven years. and shall
at stated times, receive for their services a
compensation which shall not be diminished
during the term of their appointments: and
they shall mold no other office under the gov
eminent OF this state or the United States:
the Judges OF the court of errors and appeals
nrsL appointed shall be appointed one for
seven years; judges OF the court of common
pleas shall hold their offices for the term of
five years.
Strike out paragraph q