Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-23
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.

l: Insert in lieu of Section II, new section,
as follows
l. The court of errors and appeals shall CON
sist of chief Judge and four associate Judges.
or any four of them.
2. In any judge of said court shall be dis
qualified to sit in any cause, or shall be unable
tor 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
supreme court, the chancellor or vice-chan-
cellor, to discharge such duties until the dis
qualification 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 as
signed to the court in writing; when an appeal
shall be taken from an order or decree Of the
court of chancery, the chancellor or vice-cban-
cellor making such decree 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 ex-
cluslvely 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 amendment shall be proceeded upon as il
no change had taken place.
Section w
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. a new para
graph, as follows:
l. The court of chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of vice-chancelIors
as shall be provided by law, each of whom may
eAercisc tne JURISDICTION OF the court the court
snail make rules governing the hearing of
causes and 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 g.
Section VI
!: Insert in lieu of paragraphs and @ 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 III.
L. Insert in lieu OF paragraph l. a new para
graph, as follows:
l. Judges of the court of errors and apneaJs
the vice-chancellors and the judges OF the cir
cunt court and OF the court of common pleas
shall be nominated by the governor and an
pointed by him with the advice and consent n
the Senate; all persons now holding any office
in this paragraph named, except the judges of
the court of errors and appeals as heretofore
existing, shall continue in the exercise of the
duties of their respective offices according to
their respective commissions appointments:
the judges Of the court of errors and appeals
except those first appointed; the justices Of the
supreme court, the chancellor and the vice
chancellors shall hold their offices for the term
of seven years, and SHALL at stated times, re-
ccive for their services compensation which
shall not be diminished during the term Of their
appointments; and they shall hold no other
office under the government of this state or the
United States; the judges Of the court of errors
and appeals first appointed shall be appointed
one for three years, two for five years and tus.
for seven years; judges of the court of common
pleas shall bold their Offices for the term Of five
years.
Strike out paragraph 2.