The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-09
A MENDMENTs TO THE CONsTITU-
"A TON OF NEW JERS EY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1902.

BY THE LEGISLATURES OF 1902.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate tthe 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 LEI asst one newspaper OF each
county, il any be published therein, the said
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
orney-general, or two Of them OF whom the
governor, or person administering the gov
eminent, shall be one, may remit fines and
forfeitures! and grant pardons, after convfc-
ton, in all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu OF Section IL, a new section,
as follows:
1. The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist of chief judge and four associate
Judges or any four of them.
2. In case any judge OF said court shall be
dlsquallned to sit in any cause, or shall be
unable for the time being to discharge the
dutles OF MS ONCE, 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 OF vice-chancellor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification 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
assigned to the court in writing; when an APP
| peal snail be taken from an 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.
s. 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 amendment shall be proceeded upon as II
no change had taken place.
Section "
| l. Insert in lieu of paragraph /, a new para
graph, as follows:
| /. The court of chancery shall consist OF q
chancellor and such number OF vice-chancel
| Tors as shall be provided by law; each of whom
court shall 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
The court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section VI
|: Insert In lieu of paragraphs and 2, the
| following:
The court OF common pleas shall be con
stttuted and held in each county in suct
manner as may be provided by law
| ARTICLE VII.
| OWL OFFICERS.
Section H.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph /. 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 circuit court and of the court of common
pleas shall be nominated by the governor, and
| appointed by him with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate; all persons now holding
any ONCE in this paragraph named, except the
Judges OF the court of errors and appeals as
| heretofore existing. shall continue in the ex
erc1se OF the duties OF their respective offices
| according to their respective commissions OF
appointments; the judges OF the court of err
| rors ana appeals, except those first appointed
| the Justices OF the supreme court, the chan
cellor and the vice-chancellors shall hold their
ofnceS for the term of seven years. and shall
| at stated times, receive for their services !
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
| nrsJ appointed shall be appointed one fol
| 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.