The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-08
TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
- LEGISEAVIJRE OF 1912

- LEUlSLATUhE OF I92.
BE IT RESOLVE D by the Senate 0he House
OF Assembly concurriDg) that the folio wing
amendments to the constitution of this state
be. and the same are hereby proposed, and
when the same shall be agreed to by a ma
?ority ofSmembers elected to the Senate and
House of Assembly, tha said amendments
shall be enter ed on their Journals. with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred ia
the Legislature next to be chosen, 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
mon'h). in at least one newspaper of each
county, II any be published therein, the said
newspapers to be designated by the president
of the Senate, the speaker of the House OF
Assembly and the secretary of stare.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
|. Insert in lieu of paragraph 10, a new par
agraph, as follows;
TO- The governor, or rerson 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 be one, may remit fines and
fofeitures and grant pardons, after convic-
ton, in all cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
|. Insert in lieu of Section ii, new section,
as follows:
|, 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, or shall be
unable for the time being to discharge the
duties of his flee, whereby the whole mum
Der of judges capable of sitting shall be re-
du ed below four, the Governor shall desig.
pate a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or a Vice-Chancellor, TO discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
s.. 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
appeal shall be taken from an order or decree
OF the Court of Chancery, the Chancellor or
Nice-ChanceIlor 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 vestedin The Court of Errors and
Appeals; but ar W rit of error pending in the
supreme Court at the time Of the adoption OF
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as
if no change had taken lace.
Section ".
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. a new para.
graph, as follows
/. The Coart Of Chaucery shall consist of q
chancellor and such number of yice,chancel
lors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exc rcise the jurisdiction of the court; the
court snail make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practise of the court, where
the same is not regulated by statute
Section "
/. AT the end of paragraph !, add the fol
lowing:
The court may sit in divisions at the same OF
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section vi.
!. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, tn,
following;
The Cou,t of Common Pleas shall be consti
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section III.
/. Insert In lieu of paragraph l. new para
q aph, as follows:
l. Judges If the Court of Errors and Ap
peals, justices of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor the Vice chancellors and the Judges q
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall be nominated by the Goveruer and
of 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 tC
their respective commissions or appointments
the Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals
except those first appointed; the Justices of the
Supreme Court. the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors shall hold their offices 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 az.
pointments; and they shall hold no other Office
under the government of this state or the Uni
ted States; the Judges of the Court OF Errors
and Appeals first appointed shall be appointed
one for three years two for five years and tive
for seven years; Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the tern
of five years.
Strike out paragraph. 35ll