The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-30
4 MEHDMENTs TO THE CONsTITU-
"A TON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGTSLATURE OF 1902


BE 1T 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 a 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
county, If any be published therein, the said
nse%SSpapeps to be design ted by the president
Assembly and the secre airy OF state.
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph 10. par
agraph, as follows;
10. The governor, or person administering
the government, the chancellor and the al.
torney general, or two of them OF whom the
governor, or person administering the gov
eminent, shall he one may remit fines and
torfeituresi and grant pardons, after convic-
ton. in all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu OF Section III, new section,
as follows:
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
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be
unable for the time being to discharge the
whole
Der OF judges capable OF sitting shall be re-
duced below tour, the governor shall desig-
nate aJustice OF the supreme court, the chan
cellor or vtce-cnanceior, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification inability
shall cease.
| g. The secretary OF state shall be the clerk
| of this court
| A. When a 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 APP
peal shall be taken from an order or decree of
the court OF chancery, the chancellor 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
clusively 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 If
no change had taken place.
Section "
| l. Insert in lieu OF paragraph l, a new para
| /. The court of chancery shall consist OF a
chancellor and such numnef of Vice-chancel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court; the
| court shall make rules governing the hearing
of causes AMI the practice OF the court, where
| the same is not regulated by statute.
Section Y.
l. At the end of paragraph /, add the follow
The court may sit in divisions at tie same
or different times and places.
| Strike out paragraph 3.
Section W.
|. 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 III
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 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 office in this paragraph named, except the
judges OF the court of errors and appeals as
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
offices for the term of seven years, and shall
at stated times, receive for their services I
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
first appointed shall be appointed one fol
three years, two for Ave Years and two fol
seven years; judges of the court of common
pleas shall hold their offices tor the term O
five years.
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