Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-28
ARTICLE VI.

l. Insert in lieu OF Section II, a new section
as follows: = ~" seeSion'
|. The court of errors and appeals shall con-
s,se 9. eniei Judge and four associate judges
2 In case any judge of said court shall be dis
quaiinea 20 SIT N any cause, shall be unable
or ee eline being TO discharge the duties of his
office, whereby the whole number OF iudoes
capable OF sitting shall be reduced below fo,,r
the governor shall designate a Justice ~ the
supreme court, thu chancellor or n vice-chan-
cellor, TO discharge such duties until the dis
qualification or inability shall cease
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 ne taken from an order decree OF the
court OF enancery, the chancellor or vice-chan-
ceilor making such decree or order shall inform
the court in writing of his reasons therefor
D. Inc jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
supreme court by writ of error shall be ex-
clusively vested in the court of errors and
appeals; but any writ of error pending in the
supreme l! court at the time of the adoption Of
this amendment shall he proceeded upon as IL
no change had taken place.
Section ".
l. Insert. IN lieu of paragraph l, new para
graph follows:
l. The court of ehancery shall consist of
chancellor and such number of vice-ehancelIors
as shall be provided by law, each of whom may
exercise the jurisdiction OF the court tbe court
snail make rules governing the hearing of
causes and the practice of the court where the
same is not regulated by statute.
Section 2.
ing:
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 l and ., the
following:
llle 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.
|. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. a new para
graph, follows:
|. Judges OF the court of errors and appeals,
)ustices OF the supreme court, the chancellor
the vlce-chancellors and the judges of the cir
cult court and of the court of common pleas
shall be nominated by the governor and APP
pointed by him with the advice and consent 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 i'll the exercise of the
duties of their respective offices according to
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 and the vice
chancellors shall hold their offices for the term
of seven years, and SHALL at stated times, re-
ee1ve for their services compensation which
shall not be diminished during the term of then
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
| md appeals first appointed shall be appointed
one for three years, two for five years and two
| for seven years; Judges of the court of common
pleas shall hold their offices for the term of five
years.
Strike out paragraph 3