The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
- LEGTSIATTIRE OF 1912


BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate (the House
of Assembly concurripg) that the following
amendments to the constitution of this state
be. and the same are hereby proposed, and
when the same shall be agreed to by ma.
?Ority ofImembers elected to the Senate and
House of Assembly, the said amendments
shall be enter ed on their Journals. with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to
the Legislature next to be chosen, aud 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. if 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 state,
ARTICLE ".
EXECUTIVE.
l. Inser' In lieu of paragraph 10, new par
agraph, as follows:
10. The governor, or person 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
forfeitures and grant pardons, after convic-
ton, in all cases except Impeachment
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
!. Insert in lieu of section II, q 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
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 Justice Of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or a Vice-Chancellor. to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
g.. 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
ar a ypfp Cf n ~ 1ralo of elon -
assigned 10 the court In writing; when an
appeal shall 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.
5. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vestedil The Court of Errors and
Appeals; but ally " 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 place.
Section ~.
l. Insert In lieu of paragraph !, new para.
graph, as follows:
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of yice-chancel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may ext rcise the jurisdiction of the court; the
of causes and the practise of the court, where
the same is not regul ated BY statute.
Section V.
L.. At the end of paragraph !, add the fol-
towing:
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 consti-
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section ii.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. new para
graph, as follows:
/. Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor, the Vice-chanceilors and the Judges of
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall b. nominated by the Govern err and
appointed by him with the advice and co sent
of the Senate; all persons now holding any
flee 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
heir respective commissions or appointments;
the judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
except those first appointed: theJustices of the
supreme Court. the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors sha.l hold their offices for the term of
seven years. and shall at stated times, receive
for their services compensation which shall
not be dimished during the term of their an
pointments: and they shall hold no other office
under the government of this state or the Uni
led States; the Judges Of the Court of Errors
and Appeals first appointed shall be appointed
me for three years. two for five years and two
tor ven years; Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term
of five years.
Strike out paragraph 2. 351l