The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-29
A MENDMENTs TO THE CONsTITU-
IN TON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1902.


BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate 1.-THE House OF
Assembly concurring) that the following
amendments to the constitution of this state
when the same shall be agreed to by a. major
1ty OF members elected to the Senate and
House OF Assembly, the said amendments
yeas and nays taken thereon and referred to
the legislature next to be chosen, and shall be
first Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next (being the fourth day of said
county, If any be published therein. the said
newspapers to be designa ted by The president
OF the Senate, the speaker OF the House of
Assembly ana the Secrei airy OF state
ARTICLE "
EXECUTIVE
l. Insert 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
forteituresl and grant pardons, after convic-
ton. In all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY
l.. Insert in lieu OF Section IL, new section.
as follows:
consist OF a chief judge and four associate
judges. or any four of them.
2. In case any judge OF said court shall be
olsquAlifed to sit in any cause, or shall be
unable for the time being to discharge the
duties OF his office, hereby the whole num-
per 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 a vice-cnanceilor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
3. The secretary OF state shall be the clerk
A. When 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 an
peal 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
excu sively 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 w
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l, new para
graph, as follows:
/. The court of chancery shall consist OF a
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 Y
l. At the end OF paragraph l. add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at tile 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-
stituted ana held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL oBFIcERs.
Section H.
l. Insert In lieu of paragraph L, a new para.
]. Judges of the court of errors ana 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
heretofore existing, shall continue in the ex-
ercise of the duties of their respective offices
appointments; the judges OF the court OF err
rors and 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 a
compensation which shall not be diminished
during the term of their appointments; and
they shall nold.nO other office under the gov
eminent of this state or the United States:
the Judges of the court of errors and 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
five years.
Strike ont nara0ranh