Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-14
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.

! l. Insert in lieu Of Section II, new section
as follows:
| l. The court of errors and appeals shall con-
or any four of them.
2 In case any judge of said court shall be dis
qoaiinea to SIT IN any cause, or shall be unable
los tne lime being to discharge the duties of his
once, whereby the whole number OF Judges
/ capable of sitting shall be reduced below four
the governor shall designate a justice of the
supreme court, the chancellor or a yice-chan-
ceiior, to discharge such duties until the dis
qualification or inability shall cease
T. The secretary of state shall be the clerk of
this court.
A. When writ of error shall be brought. anv
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 be taken from order or decree Of the
court of chancery, the chancellor or yice-cban-
eeilor making such decree or order shall inform
the court in writing of his reasons therefor
8. The 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 court at the time of the ADOPTION of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon al If
no change had taken place.
Section w.
!. insert IN lieu OF paragraph l, new para
1. The court of chancery shall consist of
chancellor and such number of vic6-ehancellors
as shall be provided by law each Of whom, NAV
| exercise the jurisdiction of the court the 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 /, add the follow
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 ! and 2, the
following:
stituted 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 /, a new para
graph as follows:
l. Judges of the court of errors and appeals,
Justices OF the supreme court, the chancellor,
the vice-chanceliors 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 in the exercise of the
duties OF their respective offices according to
| their respective commissions 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
chancelors shall hold their offices for the term
of seven years, and SHALL at stated times, re-
| ceive for their services compensation which
| shall not be diminished during the term of their
| 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
and appeals first appointed shall be appointed
one for three years, two for five wears 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 2.