The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-31
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
TEGTSI.ATTTRE OF 1000


OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF 1909.
BE 1T REsoIvlD by the Senate 0he House
OF Assembly concurring) 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 a ma
Yority ofsmembers 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 v.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Inser' in lieu of paragraph 10, new par
aRraph, as follows;
III. 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.i may remit fines and
forfeltures and grant pardons, after conyic-
ton, in all cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu of Section II. new section,
as follows
/. The court of errors and appeals shall
consist of chief judge and four associate
Judges or any four of them.
0. 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
duties of his Office, whereby the whole num- mn
Der of judges capable of sitting shall be re-
du cd below four, the Governor shall desig-
nate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or Vice-Chancellor. to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease
g.. The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
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
assigned TO 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 vestedin the Court Of Errors and
Supreme .'ourt at the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as
if no change had taken place.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l, new para.
graph, as follows:
l. The Court Of Chancery shall consist of a
lors 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 and the practise of the court where
the same Is not regulated BY statute.
Section V.
l.. At the end of paragraph l, add the fol-
lowing:
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 /. new para
graph, as follows:
/. JUDGES of the Court of Errors and APP
peals, Justices Of the Supreme Court, the Chan
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall BE- nominated by the Governor and
appointed by him with the advice and consent
OF the Senate; all persons now holding any
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 or appointments;
the Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
supreme Court. the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors shall hold their offices for the term of
seven years, and shall, at stated times receive
for their services q compensation which shall
not be dimished during the term of their ar
potntments; and they shall hold no other office
under the government of this state or the Uni
ted 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 Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term
of five years.
Strike out paragraph 2. 35l1