The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-24
TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
- LEGISLATURE OF 1902

70 A1LOloLALOfE OH l9UE.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate 0he House
OF assembly concurring) that the following
amendments to the constitution Of this state
De, and the same are hereby proposed and
wnsn the same shall be agreed to by a ma
Y9rlty ofsmembers elected to the Senate and
House OF Assembly, thu 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
pc, published for three months previous to the
nrst tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next (being the fourth day of said
mon NJ, in at least one newspaper of each
county. If any be published therein, the said
newspapers to be designated by the nresident
OF the Senate, the speaker Of the House Of
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE
l. inser In lieu of paragraph 10, new par
agraph, as follows:
~. The governor, or person administerin,
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 giant pardons after conyic-
ton, In all cases except Impeachment
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
]. Insert in lieu of Section II, new section
as follows:
1. The court of errors and appeals shall
consist of q chief judge and four associate
judges, or any four of them.
2. 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 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 Cham
cellor or q Vice-Chancellor. to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
8, The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
of this court.
4. When writ of error shall be brought.
fv1f M nj 4,
or against any error complained Of shall be
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.
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vestedin the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any " 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 !, a new para
/. The Court Of Chancery shall consist of
chancellor and such number of yice-chancel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court; the
court snail make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practise of the court, where
the same is not regulated By statute.
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 q the
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 /. a new para
graph, as follows:
/. JUDGES of the Court of Errors and Ap-
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 co sent
of the Senate; all persons now holding any
office in this paragraph named, except
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
except those first appointed; the Justices of the
Supreme Court the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors shall hold their offices for the term OF
for their services a compensation which shall
not be dimished during the term of their au-
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
for seven years; Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term
Of five years.
Strike out paragraphs 35ll