The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-19
A MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
n TON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOS

BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1902.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate tthe House OF
Assembly cOncurrtng) that the following |
amendments to the constitution of this state |
be, and the same are hereby proposed, ana |
ity of members elected to the Senate and !
House OF Assembly, the said amendments.
snail be entered on their journals, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon. and referred to
the legislature next to be chose n, and 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
month";, in at least one newspaper OF each
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 and the secre airy OF state.
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph 10, new par
agIdpn, as IolloWs;
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 De one, may remit fines and
forfe1turest 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
l. The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist of a 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
duties OF his office, hereby the whole num-
Der OF judges capable of sitting shall be re-
uuceo below four, the governor shall desig-
nate ajustice of the supreme court, the chan
cellor or q vice-chancelor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification OF inability
shall cease.
3. The secretary OF state shall be the clerk
OF this court
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 ap-
| a N mr. a T,f
| the court OF chancery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
| therefor.
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
| the supreme court by writ of error shall be
xclusively 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 "
l. Insert in lieu OF paragraph l. new para
graph, as follows:
/. The court of chancery shall consist of a
chancellor ana such numDer OF vice-chancel-
lors as shall be provided by law each OF whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of The court; the
OF causes and the practice of The court, where
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section "
l. At the end OF paragraph l, add the follow.
The court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
strike out paragraph 3.
Section VI
l. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, the
following;
The court of common pleas shall be con.
stttuted 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. a new para.
graph, as follows
/. Judges of the court of errors ana an.
peals, justices of the supreme court, the chan.
ceilor, 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
lJudgeS OF the court of errors and appeals as
heretofore existing shall continue in the ex-
efc1se OF the duties OF their respective offices
according to their respective commissions or
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: ana
they shall mold 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
pleas shall hold their offices for the term of
five years.
Strike out paragraph g