The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-08-06

MEESp3M on IpsS re TIE GoNSTITyTToN
a LEGISLATURE OF 1902.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate {the House of
Assembly concurringN 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 major:
ity of members elected to the Senate and
House of Assembly. the said amendments
shall be, entered on their journals, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to
the legislature next to be chosen, and shall be
published for three months previous to the
first Tuesday after the first Monday Of
November next (being the fourth day of said
month"; in at least one, newspaper of each
county, il any be published therein, the
said newspapers to be designated by the
the House of Assembly and the secretary OF
state:
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE,
/. Insert in lieu of Paragraph 10, a new para
graph as follows:
the government, the Chancellor and the At
torney-General, or two of them of whom the
Governor or person administering the govern
ment shall be one, may remit fines and for
FIXTURES and grant pardons after conviction,
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 a Chief Judge and four Associate
3 In case any Judge of said Court shall be
disqualified TO sit in any cause, or shall be I'M
of his office whereby the whole number of
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced
below four, the Governor shall designate a
or Vice Chancellor, to discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability shall
cease.
s 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
or against any error complained Of, shall be
assigned to the Court in writing. When an
appeal shall be taken from an order or de-
cree of the Court of Chancery, the Chancellor
or Vice, Chancellor making such decree or
order shall inform the Court i'll writing of his
s The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested in the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any writ of error pending in
the supreme Court at the time Of the adopt;
ion of this amendment shall be proceeded
upon as II no change had taken place.
Section "
l. Insert in lieu of Paragraph /, a new para
graph as follows:
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
Chancellor, and such number of Vice Chan.
Court. The Court shall make rules govern
ing the hearing of causes and the practice Of
the Court, where the same is not regulated by
statute.
l. At the end of Paragraph /, add the follow
inE6; oourt NAV 81, in divisions at the same
or different times and places
Strike out Paragraph 5.
Section VI.
/ Insert in lieu of Paragraphs and 2, the
The Court of Common Pleas shall be con
stituted and held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section H.
l. Insert in lien Of Paragraph /, a new para
graph as follows:
peals, Justices Of the supreme Court, the
Chancellor, the Vice Chancellors and the
Judges of the Circuit Court and of the Court
ao S, and appointed by him With the ad.
vice and consent of the Senate. All persons
now holding any Office in this paragraph
Erpors ana as e9ns
shall continue in the exercise of the duties Of
their respective offices according to their re-
tha Of ErPppes ana
except those first appointed; the. Justices OF
the supreme Court, the Chancellor and the
Vice Chancellors shall hold their offices for
the term of seven years, and shall at stated
times receive for their services a compensa-
ton which shall not be diminished during the
term of their appointment; 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 APP
peals first appointed shall be appointed one
Tor three years, two for I'VE 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 ont photographic.