The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
A MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
"A TON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGISLATUkE OF IQO2

A MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
"A ton OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGISLATURES OF 1902.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate (the ouse OF
Assembly ooncurring) that the following
amendments to the constitution of this ST he
pc, ana the same are hereby proposed ana
when the same Shall be agreed to by IA major
lty OF members elected to the Senate and
House OF Assembly, the said amendments
shall pc entered on their Journals, win the
yeas ana nays taken thereon, ana referred 10
the les isature next to be chose n, and shall be
published for three months previous to the
nrSl Tuesday after the first Monda of No
vember next (beiHg the fourth day of said
monthly, In ut least one newspaper OF each
county. II any be published therein, the said
newspapers 10 br design ted by the president
OF the senate, The speaker OF the House OF
Assembly and the secre any of state.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Imsert in lieu OF paragraph 49, a new par
graph, as follows:
10. The governor, or person administering
the government, the chancellor and The nj.
torney general or two OF them of whom Inc
governor, or person administering the gov
eminent. shall De one. may remit fines and
forfetturess and grant pardons, after conyic-
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
l. insert in lieu OF Section IL, a new section,
The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist OF Il Chief judge and four associate
2 In case any judge OF said court shall be
uisquaiined TO sit in any cause, or shall be
unable Tor the time being to discharge the
duties OF his office, hereby the whole num-
| Der OF Judges capable OF sitting shall be re-
uuced below four, the governor shall desig-
hale hJusLce OF the supreme court. the chan.
cellor or II vice-cnancellor to discharge snch
duties until the disqualification or Inability
| shall cease.
B. The secretary OF state shall be the clerk
| of this court
4. When writ of error shall be brought,
| a int f.af Ia.
| OF against any error complained or shall be
assigned TO the court in writing; when an az.
| peal shall be taken from an order or decree + I
Inc court oil chancery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the court in writing of his reasons
| s. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised bv
the supreme court by writ OF error shall be
| exclusively ested in the court OF errors and
appeals; but any writ of error pending in the
supreme court al the time of the adoption of
inns amendment shall be proceeded upon as If
no cDange had taken place.
Section ".
J.. insert In lieu OF paragraph l. new para
l.. The court OF chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such numper of vice-chancel-
lofs 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 an the practice OF the court where
lhe same Is not regulated by statute.
Section Y.
l. At the end OF paragraph /. add the follow.
ing: 80"
The court may sit in divisions at the same
on different times md places.
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section VI
!: Insert in lieu OF paragraphs and Q tho
following: - INC
The court OF common pleas shall be con-
stlLuteu ana held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS
Section H.
!. Insert In lieu of paragraph / a new para.
graph. AS folloWS
l. Judges of the court of errors and an
peals Justices of the supreme court, the chan
ceHof, the vice chancellors and The Judges of
the clrcn1t court and OF the court OF common
pi' as shall be nominated by the governor and
appointed by him with The advice and con.
sent OF the Senate; all persons now holding
any once IN this paragraph named, except the
Judges OIL the court of errors and aDDe1ls 80
heretofore existing, shall continue in the ex-
erclse OF the duties OF their respective offices
according to their respective comm ;ssious or
appointments; the judges OF the court of err
rors ana appeals, except those first appointed;
the Justices OF the supreme court, the chan.
cellof anu the vice-chan cellors shall hold their
omces iof the term of seven years, and shall
at stated times, receive for their services a
compensation which shall not be Diminished
they shall mold no other office under the gov
eminent OF this state the United States:
the Judges OF the court of errors and appeals
nrst appointed shall be appointed one for
three years, two for rye years and two tor
seven years; judges OF the court of common
five years
Strike out paragraph 2.