The Morris County chronicle., 1902-08-29
ID QMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
III OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE

= LEOlSLATURE OF 1902.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate dhe 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 q ma.
Iyority ofGmembers, 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, 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
of the Senate, the speaker Of the House OF
Assembly and the secretary of state.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
l. lnser' in lieu Of paragraph 10, new par.
agraph, as follows:
IL. 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
folfeitures and grant pardons after convic-
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.
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
per OF Judges capable OF sitting shall be re
du ed below four, the Governor shall desig-
nate Justice OF the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or iee-Chancellor. to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
g.. The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
of this court.
a. When writ of error shall be brought,
m In 3D. q
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
Nice-Chaneellor making such decree or order
shall inform the court in writing of his
reasons therefor.
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised py
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vestedtn the Court of Errors and
Appeals; but any writ of error pending in the
Supreme r'ourt at the time of the adoption OF
this amendment shall be Proceeded upon as
If no change had taken place.
Section ".
|. Insert in lieu Of paragraph J. new para
graph, as follows
l. The Court of Chaneery shall consist of
chancellor and such number of Vice-chancel
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 ana 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 OF
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section VI.
|. Insert ia lieu of paragraphs l and 2, thu
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 l. q new para
graph, as follows:
l. Judges of the Court of Errors and Ar
peals, Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor, the Vice echaneellors and the Judges o
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall be nominated by the Governor ant
appointed by him with the advice and colsen
of the Senate; all persons now holding an
Office In this paragraph named, excep
the Judges of the Court of Error
and Appeals as heretofore existing, shal
continue in the exercise of tn
duties of their respective offices according Il
their respective commissions or appointments
the Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals
except those first appointed; the Justices of tn
Supreme Court. the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors shall hold their offices for the term o
seven years, and shall, at stated times, receiY
for their services compensation which shal
not be diminished during the term of their az
poiutments; and they shall hold no other otlic
under the government of this state or the Uni
ted States; the Judges of the Court of Error
and Appeals first appointed shall be appointed
one for three years, two for five years and tw'
for seven years; Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the tern
of five years.
Strike out paragraph 2. 35l