The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-19
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
III T.EGTSI, ATITRE OF 1902

| BE 1T REsoLyl D by the Senate Qhe 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 a ma.
| gority of1members elected to the Senate and
| House of Assembly, ths 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
mon h). in at least one newspaper of each
county. If any be published therein, the said
newspapers to be designated by the president
of the Senate, the speaker Of the House Of
Assembly and the secretary of state,
ARTICLE v.
EXECUTIVE
| /. Inser' In lieu of paragraph 10, new par
agraph, as follows:
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 be one. may remit fines and
| fo1feitures and grant pardons, after convic.
| ton, in all cases except Impeachment
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY
/. Insert in lieu of Section II, new section.
as follows:
l. The court Of errors and appeals shall
Judges, or any four of them.
q In case any Judge of said court shall be
disqualified to sit In any cause. or shall be
unable Tor the Time DelDR 10 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-
nate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or Vice-Cbancellor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
3, The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
of this court. As@Ra C. EsA
4. When writ of error shall be brought.
any judicial opinion in the cause. in favor of
or against any error complained of, shall be
n n hA r1rf TO-.
appeal shall be taken from an order or decree
of the Court of Chancery, the Chancellor or
Vice-Chancellor making such decree or order
reasons therefor.
5. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
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.
|. Insert In lieu of paragraph l. a new para.
graph, as followe:
chancellor and such number of vice chancel
Tors 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 and the practise of the court where
the same is not regulated by statute.
Section v.
l.. AT the end of paragraph /, 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 2, the
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 /. a new para
graph, as follows:
l. Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
peals, Justices of the supreme Court, the Chan
cellor, the Vice chancellOrs and the Judges f
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall be nominated by the Govern er and
Of the Senate; all persons now holding any
office In this paragraph named, except
the Judges of the Court of Errors
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; theJustices of the
supreme Court the Chancellor, the Vice Chan
cellors shall hold their offices for the term of
seven years, and shall, at stated times, receive
Tor their services a compensation which shall
not be dimished during the term of their at
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
one for three years, two for five 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 out paragraph 2. 35ll