The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
TO THE CONSTITUTION
Il OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF 1902

LEGlSLAIOhE Of l9US.
BE 1T REsoLvkD by the Senate Cthe House
or 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
yority oflmembers 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
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.
l. Inser' in lieu of paragraph 10, new par
agraph, as follows:
III. 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
forfeitures 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;
consist of chief judge and four associate
Judges, or any four of them.
2. In case any judge of said court shall be
unable for the time being to discharge i the
duties of his Office, whereby the whole num-
Der of judges capable of sitting shall be re-
nate Justice of the Supreme Court the Chan
cellor or ce-Chancellor. to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease
g., The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
of this court.
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
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
Vice-Chancellor making such decree or order
shall inform. the court in writing of his
reasons therefor.
s. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vestedin 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
II no change had taken place.
Section ".
|. Insert In lieu of paragraph l, new para
graph, as follows:
l. The Court of Chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of vice-chancel-
lors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may xercise the jurisdiction of the COURT the
court snail make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practise of the court. where
the same is not regulated by statute.
Section v.
lowing
The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph ..
Section vi.
!. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2 the
following:
The Cou 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.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. new para
graph, as follows:
/. Judges of the Court of Errors and APP
cellor, the Vice.chancellors and the Judges If
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Common
Pleas shall bt nominated by the Governor and
appointed BY him with the advice and co sent
OF the Senate; all persons now holding any
office in this paragraph named, except
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; the Justices of the
cellors shall hold their offices for the term OF
seven years, and shall, at stated times receive
for their services q compensation which shall
not be diminished during the term Of their at
pointments; and they shall hold no other office
under the government of this state or the Uni
ted States; the Judges of the Court OF Errors
and Appears first appointed shall be appointed
one for three Years, two for five years and two
for seven ears: Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the term
of five years.
Strike out paragraph 2 Boil