The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-18
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
n OF NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE

BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate 0he 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 ma
?ority 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, aud 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 or 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
forfeitures and grant pardons, after convic-
ton, in all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu of Section II, a new section,
as follows:
consist of chief Judge and four associate
judges, or anyifour of them.
2. In case any judge of said court shall be
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.
Der of judges capable OF sitting shall be re-
du ed below four, the Governor shall desig-
nate a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chan
cellor or Vice-Chancellor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
8, 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
| laT hall
assigned to the court In writing; when an
appeal shall be taken from an order or decree
of the Court of Chaneery, the Chancellor OF
Vice-Chancellor making such decree or order
shall inform the court in writing of his
reasons therefor.
| 8. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
I the Supreme Court by writ of error shall be
| exclusively vestedih 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
| If no change had taken place.
Section ".
| l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l, a new para
| graph, as follows:
/. The Court of Chancery shall consist of
| chancellor and such number of vice -ChaDcel
| lors as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exercise the Jurisdiction of the court; thu
court shall make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practise of the court. wher
| the same is not regulated by statute.
Section V.
l. At the end of paragraph l, add the fol
The court may sit in divisions at the same o
| different times and places.
Strike out paragraph ..
Section vi.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, tn
following
The Court of Common Pleas shall be const
tuted and held in each county in such name
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
| Section II.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. new part
graph, as follows;
l. Judges of the Court of Errors and Al
| cellor, the Vice-chancellors and the Judges {
the Circuit Court and of the Court of Commo
| Pleas shall be nominated by the Governor an
appointed by him with the advice and co lsen
| of the Senate; all persons now holding an
office in this paragraph named exceI
and Appeals as heretofore existing, sha
: continue in the exercise of tn
duties of their respective offices according I
| their respective commissions or appointment
the Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeal
except those first appointed; the Justices Of tn
: eellors shall hold their offices for the term {
| seven years and shall, at stated times, recetv
! for their services q compensation which sha
not be diminished during the term of their al
pointments and they shall hold no other oifiC
! | under the government of this state or the I'm
ted States; the Judges of the Court OF Erro
and Appeals first appointed shall be appointe
one for three years, two for five years and tw
for seven years; Judges of the Court of Con
mon Pleas shall hold their offices for the teri
of Ave years
Strike out paragraph 2. 30