The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-11
4 MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTTTTr-
"A TON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE EEGISLATUKE OF 1o0o

A MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
"A IlON OF NEW JERSEY, PROPOSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1902
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate 1.-THE House OF
Assembly concurringl that the following
amendments to the constitution of this state
be- and the same are hereby proposed. ana
when the same shall be agreed to by n major
1ty OF members elected to the Senate and
House OF Assembly, the said amendments
shall be entered 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
nrst Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
vember next (being the fourth day of said
month";, in Mt least one newspaper OF each
county, ii any be published therein, the said
newspapers to be designt ted by the president
OF the Senate, the speaker OF the House of
Assembly ana the secre airy OF state.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
l. Insert in lieu OF paragraph 10. a new par
aSIapm AS lolloWs;
10. The governor or person administering
the government, the chancellor and the al.
Lorney -general, or two Of them OF whom the
governor, or person administering the gov
ernment shall DE one, may remit fines and
tion' In all cases except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIARY.
as follows:
|. The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist of chief judge and four associate
judges, or any four of them.
z In case any judge OF said court shall be
dlsquallned 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-
nate ajustice OF the supreme court, the chan
cellOr or vice-cnancellor, to discharge such
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
3. The secretary of state shall be the clerk
OF this court
4. When writ OF error shall be brought.
ODlniOn in few m
OF against any error complained Of Shall be
assigned TO the court in writing; when an ac-
peal snail be taken from an order or decree Il
the court OF chancery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the court in writing of his reasons
5. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme court by writ OF error shall be
excl usively vested in the court OF errors and
appeals; but any writ of error pending in the
supreme court at the time OF the adODtiOn of
this amen ment shall be proceeded upon as if
no change had taken place.
Section ".
/ Insert In lieu OF paragraph l. a new para
/. The court of chancery shall consist OF a
chancellor and such numuer 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
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section "
1. At the end OF paragraph |, add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at tie 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 CON
sltuted and held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section H.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph l. a new para.
graph, as follows:
/. Judges of the court of errors and an
peals, Justices of the supreme court, the chan
celIOr, the vice chan celIOrs and the INDIES of
Ine circuit court and OF the court OF common
pleas shall be nominated by the governor and
appointed by him with the advice and con.
sent 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 ex-
erclse OF the duties OF their respective offices
accordlng to their respective commissions or
appointments; the Judges OF the court of err
fors and appeals, except those first appointed:
the justices of the supreme court. the chan
ceilof anu the v1ce-chancellors shall hold their
Ounces Tor the term of seven years, and shall
at stated times, receive for their services a
compensation which shall not be diminished
uurlng tne term of their appointments; and
they snail mold no other office under the gov
eminent of this state the United States:
Inc Judges OF the court of errors and appeals
nTsJ appointed shall be appointed one for
bhree years, two for five years and two tor
seven years; judges OF the court of common
five years ~
Strike out paragraph q