Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-04
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.

as follows: - " iS" secsion'
l. The court of errors and appeals shall con-
or any four Of them '1ss9'
2 In case any judge of said court shall he dis
iu'lineu 70 sle IN any cause, or shall be unable
o ~. ene ele being to discharge the duties of his
once, whereby the whole number of iidoes
capable OF sitting shall be reduced below four
the governor shall designste a Justice Of the
supreme court, the chancellor or a vice-chan-
ceilor; 10 diseha rye such duties until the dis
qualification or inability shall cease
this court M VI
A. When writ of error shall be brought any
JucieIai opinion in the cause in favor Of or
against any error complained of shall be as
signed 70 the court in writing; when an appeal
shall be taken from order or decree Of the
court OF chancery, the chancellor or vice-chan1
cellor making sueh decree or order shall inform
the court IN writing of his reasons therefor
D. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised nv the
supreme court by writ Of error shall he eT
clusiyely vested in 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 he proceeded upon as if
no change had taken place.
Section W
|. Insert in lien of paragraph l, a new para
graph, as follows:
l. The court OF chancery shall consist Of a
chancellor and such number of vict-chanceIIors
as shall be provided ny law, each of whom NAV
exercise the Jurisdiction of the court the court
shall make rules governing the hearing of
caiises and the practice OF the court where the
same is not regulated by statute.
Section 2.
l. AT the end of paragraph l. add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph g.
Section VI
!; Insert in lieu of paragraphs / and .. the
following:
The court of common pleas shall ne CON
stituted and held in each county in such Ina,
as may beprovided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS
Section IL
graph, as follows:
l. Judges of the court of errors and appeaIs
justices of the supreme court the chancellor
the vlee-chaneellors and the Judges of the al r.
cult court and of the court of common Meas
shall be nominated by the governor and APP
pointed by him with the advice and consent Of
the Senate; all persons now holding anv 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; the justices of the
supreme court, the chancellor and the vice
chancellors shall hold their offices for the term
OF seven years, and shall, at stated times re-
eelye Tor their services compensation which
shall not be diminished during the term of their
appointments; and they shall bold no other
office under the governments of this state or the
United 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 common
pleas shall hold their Offices for the term OF five
years.
Strike out par graph ..