The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
ARTICLE vi.

JUDICIARY.
/. Insert in lieu OF Section IL, new section
as follows
l. The court OF errors and appeals shall
consist of a chief judge and four associate
judges, or any tour of them
2. In case any judge of said court shall be
ulsquallned TO sat In any cause, or shall bt
unable for the time being to discharge the
duties OF his office, y hereby the whole mum
Der OF judges capable OF sitting shall be re
duced below four, the governor shall desig
nate ajustice of the supreme court the chan
cellor OF vice-cnancellor, to discharge sucI
duties until the disqualification or inability
shall cease.
B.. The secretary OF state shall be the CLERK
of this court
any Judicial opinion in the cause, in favor OF
OF against any error complained OF, Shall bt
assigned 10 the court in writing; when an ap
peal shall be taken from an order or decree 81
the court OF chancery, the chancellor or VIC
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 adoption OF
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as ii
no change had taken place.
Section "
l. Insert In lieu OF paragraph l. a new para
/. The court OF chancery shall consist of a
chancellor ana such numner OF vice-chancel
iOIS dS Sutli We pTOVlueQ DIV law, each OF whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court; the
court shall make rules governing the hearing
of causes and the practice OF the court. where
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section "
l. At the end OF paragraph /, add the follow.
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at tile same
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph B.
Section VI.
!. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, the
following:
The court OF common pleas shall be con.
stituted and held in each county in such
manner as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
OWL OFFICERS.
Section H.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph /. a new para.
graph, as follows:
/. Judges of the court of errors and an.
peals, justices of the supreme court, the chan
cellOr, the vice chancellOrs and the tudpes az
the 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 Inc 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.
ercise OF the duties OF their respective offices
according to their respective commissions ar
appointments; the judges of the court OF err
rors and appeals, except those first appointed:
the justices of the supreme court, the chan.
eellor and the vice-chan cellors shall hold their
oinces for the term of seven years, and shall,
at stated times, receive for their services n
compensation which shall not be diminished
during the term of their appointments; and
they shall mold no other office under the gov
eminent of this state or the United States.
the Judges OF the court of errors and appeals
nrsL appointed shall be appointed one for
three years, two for 1ve years and two for
seven years; judges of the court of common
pleas shall hold their offices tor the term of
five years.
Strike out paragraph q