The Jersey City news., 1902-09-13
LEGAL NOTICES.


AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
NEW JERSEY PROPOSED BY THE Leg
ISLATuRE OF 1907
Be it Resolved. BY the Senate ehe House Of
Assembly concurring) that the following
amendments to the constitution Of this Stats
be. and the lame are hereby proposed. anu ano
when the saile shall be agreed to by ma<
jority of members elected 70 the Senate any an9
House of Assembly the sSsd amendments snall
be entered on their journals, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and referred 70 tne
Legislature next to be chosen, and snaH ps
published for three months previous 70 tns
first Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
vember next (being the fourth day OF salJ
month";. in at least one newspaper oI eAc9
county, if any be published therein 5ne -.
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House %
Assembly and the Secretary OF State. !.
ARTICLE Y.
EXECUTIVE.
1. Insert in lieu of paragraph 10. a new par@s
graph, follows:-
10. The Governor, or person administering
the government the Chancellor and the Attor-
ney-Ceneral or two of them OF whom tns
Governor. or person administering the gov.
sernment. shall be one may remit lines ana
forfeitures and grant pardons. after convics
tion, in all cases except impeachment
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu of Section u.s a new sections
as follows:-
L The Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist of Chief Justice and four Associate
Judges or any four of them.
2. In case any Judge Of said court shall be
feq to the SIT te In 5eng to the
duties of his office, whereby the whole number
Of Judges capable of sitting shall be redueeo
Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chancellof
or vice-ChancelIor. to discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability SHAH
8. The Secretary of State shall be the clerk
4. When a writ of error shall be brought.
any judicial opinion in the cause in favor OF
or against any error complained Of, shall be
assigned to the court in writing; when an ap-
peal shall be taken from an order or decree
of the Court Of Chancery, the Chancellor or
Vice-Chancelior making sueh decree OF oroer
shall inform the court in writing OF ms reasons
therefor.
s. The jurisdiction heretofore exercised BY
the Supreme Court by writ Of error shall be
exclusively 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
no change had taken place.
SECTION ".
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph !, new para
i The Court Of Chancery shall consist of
Chancellor and such number Of Vice-Chanceilors
as shall be provided by iaw, 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-
The court may sit in divisions at the SAND
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 3:
/. Insert in lieu of paragraphs and 2, the
following
The Court of Common Pleas shall be eon-
stituted and held in each county in such man.
ner as may be provided by law.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
SECTION II.
L Insert in lieu Of paragraph !. a new para>
graph, as follows:-
i. judges of the Court of Errors andsAppeais.
Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chancellor
the Vice-Chancellor and the Judges of the Cir
cult Court and of the Court of Common Pleas
shall be nominated by the Governor and ap-
pointed by him with the advice and consent
of the Senate; all persons holding any
office in this paragraph named, except ths
Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals as
heretofore existing, shall continue in the exer-
else of the duties of their respective offices
according to their respective commits
sions or appointments; the Judges of the Court
of Errors and Appeals, except those first ap-
pointed; 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, receive for their services
a compensation which shall not be diminished
during the term of their appointment; and
they shall hold other office under the gov
erninent of this State of the United Statess
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 iva
years.
Strike out paragraph q