, 1903-09-16
ARTICLE vi.


/. Insert in lieu of Section II "A new section,
as follows
|. The court of errors and appeals shall con-
sist of a chief judge and four associate Judges,
or any four OF them.
2. In case any Judge of said court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be I'M
able for the time being to discharge the duties
of his office, whereby the whole number of
Judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be-
low four; the governor shall designate Justice
of the supreme court, the chancellor or Il vice
chancellor, to d discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
3. The secretary of state shall be the clerk of
this court.
4. When IA writ of error shall be brought,
any judicial opinion in the cause, in favor of
or against any error complained OF, snail ne
assigned to the court in writings; when a n ap-
peal shall be taken from an order or decree OF
the court of chancery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the court in writing OF his reasons
therefor.
5. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme court by writ of error shall be
exclusively vested in the court of errors ana
appeals; but any writ of error pending In the
supreme court at the time OF the adoption OF
tins amendment shell be proceeded upon as If
no change had taken place.
SECTION ~.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph l a new para
graph as follows:
/, The court OF chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of v~lce-chancel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each ofwholn
may exercise the JURISDICTION OF une coufti uHe
court shall make rules governing the nearing
| of causes and the practice of the court where
the same is not regulated by statute.
SECTION V.
l. AT the end of paragraph add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions AT the same
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph j.
SECTION VI.
~
|. Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and 2 the
following:
The court of common pleas shall be constl-
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
SECTION II.
l.. Insert in lieu of paragraph l IA new para
| graph, as follows;
| justices of the supreme court, the ehahceIlor,
the vice-chancellors and the Judges oil the or
cult court ana of the court OF common Plehs
shall be nominated by the governor ana APP
pointed by him with the advice ana consent
of the Senate; all persons now holding any
Office in this paragraph named, except tne
Judges OF the court of errors and appeals as
heretofore existing, shall continue IN the eN-
ercise of the duties OF their respective oflces
according to their respective commissions or
appointments; the judges of the court OF
errors and appeals, except those nfSt APP
pointed the Justices of the supreme court,
the chancellor and the v~ice-chancellors shall
hold their offices for the term OF seven years,
and shall, at stated times, receive Tor lnelr
services a comp ensation which snail not DE
diminished during the term OF their appoint
mentsi and they shall hold no other Office
under the government OF TINS state OF lhe
United States; the judges of the court OF
errors and appeals first appointed shall De
appointed one for three years, Two LOT nNe
years and two for seven years; Judges OF the
court of common pleas shall hold their othceS
for the term of five years.
Strike ont paragraph :.