The Lambertville record., 1903-08-26
ARTICLE VI
lIlpIlIAKY

JUDICIARY
Insert IN lieu Of Section II a new section,
as follows:
/ The court of errors and appeals shall con
sist of chief indge aud fonr associate
Judges, or any four of them.
: In ease any Judge of said court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be un-
able for the time being to discharge the du-
ties of his office, whereby the whole number
of judges capable of sitting shall be reduced
below four, the governor shall designate
Justice of the supreme court, the chancellor
or Il vice-chancolor, to discharge such duties
until the disqualification or inability shall
cease
3 The secretary of state shall he the clerk
of this court
A. 'Fi.s'"~ writ of error shall be brought,
any judiciys -ri"lon In the cause, in favor of
or against any error complained of, shall be
assigned to the court III writing when an ap-
peal shall be taken from an order or decree
of the court of chancery, the chancellor or
yice-chancellor making such decree or order
shall inform the court in writing of his rea-
sons 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
this amendment shall he proceeded upon rs if
no change had taken place
SectjoH ~
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph new para
graph, rs follows;
The court of chancery shall consist of n
chancellor and such number of vice-chancel-
lors as shall be provided by law each of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court ;
the court shall make rules governing the hear
ing of causes and the practice of the court
whore the same is not regulated lay statute.
Section T.
At the end of paragraph | add the fo,-
lowing
The court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places
Strike out paragraph 3.
SfcfioH ~
Insert in lien of paragraphs l and : the
following
The court of common pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII
CIVII. OFFICERS
Section IL
/, Insert in lien of paragraph l II new lara
graph, as follows:
l, Judges of the court of errors and appeals,
Justices of the supreme court the chancellor,
the yice-chancellors 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 now holding any office
III this paragraph named, except the Judges of
the court of errors and appeals as heretofore
existing, shall continue i'll 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
chancelors shall hold their offices for the term
of seven years and shall, at stated times, re-
ceive for their services II compensation which
shall not he diminished during the term of
their appointments and they shall hold no
other office under the government of this state
or the United States the iudges of the court
of errors and appeals first appointed shall be
appointed one for three wears, 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 paragraph