The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-16
THE IAMBERTYILLE RECORD
ESTlTE ar cL1EK PIEESON
WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 10, 1903
The Constitutional Amendments.

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they have much interest in the pro
posed constitutional Amendments to
be voted for on September 29d.
And perhaps many people feel thai
they nave not even knowledge enougt
of the conditions to vote intelIigibly
on the subject
TO such persons the following briei
plain statement may be interesting:
Some statement seems to be neees-
sary from the fact that either from
want of knowledge or other reasons,
some some statements are being made
TO influence people against the adop-
ton Of the amendments that are mis-
leading or untrue.
1t is said that new Court is to be
created. This is untrue. There is at
present Court Of Errors and Appeals
composed of the Judges of the Sup
RENE Court, the Chancellor and six
additional Judges making sixteen judi
yes in all. Under the proposed amend
mcnts this same Court will consist of
five independent Judges who will give
their whole attention to the business
Of this Court
1t is said that number Of new
Judges are to be created. This is un-
true. Under the proposed amend
mcnts, while five Judges are to be APP
pointed, the six additional Judges Of
the Court of Errors and Appeals will
be dispensed with. IT is also claimed
that the services Of what are called the
four additional Judges of the Circuit
Courts can be dispensed with, as the
Judges of the Supreme Court will have
more time to attend to the business i'll
the various counties of the State.
It is said that the expenses of the
courts will be greatly increased. This
will depend entirely upon the future
action of the Legislature. Ifthe amend
ments are adopted the five new Judges
will, of course, have to be paid; but
the salaries Of the six additional Judges
of the Court Of Errors who are dis
penscd with, will be saved; and if the
additional Circuit Judges aro also dis
penaad with, there will actually be n
total saving. And it is claimed that if
they are not adopted, still more ad-
ditional Circuit Judges will be appoint
ed III order to dispose of the business
of the larger counties.
The following statement in plain
language endeayors to show the actual
changes proposed and the benefits
which are expected to be derived =
CoURT or PARpoNs.
At present this Court consists of the
Governor, Chancellor and six Judges
of the Court of Errors. 1t is proposed
to make 1t consist of the Governor
Chancellor and Attorney General
This change mny not be so very i'm.
portant, but some change is necessary
ON account of these Judges being dis
pensed with, and it is claimed that I
smaller number of persons may ac
more promptly when necessary and il
all eases will be put IA satisfactory.
CoURT or ERRORS AND APPEALS.
Al present composed of sixteen Jud.
gcs rs stated above, ten of whom have
their time quito fully occupied by
business of other courts 1t is pro
posed 10 make it five independent
Judges with no other duties. Now the
Judges OF the supreme Court try the
eases in the counties, sit in the Sup
RENE Court, and also in the Cont of
Errors. II Is no uncommon thing to
hnvc II Judge adjourn his County
Cont in order to meet with tl,e Court
Of Errors, and rs We have seen in some
counties, additional Judges are pro
Vided III order to have business dis
paced of The advantages also to be
derived from having Judges relieved
of the county work, 80 they can prompt
" dispose ri the eases before them in
the higher courts, is TO apparent to
discuss. II is also claimed that 1t will
he nm advantage to have the Court of
Errors entirely independent of the
lower courts, SO that the highest court
al the State will be above even the
possibility, of having their opinions
affected, by their associations with. or
what may have occurred in those lower
courts