The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-11
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIARY.


as follows:
l. The court OF errors and appeals shall con
SIS OF q chief Judge and four associate judges,
or any four of them.
2. In case any Judge of said court shall be
aiSquallned 10 sit In any cause, or shall be un-
able Tor the time being to discharge the duties
OF his office, whereby the whole number OF
judges capable of sitting shall be reduced be
low Tour. the governor shall designate q justice
OF the supreme court, the chancellor or a vice
chancellor, TO discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
X 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
assishea 70 the court In writing when an APP
peal snail be taken from an order OF decree Of
the court Df 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 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 If
no change had taken place.
Section ".
l.. Insert in lieu OF paragraph l a new para
graph, as follows:
l. The court of chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of yiee-chaneel-
Tors as shall be provided by law, each Of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court: the
court snail make rules governing the hearing
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section Y.
l.. At the end of paragraph l add the follow
| The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraphs
Section VI.
I; Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and 2 the
following:
The court Of common pleas shall be consti-
| tuted and held in each county ia such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
| CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section III.
l. Insert In lieu of paragraph ! a new para
| graph, as follows:
| l.. Judges of the court of errors and appeals.
justices OF the supreme court. the chancellor,
\ the yice-chanceilors and the Judges of the cir.
| cult court and of the court of common pleas
shall be nominated by the governor aud ap-
| pointed by him with the advice and consent Of
| the 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 exercise of the
l 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
I supreme court. the cndnceii0f anG the vice
chaneeilOrs shall hold thier Offices for the term
of seven years, and shall, at stated times, re-
4 celye for their services a compensation which
shall not be 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 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 FIVE years.
Strike out paragraph q