The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE


CONSTITUTION.
CTATE OF NEW JERSEY.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
AS required by an act entitled IAN act To
TO the Constitution Of this State to the people
thereof. approved April 8, 1903, notice Is here
by given that on
Tuesday, the tWenty-Second day ofSeptember,
1908,
A SPECIAL ELECTION
viii be held in the several election districts or
precincts Of this State, at such places as the
clerks OF the several townships. cities and mu-
inequalities of the State shall provide. to en-
ape the electors qualified to vote for members
OF the Legislature to vote for or against each
OF me following proposed amendments to the
ST. DICKINSON,
Secretary of State.
ARTICLE ".
EXECUTIVE.
l. insert in lieu of paragraph 10 a new para
the government, the chancellor and the attor-
ney general, Or two of them. of whom the gny-
efnor' or person administering the govern
naent, shall be one, may remit fines and for
ielt9fes and grant pardons, after conviction.
In all cases except Impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu Of Section III a new section
as follows: ""
/. The court of errors and appeals shall eon-
siss Oh q enleI Judge and four associate Judges,
z In case any judge of said court shall be
dlsqualliled TO sit in any cause. or shall be un-
Seie LOT ane time being to discharge the duties
Oh HIS once WhlFahV tho hot r,oab@
Judges capable OF sitting shall be reduced be
low Tour, the governor shall designate a Justice
Oh inc supreme court, the chancellor or a vice
chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
oisquaiineation or inability shall cease.
8 Inc secretary of state shall be the clerk
OF this court.
A. 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
assighed 70 the court in writing when an APP
pear snail De taken from an order or decree Of
the court III chancery. the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
ihIofin the court In writing of his reasons
o. 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
inns amendment shall be proceeded upon as il
no change had taken place.
Section ".
l. Insert In lieu of paragraph a new para
| graph, as follows:
]. The court of chancery shall consist Of a
chahcelior ana such lumber of yiee-chancel-
iOrs as shall be provided by law, each of whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court: the
court snail make rules governing the hearing
| OF causes and the practice of the court where
the same is not regulated by statute.
| Section Y.
J. AT the end of paragraph / add the follow
! The court may sit in divisions at the same or
inherent times and places.
| Strike out paragraph 3.
| Section VI.
L Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and 2 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.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph i "a new para
l.. Judges of the court of errors and appeals.
justices OF the supreme court. the chancellor.
the vlce-ehaneeliors and the judges OF the cir
cult Court and of the court of common pleas
snail be nominated by the governor and 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
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 ofthe
supreme court. the chancellor and the vice
chancellors shall hold thief offices for the term
of seven years, and shall. at stated times. re-
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 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 2.