The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CTATE OF NEW JERSEY.

GTATE OF NEW JERSEY.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
As required by an act entitled IAN act to
provide for submitting proposed amendments
to the Constitution of this State to the people
thereof" approved April 8, 1903, notice Il here
by given that on
Tuesday, the tWenty-SeeOnd day Of September,
1908,
A SPECIAL ELECTION
will be held in the several election districts or
precincts of this State, at such places as the
inequalities of the State shall provide. to en-
able the electors qualified to vote for members
OF the Legislature to vote for or against each
81 the following proposed amendments to the
SD. DICKINSON,
Secretary of State.
ARTICLE V.
l. Insert in lieu OF paragraph 10 a new para
graph, as follows:
10. The governor, or person administering
the government, the chancellor and the attOr-
ney general, or two of them, OF whom the gov
ernor. or person administering the govern
ment. shall be one. may remit fines and for
textures and grant pardOns, after conviction.
IN all eases except impeachment.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
l.. Insert in lieu of Section III 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 un-
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 a justice
OF the supreme court, the chancellor or a vice
chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
of this court.
4. When a writ of error shall be brought.
any judicial opinion in the cause. in favor es
or against any error complained Of. shall De
assigned to the court in writing; when an ap-
peal shall be taken from an order or decree of
the court of ehancery, 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
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 w.
/. 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 vice-chaneel-
lofs as shall be provided by law, each OF whom
may exercise the jurisdiction of the court; the
court shall make rules governing the hearing
OF causes and the practice Of the court where
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section r..
/. AT the end of paragraph / add the follow
the court may sit in divisions at the sam or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph.
Section VI.
/ Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and 2 the
following:
The court of common pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held i'm each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section II.
l.. Insert in lieu of paragraph l a new para
| l.. judges of the court of errors and appeals.
lustlces OF the supreme court: the chaneeiIor
cult court and l. of the court of c0mmon 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
| 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 shoSe nfSt appointed tine JuStlces OIL tine
| supreme court, the chancellor and the vice
| chanceliOrs shall hold thler offices for the term
| of seven years, and shall. at stated times, re-
ceive for their services a compensation which
| shall not be diminished during the term OF
their appointments; and they shall hold nc
| 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 2.