Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

Judiciary.

l. Insert in lieu of Section II new section.
as follows:
l. The court Of errors and appeals shall con
sist of 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 nm
able for the time being to discharge the duties
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 q vice
chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
3. The secretary Of state shall be the clerk Of
this court.
4. When writ of error shall be brought any
Judicial opinion in the cause in favor of or
against any error complained of, shall be
signed to the court in writing; when appeal
shall be taken from an order or decree OF the
court of chancery, the chancellor or vice chan
cellor making such decree or order shall inform
the court in writing OF his reasons therefor.
8 The Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the supreme court by writ of error shall be ex-
clusively vested in the court of errors and APP
peals, 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 lad taken place.
Section II.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraph 1 new para
graph, as follows:
/. The court Of chancery shall consist of
chancellor and such number of vicechancellors
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 2.
/ At the end of paragraph add the, follow
The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 3,
Section vi
l. Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and the
The court of common pleas shall Se cNpsti-
| tuted and held in each county in ssich manner
as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS
Section IL
| l. Insert in lieu Of paragraph L a new para
| graph, as follows:
| l. Judges of the court OF errors and appeals,
| justices of the supreme court the chancellor,
the vice-chancellors and the judges of the cir
cult court and OF the court of common pleas
| shall be nominated by the governor and APP
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 exer-
else OF the duties OF their respective Offices
according to their respective commissions or
appointments; he judges OF the court of errors
and appeals, except those first appointed the
justices of the supreme court, the chancellor
and vice-chancellors shall hold their offices for
the term of seven years, and shall, at stated
times, receive for their services 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 APP
pointed 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. S-20-5t.