Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
n TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
cTATE OF NEW JERSEY.
a OF NEW JERSEY.

CONSTITUTION.
cTATE OF NEW JERSEY.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
AS required by an act entitled AN act TO pro-
vide for submitting proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State to the people thereof"
approved April s, 1903, notice is hereby given
that on Tuesday, the twenty-second day OF Sep
TENDER, 1908, a
SPECIAL ELECTION
will 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 enable
the electors qualified to vote for members of the
Legislature to vote for or against each of the
following proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition.
S. D. DICKINSON,
Secretary of State.
ARTICLE "
EXECUTIVE.
1. Insert in lieu Of paragraph 10 u new para
graph, as follows:
10. TheGovernor, or person administering the
government, the chancellor and thu attorney
general, or two of them, of whom the governor,
or person admins ering the , %oyernment, shall
grant pardons, after convictions, in all cases ex-
cept impeachmt mt.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY.
1. Insert in lieu of Section II 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 dis
qualified to set in any cause, or shall be unable
for the time being to discharge the duties of his
office, whereby the whole number of judges cap
able of sitting shall be reduced below four, the
governor shall designate a justice of the sup
RENE court, the chancellor or a vice-chanceilor,
to discharge such duties until the Disqualified
ton or inability shall cease.
8. The secretary of state shall be the clerk of
this couit.
40 When a writ CT error shall be brought, anv
judicial opinion in the cause, in the favor of or
against any error complained Of, shall bs assign
ed to the court in writing, when an appeal shall
be taken from an order or decree of the court Of
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 error 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 il
Lo chAnge had taken place.
Section ".
1. Insert in lieu of paragraph 1 q new para
graph. as foil Jws:
L. The court of chancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number of vice-chancellOrs
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 Y.
/. At the end of paragraph / add the follow
ing:
or different times or places.
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section VI.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraphs / and 2 the
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.
1. In ,ert in lieu of paragraph 1 a new. para
/. Judges of the court Of errors and appeals,
jus ices of the supreme court, the chancellor,
the vice-chanbellors and the judges of the cir
cult court and of the court of common 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 those first appointed; justic s of the
supreme court, the chancellor and the vice.
chancellors shall hold their offices of the term
Of seven years, and shall, at stated times, Ire
ceive for their services a compensation which
shall not be diminished during 'he term of
heir 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
| q nnOfntad nna for thrQQ wars tWn 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.
Aug. 24-31-Sept. 7-14-21
No. a.. s.. G. Garretson, Commander;
Adit. Rev. E. B. French, Westminster.