The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-09-11
ARTICLE VI.


JUDICIARY.
/. Insert in lieu of Section II a new section
as follows:
/. 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 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.
8. The 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
assigned to the court in writing; when an APP
peal shall be taken from an order or decree of
the court OF chaneery, the chancellor or vice
chancellor making such decree or order shall
inform the court in writing of his reasons
therefor.
g. 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 ".
1. Insert in lieu Of paragraph new para
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 shalt make rules governing the hearing
Of causes and the practice Of the court where
the same Is not regulated by statute.
Section "
l. At the end Of paragraph | add the fol-
lowing.
The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times ana places
Strike out paragraph 3.
Section vi
|; Insert lin lieu ofs paragraphs and the
folowlng
The court Of common pleas shall be consti-
tuted and held in euch county in such manner
as may be provided by law
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
Section H.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph new para
graph, as follows
Justices OF the supreme court, the chancellor,
the vice-chancellors and the Judges Of the dir,
cult court and OF the court of common pleas
snail be nominated by the governor and an.
pointed by him with the advice and consent If
the Senate; all persons now holding any Office
10 TINS paragraph named, except the judges of
existing, shall continue in the exercise al fhe
duties OF their respective offices according to
their respective commissions OF appointments :
the judges OF the court Of errors and appeals,
except those first appointed the justices Of the
supreme court, the chancellor and the vice
cnancellors shall hold their offices for the term
OF seven years, and shall, at stated times, re-
celVe Tor their services compensation which
small 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 Tor 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. 1000