, 1903-09-02
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY

JUDICIARY.
l. Insert in lieu of Section II IA new section,
ss Falows
p. The court of errors and appeals shall CON
gist Of a chief Judge and four associate judges,
or any four of them.
.. In. case any Judge of said court shall be
disqualified TO sit in any cause, or shall be I'M
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-
law four, the governor shall designate a Justice
ofthe supreme court, the chancellor or a 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.
i. When IA writ of error shall be brought,
any judicial opinion i'll the cause, in favor of
or against any error complained of, shall be
assigned to the court in writing; when IA II APP
peal 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.
3. 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 shell be proceeded upon as if
no change had taken place.
SECTION ".
L. Insert in lieu of paragraph ! "A new para
graph as follows:
l.. The court of chancery shall consist OF a
chancellor and such number OF vice-chancel-
lors as shall be provided by law, each ofwhom
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.
l.. At the end of paragraph l add the follow
The court may sit in divisions at the same
or different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 8.
SECTION VI.
l. Insert in lieu of paragraphs l and , the
following:
The court of common pleas shall he consti-
tuted and held in each county in such manner
as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
CIVIL OFFICERS.
SECTION IL.
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph / IA new para
graph, as follows:
l.. Judges of the court of errors and appeals,
Justices of the supreme court, the chancellor,
the Vlce-chancellors and the judges OF the err
cult court and of the court OF common pleas
shall be nominated by the governor and APP
pointed by him with the advice ana 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 eN-
ercise of the duties OF their respective oflceS
according to their respective commissions or
appointments; the judges of the court OF
errors and appeals, except those first APP
pointed the justices of the supreme court,
the chancellor and the vice-chancellors shall
hold their offices for the term OF seven Years,
and shall, at stated times, receive for their
services n compensation which shall not be
diminished during the term OF their appoint
ments; and they shall hold no other once
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 LOT uNe
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 :.