Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-03
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.

l. Insert in lieu of Section II a new section,
as follows:
J. The court Of errors and appeals shall con-
slst OF chief Judge and four associate judges,
2 In case any judge of said court shall be
disqualified to sit in any cause, or shall be un-
OF his office, whereby the whole number Of
Judges capable OF sitting shall be reduced below
four, the governor shall designate justice of
chancellor, to discharge such duties until the
disqualification or inability shall cease.
T. The secretary of state shall be the clerk of
this court.
4. When q writ OF error shall be brought any
Judicial opinion in the cause. in favor Of or
against any error complained of, shall be as
signed to the court in writing; when an appeal
shall be taken from 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 ap-
peals, but any writ of pending in the
supreme court at the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall be proceeded upon as il
no change h ad taken place.
Section W
/. Insert in lieu of paragraph l a new para
1. The court of ehancery shall consist of a
chancellor and such number Of vice-chancellors
as shall be provided by law; each of whom may
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 add the follow
ing:
The court may sit in divisions at the same or
different times and places.
Strike out paragraph 8.
Section UT
|. Insert in lieu Of paragraphs ! and the
following:
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
l. Insert in lieu OF paragraph / 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 ctInSmissions or
appointments; the 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
common pleas shall hold their offices for the
| term of five years.
| Strike out paragraph 2. S-20-5t.