Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-10-22

absence of statute, by the Supreme
Court but the Justices of that Division
shall be under such control and super
vision by the Chancellor as shall be pro-
vided by the Supreme Court
Terms of the Supreme Court pre-
sided over by single Justice of the
Law Division for the trial of issues
joined in or brought to the Law Divi-
sion of the Supreme Court shall be held
in the several counties at times fixed by
the Supreme Court Until SO fixed, such
trial terms shall be held at the places
and times now fixed by law for the hold
ing Of the Courts OF Common Pleas in
the several counties.
5. The Supreme Court may provide
by rule for the transfer of any cause or
issue from the Law Division to the
Chancery Division or from the Chan
Gerry Division to the Law Division OF
the Supreme Court and from the County
Court to the Law Division or the Chan
Gerry Division of the Supreme Court and
for the giving of complete legal and
equitable relief In any cause in the Court
or Division where it may be pending.
6. Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the alteration, by law of any statu-
terry power or jurisdiction conferred upon
any Court or Judge since the adoption Of
the Constitution IN the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty four, and moth
HE ltciSlU SQiitdniSd Stle1tt " oFCit LitC
Legislature from comforting upon any in
fcrior Court which may hereafter be es-
tablished such power or jurisdiction as
was exercised by or which may now be
conferred upon the inferior Courts men
toned in Section of Article VI Of the
Constitution of 1874.
SECTION vi.
The County Courts shall have and ex-
ercise, in all cases within the county such
original common law jurisdiction concur
rent with the Supreme Court. and such
other jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
courts inferior to the Supreme Court and
the Prerogative Court as may be provided
by law. The final judgments of the Coun
ty Courts may be brought for review be-
fore the Supreme Court in the Appeals
Division. Until otherwise provided the
jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
Courts of Common Pleas, Orphans Courts
Courts of Oyer and Terminer Courts of
Quarter Sessions or by The Judges there
of. shall be exercised by the County
Courts pursuant to rules prescribed by
the Supreme Court. The justices OF the
Law Division of the Supreme Court shall
be ex officio Judges of the County Courts
All other jurisdiction or authority now
vested in any Court, Judge, or magistrate
with jurisdiction inferior to the Courts in
this section mentioned and not super
seeded by this article shall continue to be
exercised by such Court, Judge or magis-
trate until the Legislature shall other
wise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution
shall not cause the abatement of any
suit or proceeding pending when it takes
effect. The Supreme Court shall make
such general and special rules and orders
as may be necessary for the transfer of
all suits and proceedings to the appro-
pirate Division or Court created by this
amendment Matters pending when this
amendment takes effect shall be decided
by the judge or judges to whom they
were submitted, and the order, Judgment
or decree made or advised by said Judge
shall be entered as that of the Division or
Court to which the suit or proceeding
shall have been transferred.
Fifth-Strike out Paragraphs l. 2, 5 and
5 of Section II of Article VII; and substi-
tute the following paragraphs in place of
Paragraphs and 2 and change the num-
bers of the paragraphs following 5 to cor
respond
l. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, the President Justice of the Law
Division, the Chancellor and the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court shall be
nominated by the Governor and appointed
by him with the advice and consent of
the Senate They shall not be less than
~
been practicing attorneys in the State for
at least ten years. They shall hold office
for the term of seven years; shall, at
stated times, receive for their services a
compensation which shall not be dimin-
ished during their term of office, and they
shall hold no other office under the Cow
eminent of the State or of the United
States and shall not engage in the prac-
tice of law during their term of office.
The Chancellor and the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court, and the Vice Chancel-
Iors and Associate Justices of the SUI
preme Court, in office when this amend
ment takes effect shall be Justices of the
Supreme Court until the expiration OF
their respective terms.
The Circuit Court Judges in Office when
this amendment takes effect shall be CT n
tinued in Office with the powers = IN
Justices of the Supreme Court al the ~
cult until the expiration of the n res,,es ~,
terms. They may hold the county court.
subject to assignment b. the Law Diu;s;o :.
| OF the Supreme Col. ri
2 The GOVERNOR by and with the ad
| vice ana consent of the Senate. sba
| appoint one Judge of the County Con,
In each county, and such additions
County Judge or Judges in any county q
| may be authorized by laM The Count
Judges may hold court in any count
| subject to the control OF the Snprem
| Court. The County lodges shall not b
less than thirty years of age, and sha
have been practicing attorneys In thI
State for at least five years They sha
/ hold office for the term of FIVE wears
| shall at sisted times receive for thei
services such compensation. which sha
not be diminished during their term q
efiice, as the Legislature in its discre
| ton shatl fix for each county, and the
shall held no other office under the Gov
ernnent of the State or of the Unite
States, and shall not engage in practic
| of the law in the courts of the count
where they hold court during their tern
of office. The judges of the Common
/ Fieas. In Office when this amendmen
takes effect shall be the Judges OF tn
County Courts until the expiration O
'ffeir present terms.
8. This amendment shall take effec
on the first Monday in February, in tn
4 year next following its adoption by tn
1 people
! l. The Legislature shall pass ali law,
| necessary TO carry into effect the provt
| sions of the constitution and this amend
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