The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-15
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF 1903.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No. 6.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

concurring) That the following amendments
to the constitution of this State be and the
same are hereby proposed, and when the same
shall be agreed to by a majority of the mem
bers elected to the Senate and House OF AS
sembly, the said amendments shall be entered
on their journals, with the yeas and nays
thereon, and referred to the Legislature next
to be chosen, and published for three months
prior to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November next, in at least one news
paper of each county, to be designated by the
President of the Senate, the Speaker OF the
House of Assembly and the secretary OF the
i. Strike out paragraph of section /, Ar
ticIe ", and insert in place Thereon the IoloW-
& Elections for members of the Senate and
General Assembly shall be held every two
years on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, beginning ammo domin1 one
thousand nine hundred and ten, and every
second year thereafter; and the two Houses
shall meet separately on the second Tuesday
In January in each year, at Whlch time OF
meeting the legislative year shall commence
q Strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
ticle w and insert in place thereof the follow
ing: Co.,
ator from each county In the State, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively,
for four years.
ticle w and insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
first election to be held in pursuance of this
constitution they shall be divided by the SEN
ate as equally as may be into two classes The
! vacated at the expiration of the second year |:
| OF the second class, at the expiration OF the
| fourth year, SO that one class may be elected
| every second year and Ii vacancies happen,
| by resignation or otherwise, the persons elect
| ed to supply such vacancies shall be elected
| for the unex PRED terms only; Pr05fded. that
the Senators having the longest period OF time
still to serve at the time of making said dlvl-
sion shall be entitled to the longer terms:
A. Strike out paragraph l OF section III, Ar
ticle ", and insert in place thereof the follow
/ ing:
i. The General Assembly shall be composed
of members elected by the legal voters OF the
counties, respectively, every second year, be-
ginning on the first Tuesday after the hrst
Monday in Novem Der. ammo domini one thou
| sand nine hundred and ten, who shall be ap-
portioned among the said counties as nearly
as may be according to the number OF their
| in ha bitants. The Legislature shall, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten,
and at its first session after each United
States decennial census herealter, ana not
oftener, divide and arrange each county OIL
/ this State into district or districts for the
election therein OF member or members OF
the General Assembly: Each Assembly dis
trlct so constituted shall contain, as nearly as
practica bic, an equal number or inhabitants,
and shall consist OF convenient and contlg-
uous territory in a compact form, but no coun-
| ty, or part thereof, shall be Joined with any
other county, or part thereof, in any such
district; br0Ufded, that each county shall, at
all times, be entitled to at least one member,
and the whole number of members TO be
chosen shall never exceed sixty.
The Court of Last Resort, by whatever name
known, is hereby invested with exclusive orig
| inal Jurisdiction and with full power, under
such procedure as 1t may by rules prescribe, to
review any division and arrangement made
| by the Legislature into Assembly districts oil
the counties of this State for the purpose of de-
| termlng whether such arrangement and dtvt-
sion, or any part thereof,is in accordance or
in conflict with this section, and, If in conflict
| herewith, to adjudge the same, or such part
thereof as may be in conflict herewith, null
and void. In case said court shall determine
such arrangement and division, or any part
| thereof, to be null and void the Legislature
| &
division, entire or partial, as the action OF the
| court may require.
| 5. Strike out paragraph of Article and
| insert in place thereof the following:
| 3. The Governor shall hold his office for
| four years, to commence at twelve o'clock
noon on the third Tuesday of January next
ensuing the election Tor Governor by the peo-
pie, and to end at twelve o'clock noon on the
Third Tuesday OF January four years there
after; and he shall be incapable of holding
| that office for four years next after his ter IN
of service shall have expired; and no appoint
ment or nomination to office shall be made by
the Governor during the last week OF his said
| term.
6. strike out paragraph of section IL, Ar
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
lowing:
g. Clerks and surrogates of counties shall be
elected by the people of their respective coun-
| ties at the elections for members of the Gener-
al Assembly. They shall hold their offices for
| 7. Strike out paragraph of section IL, Ar.
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
| lowing:
1
| the people of their respective counties at the
| elections for members of the General Assem-
after which four years must elapse before they
can be again capable of serving. Sherihs
shall annually renew their bonds.
| 8. Add TO section of article VII. three para
| graphs to be known as paragraphs II, IL and IL
| II. All elections for Governor, members OF
the Senate and General Assembly, sheriffs
| coroners, county clerks and surrogates OF
counties and all other officers now or hereafter
necessary to be chosen by the electors of the
held every second year, on the first Tuesday
| alter the first Monday in November, beginning
| ammo dOmlni one thousand nine hundred and
| ten.
| IL. All elections for justices of the peace and
all and any municipal officers, as distinguished
from State and county officers as hereinbefore
| provided, now or hereafter necessary to be
| chosen by the electors of any city, borough,
town, township, village or subdivision thereof
counties, shall be held every second year on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, beginning ammo domini one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven.
| IA. Except as herein provided with relation
to the office of Senators, all officers filling any
elective office at the time these amendments
take effect shall continue in the exercise of the
duties thereof according to their respective
commissions or terms OF office, and ntil their
successors may be elected and qualified under
the provisions of these amendments, and all
officers whose terms of office would expire
after these amendments take effect and prior
to the election and qualification of their sue
cessOrs in office, at the election for the respec-
| tive offices hrst held under the provisions OF
these amendments, shall continue in office
until their successors can be elected and
qualified, at the election for such office or
offices to be held next after these amendments
take effect, according to the provisions hereof.
| The Legislature shall pass all necessary laws
/ to arrange the terms of office of all statutory
elective officers SO that said terms may be in
harmony with these amendments, and to carry
into effect the provisions hereof.
These amendments, If adopted, shall take
effect and go into operation on the first day of
February, in the year of our Lord one thou
| sand nine hundred and ten.