The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-10-21
SENATE CONCURRENT REsOLU-
TION NO. o.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.


bly, concurring). That the following
amendments to the constitution of this
State be and the same are hereby pro
posed, and when the same shall be
agreed to by majority of the members
elected to the Senate and House of As
sembly the said amendments shall be
entered their journals. with the yeas
and nays thereon. and referred to the
Legislature next to be chosen and pub
lished for three months prior to the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next. in at least one newspaper
OF each county, to be designated by the
President of the Senate the Speaker OF
the House of Assembly and the Secre-
tary of State.
l. Strike out paragraph of section
l. Article w. and insert in place thereof
the following:
3. Elections for members OF the Sen
ate and General Assembly shall be held
every two years the first Tuesday
after the first Monday In November. Dc
ginning ammo domini one thousand nine
hundred and ten. and every second year
thereafter; and the two Houses snail
meet separately on the second Tuesday
In January in each year. at which time
OF meeting the legislative year shall com
mence.
2 Strike out paragraph Of section
H. Article ". and insert In place
thereof the following:
1.
one Senator from each county in the
State elected by the legal voters of the
counties respectively for four years
g. Strike out paragraph OF section
IL, Article ~. and insert In place
thereof the following:
9 As soon as the Senate shall meet
after the first election to be held In pur-
suance of this constitution they shall be
divided by the Senate az equally as may
he into two classes. The seats OF the
Senators OF the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of the second
year: OF the second class. Mt the explra-
ton OF the fourth year 80 that one class
may be elected every second year and II
vacancies happen by resignation or
otherwise the persons elected to supply
such vacancies shall be elected for the
unexpired terms only. prorided that the
Senators having the longest period OF
time still to serve at the time of making
said division shall be entitled to the
longer terms.
L. Strike out paragraph | OF section III,
article " and insert In place thereof the
following:
posed of members elected by the legal
voters of the counties, respectively. every
second year, beginning on the hrst Tues
day after the first Monday In November
ammo domIni one thousand nine hundred
and ten who shall he apportloned aiming
the said counties as nearly as may he ac-
cording 10 the number of their inhah-
itants The Legislature shall In the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten,
and at its first session after each United
States decennia1 census hereafter and not
oftener, divide and arrange each county
OF this State into "A district or districts
for the election therein of "A member or
members of the General Assembly. Each
Assembly district so constituted shall
contain, ms nearly as practicable. an
consist OF convenient and contiguous ter
ritory in a compact form, but no county,
or part thereof. shall be Joined with any
other county or part thereof, III any
such district provided 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 cx-
elusive original jurisdiction and with full
power. under such procedure MS u may
by rules prescribe to review any division
and Arrangement made by the Legsla-
ture into Assembly districts OF the coun-
ties OF this State for the purpose of de-
termning whether such arrangement and
division. or any part thereof. In In ac-
cordance or In conflict with this section.
and, II In conflict herewith. to adjudge
the same. or such part thereof as may be
Ia conflict herewith. null and void, In
case said court shall determine such ar
rangement and division. or any part
thereof TO be null and void the IecisIa .
ture shnll proceed TO make "A new ar
ranpement and dtvision entire or martial
Hs the action Of the court may require
g. Strike out paragraph OF Article V
and insert In Mace tbereof tho followinp
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saio term
D. STRIKE out paragraph Il OF section II.
Article VII, and insert In place thereof the
following
u CLERKS ana surrogates OF counties
shall he elected by the people OF their re-
bpective counties AT the elections for mem
beers OF the General Assembly. They shall
hold their offices for six years.
Z Strike out paragraph of section IL
Article VII. and insert in place thereof
the following;
z Sherlffs and coroners shall be elected
by the people of their respective counties
at the elections for members of the Gen
eral Assembly and shall hold their Offices
must elapse before they can be again cap
able OF serving Sherirs shall annually
renew their bonds,
8. Add to section OF article VII three
paragraphs to be known ms paragraphs ~
- and IL
L. All elections for Governor members
OF the Senate aud General Assembly shcr-
ms. coroners county clerks and surro-
gates OF counties and all other officers
now or hereafter necessary to be chosen
by the electors OF the whole State, or of
any county thereof, shall he held every
second year. on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November beginning
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred
and ten
IL. All elections for Justices OF the peace
and all and any municipal officers as dis
tinguished from State and county officers
AS hereinbefore provided. now or hereafter