The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-23
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TON, NO. L.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.

ATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE 1T RESOLVED. (the Senate concur
ring, That the following amendment to
the Constitution of this State be and
the same is hereby proposed. and when
the same shall be agreed to by major
ity of the members elected to the Senate
and to the House OF Assembly, the said
amendment shall be entered on their
journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon and referred to the Legislature
next to be chosen, and published for
three months previous to the first Tues
day after the first Monday OF November
next In at least one newspaper of each
county to be designated by the Presi-
dent OF the Senate. the Speaker OF the
House OF Assembly and the Secretary
of State. payment for such publication
to be made by the Treasurer on the
warrant of the Comptroller.
First-Strike out Paragraph 10 or
Section VII of Article ~. and change
the numbers of the following para
graphs to correspond.
Second - Change Paragraph 10 OF
Article V so as to read as follows:
10 The Governor or person administer
ing the government. and four citizens OF
the State appointed by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate shall constitute the Board OF Par
dons The members of said Board, or any
three OF them, of whom the Governor or
person administering the government
shall be one, may remit fines ana Tor
fixtures and grant reprieves, commute
lions pardons and paroles. after convic-
ton in all cases except Impeachment.
The four members specially appointed
shall hold Office for five years, and re-
ceive for their services compensation
which shall not be diminished during tho
term of their appointment
Third-changc Section l of Article VI
So to read as follows:
SECTION l.
The judicial power shall be vested in
a Court for the trial of impeachments,
Supreme Court. County Courts, and such
other Courts inferior to the Supreme
Court as may be established by law.
which inferior Courts the Legislature NAV
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require.
Fourth-Strike out all OF Sections II
~ Y, VI and VII OF Article vi. change
the number of Section III OF Article VI
to Section H. and insert the following
sections In Article vi:
SECTION Ill.
Any judge of any of the Courts OF tn.
State may be removed for disability con-
tlnuing for one year or for refusa! to
perform the duties OF his office. by a vote
of two-thirds of all the members of the
Senate and of two-thirds Of all the mem
bers of the House of Assembly voting
separately, after II hearing before both
Houses In joint session.
SECTION ".
l. The Supreme Court shall be organ
lied In three divisions namely: the Ap.
peals Division the Law Division aud
the chancery Division. II shall consist
of II Presiding Justice of the Appeals hi
vision who shall be styled the Chief Jus
tice, Il Presiding Justice Of the Law Divi=
sion who shall be styled the President
Justice. and II Presiding Justice OF the
Chancery Division. who shall be styled
the Chancellor and eighteen Associate
Justices, which number may be increased
by law.
?. The Appeals Division shall consist
of the chief Justice. and six other JUS
tees of the supreme Court to be as
signed by the Governor. A Justice OF
the Supreme Court assigned by the Gov
ernor to the Appeals Division shall serve
In said Division until the end OF his term.
The remaining Justices shall be as
signed by the Supreme Court TO the Law
or chancery Division. as the business of
the Court may require.
8 Whenever the number of causes he
fore the Appeals Division shall be SO
great that the Division cannot promptly |
hear and determine them the Governor |
shall. when authorized by statute, tenn
porariy assign five of the Justices OF |
the other Divisions to sit In the Appeals |
Division, which shall thereupon sit In |
two Divisions for the hearing and dcc- |
sion of peuting at the time M /