The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-18

assignment of justices, and for the appoint
ment of officers. and the enactment ofrules.
6. The Supreme Court shall appoint one or
more reporters, not exceeding three, to report
the decisions of the Court and shall by rule
define his or their duties and powers. The re-
porters shall hold office for five years, subject
however, to removal at the discretion of the
Court.
SECTION v.
l. The Appeals Division shall haveand<exert
else the appellate Jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Court of Errors and Appeals,
the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Supreme Court on writ OF error, ana
the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Prerogative Court on appeal, and by the Ord1-
nary on appeal, and such further appellate
Jurisdiction as may be conferred upon IT by
law, together with such original Jurlsolcuon
as may be incident to the complete deter
minatfon of any cause on review, saving, how
ever. the right of trial by jury
2. The jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
the Supreme Court and the Justices Thereon
not hereby conferred on the Appeals DIVISION
and the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed py
the Circuit Courts and the Judges Thereon.
and such further original Jurisdiction not OF
an equitable nature, and such further appel
late Jurisdiction from inferior courts, as may
he conferred by statute, shall be exercised by
the Law Division of the Supreme Court ana
by the several justices thereof, in accordance
with rules of practice and procedure prescrlp-
ed by statute, or in the absence OF statute, by
the Supreme Court.
g. The jurisdiction heretofore possessed oy
the Provocative Court and the Ordinary, not
hereby conferred on the Appeals DIVISION,
and the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
such further original equity Jurisdiction as
may be conferred by statute, and such further
original Jurisdiction as is now conferraDle on
the Provocative Court shall be exercised Dy
the Chancery Division and by the Chancellor
and the several justices of said Division IN &C
cordance with rules of practice ana procedure
prescribed by statute, or, in the absence Oh
statute, by the Supreme Court, but the Jus
tees of that Division shall be under such con
troll and supervision by the Chancellor al
A. Terms of the Supreme Court presided
over by single Justice of the Law DIVISION
for the trial OF issues Joined in or brought tC
the Law Division of the supreme Court shall
be held in the several counties at times hxeo
by the Supreme Court. Until so liked, suc1
trial terms all be held at the places ano
times now fixed by law for the holding o.
the Courts of Common Pleas IN the severa
counties.
for the transfer of any cause or issue from the
Law Division to the Chancery DIVISION, OF
from the Chancery DIVISION TO the LAW Divi l
ion of the Supreme Court, and from the
| County Court to tue Law DIVISION OF tne
| Chancery Division of the Supreme Court, and
| for the giving of complete legal and equitable
| relief in any cause in the Court or Div1s1on
where it may be pending.
| 6 Nothing herein contained shall prevent
| the alteration, by law, of any statutory power
| or Jurisdiction conferred upon any Court OF
Judge since the adoption of the Constitution
| in the year one thousand eight hundred ane
| forty-four, and nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Legislature fro l. comforting upoT
any inferior Court which may hereafter Ds
estai lished such power or Jurisdlctlon a. wa
upon the inferior Courts mentioned IN SecuOi
| / of Article VI. of the Constitution of 1874.
SECTION VI.
The County Courts snail have and exercise
| in all cases within the county such orlglna
common law jurisdiction concurrent with thu
Supreme Court, and such other jurisdiction
| heretofore exercised by courts inferior to TN
Supreme Court and the Prerogative Court a.
ments of the County Courts may be Drough
| for review before the Supreme Court in tn.
| Appeals Division. Until otherwise provided
the Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by tn
| Courts of Common Pleas orphans Courts
Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Courts OF quar-
1 ter Sessions or by the Judges thereof, shall o
| exercised by the County Courts pursuant U
rules prescribed by the supreme Court. Tn
justices of the Law Division OF tne S1prem
| Courts All other jurisdiction or authorlt.
now vested in any Court, Judge or magistrat
| with Jurisdiction inferior to the Courts In thl
| section mentioned, and not superseded b.
| this article, shall continue to be exercised b.
such Court, Judge or magistrate until TN
Legislature shall otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution shal
| not cause the abatement of any suit or pre-
ceeding pending when it takes effect. Tn
| Supreme Court shall make such general d
special rules and orders as may be necessar
| for the transfer of all suits and proceeding
to the appropriate Division or Court create
by this amendment Matters pending whe
this amendment takes effect shall &c decide
by the Judge or judges to whom they wer
| submitted, and the order, Judg ment or deere
made or advised by said judge shall b
entered as that OF the DIVISION or Court !
which the suit or proceeding shall have bee
Fifth-Strike out Paragraphs l, O. 5 and 8 {
Section II of Article VII; and substitute tn
following paragraphs in place of Paragraph
| and q and change the numbers of the pars
graphs following 5 to correspond: -
l. The Chief Justice of the supreme Cour
the President Justice of the Law Division
the Chancellor and the Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court shall be nominated b
the Governor and appointed by him, with tn
advice and consent of the Senate They sha
not be less than thirty-f1ve years OF age an
shall have been pract1c1ng attorneys IN tn
State for at least ten years. They shall hol
office for the term of seven years; snail,
stated times, receive for their services CON
during their term of Office and they sha
hold no other Office under the Governmen
of the state or of the United States, and sha
not engage in the practice of law during thei
term OF Office. The Chancellor and the Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Vic
Il ChanceIlOrs and Associate Justices OF tn
Il Supreme Court, in office when this amend
ment takes effect shall be Justices of tn
Supreme Court until the expiration of thei
4 The Circuit Court Judges in office when thi
amendment takes effect shall be continue
in office with the powers Ol the JustlCSe I
| the Supreme Court at the Circuit until Tn
expiration of their respective terms. The
may hold the County Courts, subject t
assign by the Law OlVlslOn ol III
Supreme Court.
| q The Governor, by and with the advic
| and consent of the Senate, shall appoint on
Judge of the County Court In eacn county
and such additional County Judge or Judge
in any county as may be authorized by law
| The County Judges may hold court In an
| county subject to the control OF the Supre m
| Court The County Judges shall not be les
| than thirty years of age, and shall have beef
/ practicing attorneys in this State for at leas
| live wears. They shall hold office for tn
| term of five years; shall at stated times re
| ceiye for their services such compensation
which shall not be diminished during the1
term of office, as the Legislature in its dis
| erection shall fix for each county, and they shall
| hold no Office under the Government OF tn
| engage in practice of the law in the courts o
| the county where they hold court during thei
term of office. The judges of the Common
Pleas, in Office when this amendment take
| effect shall be the judges of the County Court
until the expiration OF their present terms
8. This amendment shall Ia Ike effect on th'
| first Monday in February, IN the year mex
| following its adoption by the people.
! A. The Legislature shall pass all laws neces
sary to carry into effect the provisions ,of the
| constitution and this amendment thereof.
AMENDMENTS PRO OSED TO THE CON.
STiTUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW
JERSEY BY THE LEGISLATURES OF