The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-15
SECTION III.

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SECTION III.
ANY Judge of any the Courts of the State
may be removed for disa bility cont1n uing for
one year, or for refusal TO perform the duties
of his office, by a vote of tWo-thlrds OF all the
members Of the Senate and of two-thirds of all
the members of the House of Assembly voting
separately, after hearing before both Houses
in joint session.
SECTION ".
1. The Supreme Court shall be organized in
three divisions namely: the Appeals Division,
the Law Division, and the Chancery Division.
1t shall consist of Presiding Justice Of the
Appeals Division who shall be styled the
Chief Justice, a Presiding Justice of the Law
Division who shall be styled the President JUS
Division, who shall be styled the Chancellor,
and eighteen Associate Justices, which number
may be increased by law.
2 The Appeals Division shall consist of the
Chief Justice, and six other Justices of the
Supreme Court to be assigned by the Gov
ernor; A Justice Of the supreme Court as
sion shall serve in said Division until the end
of his term.
the Supreme Court to the Law or Chancery
Division, as the business of the Court may re-
quire.
the Appeals Division shall be so great that
the Division cannot promptly hear and de-
termine them, the Governor shall, when au-
thorized by statute, temporarily 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 decision
of causes pending at the time of such assign
ment
stitute quorum on the final hearing of any
cause in the Appeals Division, but the Su-
making of interlocutOry orders by lesser
number or justices, or by one justice; such
orders to be subject to revision by the APP
, On the hearing Of cause in the Appeals
Division, no Justice who has given Judicial
opinion in the cause in favor of or against the
Judgment, order or decree under review
shall sit at the hearing to review such Judg-
ment order or decree, but the reasons for such
opinion shall be assigned to the Court in writ
ing.
s. majority of all the members of the Su-
preme Court. to be presided over by the Chief
Justice, shall constitute a quorum for the
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.
1. The Appeals Division shall haveand exer
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, and
the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Prerogative Court on appeal, and by the Ordi-
Jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by
law, together with such original Jurisdiction
as may be incident to the complete deter
minatton 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 thereof
not hereby conferred on the Appeals Division
and the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
the Circuit Courts and the Judges thereof
and such further original jurisdiction not of
an equitable nature, and such further appel
late jurisdiction from inferior courts as may
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the Law Division of the Supreme Court and
by the several justices thereof, in accordance
with rules OF practice and procedure prescr1b-
ed by statute, or in the absence of statute, by
the Supreme Court
8. The Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
the Prerogative Court and the Ordinary, not
hereby conferred on the Appeals Division,
and the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
the Court of Chancery and the Chancellor and
such further original equity Jurisdiction as
may be conferred by statute, and such further
original jurisdiction as is now comfortable on
the Prerogative Court shall be exercised by
the Chancery Division and by the Chancellor
and the sever trustees of said Division in ac-
cordance withsules of practice and procedure
prescribed by tatute, or. in the absence of
statute, by the Supreme Court, but the JUS
tees of that Division shall be under such con-
troll and supervision by the Chancellor as
shall be provided by the Supreme Court.
over by a single Justice of the Law division
for the trial OF issues Joined in or brought to
the Law Division 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 holding of
the Courts of Common Pleas In the several
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 Chancery Division to the Law D1v1s-
County Court to tue Law Division of the
Chancery Division of the Supreme Court, and
for the giving of com plete legal and equitable
relief in any cause in the Court or Division
where 1t may be pending.
6 Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the alteration, by law, of any statutory 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 nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Legislature froa. comforting upon
any inferior Court which may hereafter be
estal lished such power or Jurisdiction as was
exercised by or which may now be conferred
upon the inferior Courts mentioned in Section |
of Article vi of the Constitution of 1874.
SECTION vi.
The County Courts snail have and exercise
in all cases within the county such original
common law Jurisdiction concurrent with the |
Supreme Court, and such other jurisdiction |
heretofore exercised by courts inferior to the |
may be provided by law. The final judg-
ments of the County Courts may be brought |
for review before 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 Quar-
ter Sessions or by the Judges thereof, 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 superseded by /
this article, shall continue to be exercised by Il
such Court, Judge or magistrate until the /
Legislature shall otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution shall /
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ceeding pending when it takes effect. The /
Supreme Court shall make such general nd /
special rules and orders may be necessary
for the transfer of all suits and proceedings
to the appropriate Division or Court created /
by this amendment. Matters pending when
this amendment takes effect shall lie decided /
by the judge or judges to whom they were
submitted, and the order, Judgment or decree
entered as that of the Division Court to
which the suit or proceeding shall have been
transferred.
Fifth-Strike out Paragraphs l, 2, and of
Section II of Article VII; and substitute the
following paragra phs in place of Paragraphs
l and 2, and change the numbers of the para
graphs following to correspond:
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 thirty-hve years of age and
state for at least ten years. They shall hold
office for the term of seven years; SHALL at |
stated times, receive for their services COM
pensation which shall not be diminished
during their term of office, and they shall
hold no other Office under the Government
of the state, or of the United States and shall
not engage in the practice of law during their
term OF Office The Chancellor and the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Vice
Chaneellors and Associate Justices of the
Supreme 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 continued
in office with the powers of the Justices of
the Supreme Court at the Circuit until the
ex piration OF their respective terms, They