The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-30
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT Rs'soLu'
TON. NO. l.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.

ATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE 1T RESOLVED, 0he 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 OF
Section VII of Article ". and change
the numbers of the following para
graphs to correspond.
Second - Change Paragraph 10 or
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 he one, may remit fines and for
FIXTURES. and grant rcprieves commute
tons. pardoGs and paroles. after convic-
ton IN all cases except impeachment
The four members specially appointed
shall hold office for Ave years. and re-
ceve for their services compensation
which shall not be diminished during tho
term OF their appointment.
Third-Char.se Section l OF Article VI.
as to resd az follows:
SECTION l.
The judicial power shall be vested In
n Court for the trial OF impeachments. a
Supreme Court! County Courts, and such
other Courts, Inferior to the Supreme
Court us may be established by law,
which inferior Courts the Legislature NAV
alter 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 Ill Of Article VI
to Section II, and insert the following
sections In Article vi:
SECTION III.
Any judge of any of the Courts OF the
State may be removed for disability con
tinutng for one year, or for refusal TO
perform the duties of his office, by a vote
of tWo-thirds of all the members of the
Senate and of two-thrds of all the mem
bers Of the House of Assembly voting
separately. after hearing before both
Houses In joint session.
SECTION "
|, The Supreme Court shall be organ
lied In three divisions, namely: the APP
peals Division, the Law Division. and
the chaneery Division. 1t shall consist
of u Presiding Justice of the Appeals Di-
vision who shall be styled the Chief JUS
tlce, a Presiding Justice Of the Law Divi-
sion who shall be styled the President
Justice. aud II Presiding Justice of the
chaneery Division. who sltall 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 jus
tees of the Supreme Court to be as
signed by the Governor. Justice oi
the Supreme Court assigned by the Gov
crnor 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
3. Whenever the number of causes be- |
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
porarily assign Ave of the Justices OF
the other Divisions to sit In the Appeals
Division, which shall thcrcupon sit In
two Divisions for the hearing and deci-
sion of causes pending at the time OF
such assignment
- IL
constitute quorum on the final hearing
OF any cause In the Appeals Division
but the Supreme Court may provide by
rule for the making of interlocutory
orders by a lesser number of justices, or
by one justice: such orders to be subject
to revision by the Appeals Division,
ON the hearing of cause In the APP
pcals Division, no Justice who has given
judicial opinion In the cause la favor
of or against the judgment order or
decree under review shall sit at tho
hearing to review such judgment. order
decree. but the reasons for such
opinion shall be assigned to the Court In
writing.
s. A majority of all the members of
the supreme court. to be presided over
| by the Chi,f Justice. shall constitute a
quorum for the assignment of justices,
| and for the appointment of officers and
| the enactment OF rules
g. 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 reporters
shall hold office for Ave years. subject.
however, to removal at the discretion OF
| the Court
SECTION v.
J. The Appeals Division shall have
| nj b.. LAT.
heretofore possessed by the Court OF
Errors and Appeals. the Jurisdiction
heretofore possessed by the Supreme
Court on writ Of error. and the jurisdic-
ton heretofore possessed by the Preroga-
tive Court ON appeal and by the Ordi-
nary on appeal, and such further APP
peIlate Jurisdiction as may be conferred
upon II by law. together with such
original jurisdiction as may be incident
to the complete determination OF any
cause on review, saving. however the
right OF trial by jury.
: The jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Supreme Court and the
Justices thereof not hereby conferred on
the Appeals Division. and the jurisdic-
ton heretofore possessed by the Circuit
Courts and the Judges thereof and such
further original jurisdiction not of an
equitable nature. and such further ap-
pellate jurisdiction from inferior courts.
AS may be conferred by statute, shall be
exercised by the Law Division Of the
Supreme Court and by the several JUS
tees thereof In accordance with rules
of practice and procedure prescribed by
statute, or in the absence Of statute by
the Supreme Court
The jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Prerogative Court and the |
Ordinary not hereby conferred on tn,
Appeals Division. and the jurisdiction,