The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-04

assignment of Justices, and for the appoint
ment of officers, and the ENACTMENT ofrules.
G. The Supreme Court shall appoint one or
more reporters, not exceeding three, to report
the decisions OF the Court, and shall by rule
porters SHALL hold office for five years subject,
however, to removal at the discretion OF the
Court.
.SECTION V.
l. The Appeals Division shall have andsexer.
else the appellate jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Court of Errors and Appeals,
the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Supreme Court writ of error, and
the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Prerogative Court on appeal, and by the Ordi-
nary on appeal, and such further appellate
Jurisdiction as may be conferred upon 1t by
law, together with such original Jurisdiction
as may be incident to the complete deter
minatfon of any cause on review, saving, how
ever, the right of trial by jury. HE II -
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
be conferred by statute, shall be exercised by
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 OfChancery 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 several justices of said Division in ac
cordance with rules of practice and procedure
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 Sup.em Court.
4. Terms of the supreme Court presided
over by 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
counties.
5. The Supreme Court may provide by rule
| for the transfer of any cause or issue from the
| from the Chancery Division to the Law Divis-
| ion of the Supreme Court and from the
County Court TO tne Law DIVISION on OF tne
| for the giving of complete legal and equitable
relief in any cause in the Court or Division
| where it may be pending.
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 from comforting upon
any inferior Court which may hereafter be
| estaL lished such power or Jurisdiction as was
/ exercised by or winch may now De conferred
| upon the inferior Courts mentioned in Section
l 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
supreme Court and the Prerogative Court as
| 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 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
such Court, Judge or magistrate until the
Legislature shall otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution shall
not cause the abatement of any suit or pro-
ceeding pending when 1t takes effect. The
lSupreme Court shall make such general and
special rules and orders as 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 ana the order Judgment or decree
made or advised by said Judge shall be
entered as that of the Division or Court to
which the suit or proceeding shall have been
FIfth-Strike out Paragraph l, 2, 5 and oil
Section ii of Article VII; and substitute the
following paragra phs in place of Paragraphs
and q 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-five years of age and
shall have been pract1cing attorneys in the
state for at least ten years. They shall hold
office for the term of seven years; shall, al
stated times, receive for their services a com
pensation which shall not be diminished
hold no other office under the Government
of the State, of the United States, and shall
not engage in the practice of law during the1l
term of office. The Chancellor and the Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Vice
Supreme Court, in office when this amend
ment takes effect. shall be Justices of the
Supreme Court until the expiration of theii
The Circuit Court Judges in office when this
amendment takes effect shall be continued
] in office with the powers of the Justices O
| expiration of their respective terms They
may hold the County Courts, subject tC
assignment by the Law Division OF the
! Supreme Court.
2. The Governor, by and with the advice
| ana consent OF InS senate, Snail appoint ONT
! Judge of the County Court in eacn county
and such additional County Judge or Judges
S in any county as may be authorized by law
The County Judges may hold court in AM
e county subject to the control of the Supreme
r Court. The County Judges shall not be les
r than thirty years of age. and shall have beer
practicing attorneys in this State for at leas
e five years. They shall hold office for tn,
r term of five years; shall at stated times re
: cefve for their services such compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
( term of office, as the Legislature in It's dis
erection shall x for each county, and they shall
hold no office under the Government of tn,
r State or of the United States, and shall no
engage in practice of the law in the courts o
the county where they hold court during thei
S 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 thu
3 first Monday in February, in the year mex
( following its adoption by. the people.
4. The Legislature shan pass all laws neces
sary to carry into effect the provisions of thu
constitution and this amendment thereof.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE CON
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW
JERSEY BY THE LEGISLATURE Oh
1908.