The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-08-12
SENATE CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TION NO. g.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BE 1T RESOLVED (the House of Assem-
bly, concurrinO, That the following
amendments to the constitution OF this
State be and the same hereby pro-
posed, and when the same shall be
agreed to by majority of the members
elected to the Senate and House OF AS
sembly, the said amendments shall be
entered on their journals, with the yeas
and nays thereon and referred to the
Legislature next to be chosen. and pub
lished for three months prior to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday Of No
vember next. in at least one newspaper
of each county, to be designated by the
President of the Senate, the Speaker OF
the House of Assembly and the Seere-
tary of State:
l. Strike out paragraph Of section
l. Article ", and insert In place thereof
the following;
g. Elections for members OF the Sen
ate and General Assembly shall be held
every two years on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November. be-
ginning ammo domini one thousand nine
hundred and ten. and every second year
thereafter; and the two Houses shall
meet separately on the second Tuesday
in January In each year. at when time
of meeting the legislative year shall com
mence,
Strike out paragraph l. Of section
ii, Article ~. and insert In place
thereof the following:
l. Tho Senate shall be composed OF
one Senator from each county In the
State, elected by the legal voters OF the
counties respectively, FOR four years,
s. Strike out paragraph OF section
H. Article ~, and insert In place
thereof the following:
4 As soon as the Senate shall meet
after the first election to be held In pur-
suance of this constitution they shall be
divided by the Senate as equally as may
be into two classes The seats OF the
Senators OF the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration OF the second
year. of the second class, at the expira-
ton OF the fourth year. so that one class
may be elected every second year ana u
vacancies happen. by resignation or
otherwise the persons elected to supply
such vacancies shall be elected Tor the
unexpired terms only. provided. that the
Senators having the longest period OF
time still to serve at the time OF making
said division shall be entitled to the
longer terms
l. Strike out paragraph l Of section Ill.
article ~. and insert In place thereof the
following:
l. The General Assembly shall be COM
posed Of members elected by the legal
voters of the counties. respectively, every
second year. beginning on the first Tues
day after the first Monday In November.
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred
and ten who shall be apportioned among
the said counties AS nearly as may be 40
,tan,s srhe Legislature shall in the
-. ",a ,ha,sand nIne hundred and fen
and ar II. frst aession after each United
States decennial census hereafter and not
oftener, divide and arrange each county
of this State into "A district or districts
for the election therein of member or
Assembly district so constituted shall
contain as nearly as practicable an
eaual number Of inhabitants and shall
consist of convenient and contiguous ter
ritory I'm "A compact form. but no county,
or pnrt thereof. shall be Joined with any
other county. or part thereof, In any
such district; propided. that each county
shall at nj, times be entitled to ut least
one member. and the whole number OF
members to be chosen shall never exceed
sixty
The Court OF Last Resort by whatever
name known. Is hereby invested with ex-
elusive original jurisdiction and with ful
power under such procedure as Ii may
by rules prescribe to review any division
and arrangement made by the Legisla-
ture into Assembly districts OF the coun.
ties OF this state for the purpose of de
termining whether such arrangement anc
division, or any part thereof. IL In ac-
cordance or In conflict with this section
and II In conflict herewith to adjudgs
the same, or such part thereof as may bt
In connict herewith, nun ana VOID II
case said court shall determine such ar
rengement and division, or any pari
thereof. to be null and void the Legisla
ture shall proceed to make new ar
rangement and division, entire or partial
us the action of the court may require
8. Strike out paragraph of Article v
and insert In place thereof the following
a The Goy.rnor sha,, hold his of,c. IN,
four wears Ia commence at twelve o,clocl,
noon on the third TUESDAY Of January
next ensuing tina election for covernor
bv The neople md 10 end nj twe,vs
o'c,ock Noon on tho third Tu.,5av ~ Ian
nary four veor. ,h.raaf,er' md n. shail
IN, inc,nahIe IF ho,din. INT an. 10,
four venrs naxt N ftar his term ~ service
shail have axn,rsa. and M anno,n,msn,
N, nnntnut,or 10 o,,ica .hau h ,,,,,,, b.
~. c.,.a.,,.,. ,,,,,. ~, -. -, ~
III a. -, "''''e '"e 'as' wee" VI ms
go. .
., oi'ne oo' pafasiapn oi section IL,
Nt'c'e vi, anu INSERT III pace thereor the
following
" Items anu suriosates oi counties
shai. ne eiec'eo oV tine people OF their re
speeuNe .ouil'ies AZ tiie eiec'iohs Ior mem
hers OF the General Assembly They shall
hoiu theii oinets Tor SIX years
o.rike ou' parasfapn OF section IL,
article VII, ana insert IN place thereof
the Following
Z. Sheriffs and coroners shall he elected
by the people of their respective counties
at the elections for members of the Gen
era Assembly, and shall hold their offices
for four years, after which four years
able of serving. Sheriffs shall annually
renew their bonds
D. ADJ 10 section OF article VII, three
known