Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-10-29
PROPOSED TO THE CON-
sTrTuTIoN OF THE STATE OF NEW
JERSEY BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1908.
SENATE CONCURRENT REsoLU
TON NO. 8.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BE 1T RESOLVED (the House of Assem-
bly, concurring), That the following
amendments to the constitution of this
State be and the same are hereby pro-
posed. and when the same shall be
agreed to by a 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
venaber 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 Secre-
tary of State:
i. Strike out paragraph of section
I, Article ", and insert in place thereof
the following;
s. Elections for members OF the Sem
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 which time
of meeting the legislative year shall COM
mence.
2. Strike out paragraph /. of section
II, Article " and insert in place
thereof the following:
l. The 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
g. Strike out paragraph of section
II. Article w, and insert in place
thereof the following:
q 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 and II
vacancies happen by resignation or
otherwise, the persons elected to supply
such vacancies shall be elected for 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.
4. Strike out paragraph I of section III
article w, and insert in place thereof the
following:
/. 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 donnini one thousand nine hundred
and ten, who shall be apportioned among
the said counties as nearly as may be ac-
cording to the number of their inhab
itants The Legislature shall. in the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten.
and at its first session after each United
States decennial census hereafter. and not
oftener divide and arrange each county
L -,<.< or 4 cfF &c
for the election therein of member or
members of the General Assembly. Each
Assembly district SO constituted shall
contain, as nearly as practicable. an
equal number of inhabitants and shall
consist of convenient and contiguous ter
ritory in compact form. hut no county,
or part thereof, shall be joined with any
other county, or part thereof. in any
such district provided, that each county
shall. at all times. be entitled to at 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 full
power, under such procedure as it may
by rules prescribe. to review any division
and arrangement made by the Legfsla
ture into Assembly districts of the coun-
ties of this State for the purpose of de-
termining whether such arrangement and
division, or any part thereof, is in ac-
eordance or in conflict with this section.
and, If IN conflict herewith, to adjudge
the same, or such part thereof as may be
in conflict herewith null and void. In
case said court shall determine such ar
rangement and division or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Legisla
ture shall proceed to make new ar
rangement and division. entire or partial
as the action of the court may require.
s. Strike out paragraph of Article "
and insert in place thereof the following:
g. The Governor shall hold his office for
four years. to commence al twelve o'clock
noon on the third Tuesday of January
next ensuing the election for Governor
by the people and 10 end at twelve
o'clock noon on the third Tuesday of jan
uary four years thereafter and he shall
be incapable of holding that office for
four years next after his term of service
shall have expired; and no appointment
OF nomination to office shall be made by
the Governor during the last week of his
said term.
6. Strike out paragraph of section III,
Article VII, and insert in place thereof the
following:
6. Clerks and surrogates Of counties
shall be elected by the people of their re-
spective counties at the elections for mem
DeTS OF the GeueTdI Assembly. Iney shall
hold their offices for six years.
7. Strike out paragraph of section H.
Article VII, and insert in place thereof
the following:
Z. Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected
by the people of their respective counties
at the elections for members of the Gen
eral Assembly and shall hold their offices
for four years. after which four years
must elapse before they can be again cap
able of serving. Sheriffs shall annually
renew their bonds.
8. Add to section 2 OF article VII. three
paragraphs to be known as paragraphs IL
Is and IA.
II. All elections for Governor. members
Of the Senate and General Assembly, sher-
ifs, coroners, county clerks and surro-
gates of counties and all other officers
now or hereafter necessary to be chosen
by the electors of the whole State. CT of
any county thereof. shall be held every
second year. on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, beginning
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred
and te