The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-08-05
SENATE CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TION NO. ..
SENATE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BE 1T RESOLVED uhe House OF Assem-
bly, concurring) That the following
amendments to the constitution of this
State be and the same hereby pro
posed and when the same shall be
agreed 10 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
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 Score.
tary of State:
/. 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 which time
of meeting the legislative year shall com
mence
q Strike out paragraph / of section
IL. Article ~, and insert In place
thereof the following:
|. The Senate shall be composed OF
one Senator from each county In the
State. elected by the legal voters OF 'he
counties respectively. for four years
8 Strike out paragraph Of section
II. Article ". and insert in place
thereof the following;
o As soon as the Senate snail meet
after the first election to be held In pur-
suanee of this constitution they shaii ne
divided by the Senate as equally as may
be into two classes. The seats OF inc
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, 80 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
unaxnired terms only: provided that the
SENATOR'S having the longest period of
tirne att1l IN serv. Mt the time of making
said division shall he entitled to the
Innper terms
a strike ont paragraph | of section Ill,
article " and insert In place thereof the
following,
/ The General Assembly shall be COM
nosea az members elected bv the legal
voters of the counties respectively every
second year beginning on the first Tues
dsy after the first Monday In November
anne DAMMIT one thousand nine hundred
the said eounties MS nearly as may be ac-
eordinp to the number of their inhab-
itants The Legislature shall In the
wear one thousand nine hundred and ten
and nj its first session 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 IA 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 "A compact form but no county,
or part thereof. shall be Joined with any
other county. or part thereof, in any
such district, provided. that each county
shall, Mt all times, be entitled to ut least
one member. and the whole number or
members to be chosen shall never exceed
sixty.
me court OF Last resort by wna'eVer
hume Known ~ hereby invested VIZ" eA
elusive original JURISDICTION ana win tuii
power, under suci procedure as l, may
by rules prescribe TO review any d'Vision
ana arrangement maze by the LeR'sia-
lure INTO Assembly uislficts OF the couh-
Ties OF inns state Tor the purpose OF uc-
tefihlhihS whether such ARRANGEMENT ana
division. or any part thereof Is III ac-
cordHnce or IN conflict with TINS section,
ana. II IN connect herewith 10 aoJuose
,he saine' OF sueh part 'nereoi as haN De
IN CONNECT herewith. nun ana VOID IN
case SAID court shaii determine sueh AT
arrangement ana DIVISION or any part
thereoi, TO be nun ana Void the Lesisia =
lure shall proceed TO make new ar
rangement ana division. entire or partial
as the action of the court may require.
b. strike out paragraph OF Article V
and insert In place thereof the following:
g. The Governor shall hold his Office for
four years, 10 commence ut twelve o'clock
noon ON the third Tuesday of January
next ensuing the election for Governor
by the people and to 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
shah have expired and no appointment
a, nominal ion 10 office shall he made NV
the Governor during The last week of hi,
said term
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