The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-03
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF 1909.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No.6.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

same are hereby proposed, and when the same
shall be agreed to by majority of the men,
hers elected to the Senate and House of AS
sem bly,, the said amendments snail De entered
on their Journals, with tne yeas ana nays
to be chosen, and published for three months
prior to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November next, in at least one news
paper of each county. to be designated by the
President OF the Senate, the Speaker oil Inc
House of Assembly and the Secretary OF the
State:
1. Strike out paragraph of section l, Ar
tlcle ", and insert in place thereof the follow
ing: ~ e,o,,,.o "a
General Assembly shall be held every two
years on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
Ciay in November, beginning ammo dom1n1 one
thousand nine hundred and ten, and every
second year thereafter; and the two Houses
shall meet separately on the SECOND I t9 W
meeting the legislative year shall commence.
| 2. Strike out paragraph OF section II, Ar
ticle w and insert In place tnereol the loho"-
i. The Senate shall be composed of one Sen
ator rom each county In the State elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively,
for four years.
5. Strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
ticle ~, and insert in place thereon the ioHoW-
b AS soon as the Senate shall meet after the
first election to be held in pursuance OF this
constitution they shall be divided by the Sen
| Ale as equally as may be into two classes. The
seats of the Senators Of the nrst class snaa DC
OF the second class, at the expiration OF the
fourth year, SO that one class may be elected
every second year and II vacancies nappen'
| bv resignation or otherwise, the persons elect
ed to supply such vacancies shall be elected
| for the unexplred terms only; b,OOided. that
the Senators having the longest period of time
| still TO serve at the time oil making said d1vi-
sion shall be entitled to the longer terms;
| A. Strike out paragraph OF section LII, Ar
ticle Nv, and insert in place thereof the follow
ing: =, -, x..s
of mem ers elected by the legal voters OF the
counties. respectively, every second year, pc
ginning on the first Tuesday AFTER the nrst
sand nine hundred and ten, VINO snail De ap-
portioned among the said counties as nearly
as may be according to the number OF their
| inha bitants. The Legislature shall, in the
J year one thousand nine hundred ana ten,
and at its first session aiter eacn Uni ,,ot
oftener, divide and arrange each county OF
this State into district or districts Tor the
election therein of a member or members OF
the General Assembly. Each Assembly dis
| trict SO constituted shall contain, as nearly as
| practica BILE, an equal number of Inhabitants
and shall consist of convenient and contlg-
nous territory in a compact form, but no coun-
| ty, 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 10 DC
chosen shall never exceed sixty.
The Court of Last Resort. by whatever name
known, is hereby invested with exclusive orig
inal Jurisdiction and with full power, under
such procedure as it may by rules prescribe, to
review any division and arrangement made
1
the counties of this State for the purpose OF de-
/ termlng whether such arrangement and dlVl-
sion, or any part thereof, is In ACCORDANCE OF
| in conflict with this section. and, II In connlct
| herewith, to adjudge the same, or such part
thereof as may be in conflict herewith, nun
and void. In case said court shall deter mine
such arrangement and division, or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Legislature
shall proceed to make new arrangement ana
division, entire or partial, as the action OF tne
court may require.
| s. Strike out paragraph of Article and
insert In place thereof the following:
g. The Governor shall hold his ofhce Tor
| four years, to commence at twelve O'Clock
noon on the third Tuesday of January next
ensuing the election for Governor by the peo-
pie, and to end at twelve O'Clock noon on the
| Third Tuesday of January four years there
| that office for four years next after his term
of service shall have expired; and no appoint
ment or nomination to office shall be made by
| the Governor during the last week OF his said
term.
s. strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
| ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the iol-
g. Clerks and surrogates of counties shall be
elected by the people of their respective coun-
ties at the elections for members of the Gener-
al Assembly. They shall hold their offices Tor
| six years.
ticle VII, and insert in place thereon the toi-
lowing:
| the people of their respective counties at the
elections for members of the General Assem-
| bly and shall hold their offices Tor four years,
can be again capable OF serving. Sher1Hs
shall annually renew their bonds.
g. Add to section of article VII. three para
graphs to be known as paragraphs IL IL ana ii.
/ II. All elections for Governor, members OF
the Senate and General Assembly, snerlns,
coroners, county clerks and surrogates OF
counties and all other officers now or hereafter
necessary to be chosen by the electors OF the
whole State or of any county thereon, shall be
held every second year, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, beginning
| ammo domini one thousand nine hundred ana
ten.
49, All elections for justices of the peace and
| all and any municipal officers, as distinguished
| from state and county oTticers as nerelnpelore
provided, now or hereafter necessary to be
chosen by the electors OF any city, borough,
town, township, village or subdivision Thereon,
or any municipality OF this state, except
counties shall be held every second year on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
November, beginning ammo domtn1 one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven.
IA. Except as herein provided with relation
to the Office of Senators, all officers filling any
elective office at the time these amendments
| take effect shall continue in the exercise OF the
duties thereof according to their respective
com missions or terms of office. and until their
successors may be elected and qualified under
the provisions of these amendments, and all
officers whose terms of office would expire
after these amendments take effect and prior
TO the election and qualification of their sue
cessors in office. at the election for the respec
tive offices first neId under the provisions OF
these amendments, shall continue In ofhce
until their successors can be elected ana
qualified, at the election for SUCH once or
offices to be held next after these amendments
take effect, according to the provisions hereoi
The Legislature shall pass all necessary laws
to arrange the terms OF office OF all statutory
elective officers so that said terms may be In
harmony with these amendments, and to carry
into effect the provisions hereof.
These amendments If adopted, shall take
effect and go into operation on the first day OF
February, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and ten.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE CON-