The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-07-29
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLU-
fION. NO. l.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.

ATE OF NEW JERSEY
BE 1T RESOLVED, Cthe Senate concur
ring) That the following amendment to
the Constitution of this State be and
the same is hereby proposed. and when
the same shall be agreed to by a major
ity Of the members elected to the Senate
and to the House OF Assembly, the said
amendment shall be entered on their
journals. with the yeas and nays taken
thereon. and referred to the Legislature
next to be chosen, and published for
three months previous TO the first Tues
day after the first Monday of November
next, In at least one newspaper OF each
county to be designated by the Presi
dent of the Senate the Speaker Of the
House of Assembly and the Secretary
of State. payment for such publication
to be made by the Treasurer on the
warrant of the Comptroller.
First-Strlke out Paragraph 10 of
Section VII of Article ", and change
the numbers of the following para
graphs to correspond
Second - Change Paragraph 10 of
Article V so as to read as follows:
10. The Governor person administer
Ing the government and four citizens OF
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. shall constitute the Board of Par
dons. The members of said Board. or any
three OF them. Of whom the Governor or
person administering the government
shall be one, may remit fines and for
FIXTURES, and grant reprieyes commute
tons pardons and paroles. after cOnvic-
ton in all cases except Impeachment.
The four members specially appointed
shall hold Office for five years. and re-
ceive for their services a compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
term of their appointment.
Third-Change Section 1 OF Article VI.
so to read follows:
SECTION l.
The judicial power shall he vested in
Court for the trial OF impeachments, a
Supreme Court. County Courts. and such
other Courts, Inferior to the Supreme
Court. as may be Established by law,
which inferior Courts the Legislature may
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require
Fourth-Strike out all of Sections H.
~ V, vi and VII, of Article W. change
the number of Section III Of Article VI
to Section H. and insert the following
sections In Article vi:
SECTION Ill.
any JuuBe u any VI the luuIts u tns
State may be removed for disability con-
tnulng for one year. or for refusal to
perform the duties of his office, by a vote
OF two-thirds Of all the members of the
Senate and of two-thirds Of all the mem
bers of the House OF Assembly voting
separately after n hearing before both
Houses In joint session.
SECTION ".
The SuDTemp Court ahHl ha M
lied In three divisions. namely: the APP
peals Division, the Law Division, and
the chancery Division. 1t shall consist
of a Presiding Justice of the Appeals Di-
vision who shall be styled the Chief Jus
tice. II Presiding Justice of the Law Divi-
sion who shall be styled the President
Justice. and Presiding Justice of the
Chancery Division. who shall be styled
the Chancellor. and eighteen Associate
Justices which number may be increased
by law.
2 The Appeals Division shall consist
of the Chief Justice, and six other JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court to be as
signed by the Governor, Justice of
the Supreme Court assigned by the Gov
ernor to the Appeals Division shall serve
In said Division until the end OF his term
The remaining Justices shall be as
signed by the Supreme Court to the Law
or Chancery Division. as the business of
the Court may require
q Whenever the number of esuses he
fore the Appeals Division shall be so
great that the Division cannot nromntIv
hear and determine them, the Governor
shall when authorized nv statute tam
porarily assign 1--WE of the Justices of
the other Divisions to sit In the Anneais
Division which shall thereunon sit In
two Divisions for the hearing and dec- |
SION of causes pending at the time of
such assignment.
4 Four Justices shall be necessary tol
constitute a quorum on the final hearing
OF any cause In the Appeals Division.
but the Supreme Court may provide by
rule for the making of interlocutory
orders by lesser number of justices. or
by one Justice, such orders to be subject
to revision by the Appeals Division.
meals Division no Justice who has given
a judicial opinion In the cause in favor
of or against Tho Judgment order or
decree under review shall sit At tho
hearing to review such Judgment order
or decree. but the reasons for such
op,nion shnll be assigned to the Court In
writing.
E. A majority of all the members Of
the Sunreme Court To he presided over
by the Chief Justice shall constitute a
quorum for the assignment of Justices
and for the nppointment of officers and
the enactment of rules
q The Sunreme Court shau .nnoint
one or more reporters. not exceedin.