The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-11
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def1ne his or their duties and powers. The re-
porters shall hold office for five years, subject
however, to removal at the discretion of the
Court.
SECTION v.
l. The Appeals Division snail have andsexers
else the appellate jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Court of Errors and Appeals,
the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Supreme Court on writ OF error, ana
the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the
Prerogative Court on appeal and by the Ordi-
nary on appeal, and such further appellate
law, together with such original Jurisdiction
as may be incident to the complete deter
mination of any cause on review, saving, how
ever, the right of trial by jury.
| 2. The Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
the Supreme Court and the Justices thereof
not hereby conferred on the Appeals Division
and the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
| the Circuit Courts and the Judges Thereon,
and such further original jurisdiction not OF
| an equitable nature, and such further appel
late Jurisdiction from inferior courts, as may
| be conferred by statute shall be exercised by
| the Law Division of the Supreme Court and
by the several justices thereof, in accordance
ed by statute, or in the absence of statute, by
| the Supreme Court.
| g. The Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
| the Prerogative Court and the Ordinary, not
hereby conferred on the Appeals Division,
and the jurisdiction heretofore possessed by
| the Court of Chancery and the Chancellor, and
such further original equity Jurisdiction as
may be conferred by statute, and such further
original jurisdiction as is now conferrable on
| the Prerogative Court shall be exercised by
| the Chancery Division and by the Chancellor
and the several justices of said Division in &C
cordance with rules of practice and procedure
prescribed by statute, or. in the absence of
statute by the supreme Court, but the Jus
tfces of that Division shall be under such con-
troll and supervision by the Chancellor
shall be provided by the Sup. eme Court.
A. Terms of the supreme Court presided
over by single Justice of the Law Division
for the trial OF issues joined in or brought to
the Law Division of the supreme Court shall
by the Supreme Court. Until so fixed, such
trial terms snall be held at the places and
times now fixed by law for the holding of
the Courts of Common Pleas IN the several
counties.
for the transfer of any cause or issue from the
Law Division to the Chancery Division, or
from the Chancery Division to the Law Divis-
County Court 10 the Law Division of the
Chancery Division of the supreme Court, and
relief in any cause in the Court or Division
where it may be pending.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the alteration, by law, of any statutory power
or jurisdiction conferred upon any Court or
Judge since the adoption of the Constitution
in the year one Thousand eight hundred and
forty-fOur, and nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Legislature fro az comforting upon
estat iished such power or jurisdiction as was
exercised by or which may now be conferred
upon the inferior Courts mentioned in Section
l of Article vi, of the Constitution of 1874
: SECTION VI.
The County Courts snail have and exercise,
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common law Jurisdiction concurrent with the
Supreme Court, and such other jurisdiction
Supreme Court and the Prerogative Court as
may be provided by law. The final judg-
, ments OF the county courts may be brought
for review before the Supreme Court in the
Appeals Division. Until otherwise provided,
; the Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the
Courts of Common Pleas, Orphans Courts
Courts of Oyer and Terminer Courts of Quar-
ter Sessions, or by the Judges thereof, shall be
| exercised BY the County Courts pursuant to
| rules prescribed bV the SnDr9me Court. The
justices of the Law Division of the Supreme
Court shall be ex otfic1o Judges of the County
Courts All other jurisdiction or authority
now vested in any Court, j udge. or magistrate
with jurisdiction inferior to the Courts in this
section mentioned, and not superseded by
. this article, shall continue to be exercised by
such Court, Judge or magistrate until the
Legislature shall otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution shall
t not cause the abatement of any suit or pro-
! ceeding pending when it takes effect. The
Supreme Court shall make such general and
i special rules and orders as may be necessary
! for the transfer of all suits and proceedings
to the appropriate Division or Court created
! by this amendment. Matters pending when
2 this amendment takes effect shall he decided
4 by the judge or judges to whom they were
7 submitted, and the order Judgment or decree
pa ba Of p PIE saG or cnr
T which the suit or proceeding shall have been
transferred.
Fifth-Strike out Paragraphs l, @ 5 and OF
Section II of Article VII; and substitute the
following paragrap hs in place of Para phs
and 2 and change the numbers of the para
: graphs following to correspond
" l. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
the President Justice of the Law Division,
the Chancellor and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall be nominated by
the Governor and appointed by him, with.the
advice and consent of the Senate They shall
not be less than th1rty-tive years of age and
shall have been practicing attorneys in the
State for at least ten years. They shall hold
office for the term of seven years; shall, at
stated times, receive for their services COM
pensation which shall not be diminished
during their term of office, and they shall
hold no other office under the Government
of the State, or of the United States, and shall
y not engage in the practice of law during their
term of office. The Chancellor and the Chief
) Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Vice
Chancellors and Associate Justices of the
+ Supreme Court, in office when this amend
ment takes effect. shall be Justices of the
, supreme Court until the expiration of their
: respective terms.
The Circuit Court Judges in office when this
: amendment takes effect shall be continued
IN off1ce with the powers Of the Justices OF
. expiration OF their respective terms. They
may hold the County Courts, subject to
assignment by the Law Division of the
Supreme Court.
q The Governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint one
Judge of the County Court in each county,
and such additional County Judge or Judges
in any county as may be authorized by law.
The County Judges may hold court in any
county subject to the control of the Supreme
Il Court The County Judges shall not be less
Il practic1ng attorneys in this State for at least
five years. They shall hold Office for the
i term of five years; shall at stated times re-
ceive for their services such compensation,
which shall not be diminished during their
/ term of office, as the Legislature In its dis
erection shall fl for each county, and they shall
| hold no Office under the Government of the
| State or of the United States, and shall not
engage in practice of the law IN the courts of
the county where they hold court during their
| term of office The judges of the Common
Pleas, in office when this amendment takes
| effect shall be the judges of the County Courts
| until the expiration of their present terms.
! 8. This amendment shall ia Ike effect on the
| first Monday in February, in the year next
! following its adoption by The people.
A. The Legislature shall pass al laws neces-
sary to carry into effect the provisions OF the
constitution and this amendment thereof
| AMENDMENTS PROPOSED To THE CON