The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-10-07
SENATE CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TION NO. 6.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.


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 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 Secre-
tary of State:
/. Strike out paragraph Of section
|. 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 the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, be-
ginning ammo domin 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
II, Article ". and insert In place
thereof the following;
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one Senator from each county in the
State. elected by the legal voters OF the
counties respectively. for four years.
8 Strike out paragraph OF section
H. Article ". 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 equally as may
be into two classes The seats OF the
Senators of the first class shall be va
Gated ut the expiration OF the second
year Of the second class. ut 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. prortded. 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.
L. Strike out paragraph ! of section III.
article ". and insert In place thereof the
following:
l. The General Assembly shall he 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 domini one thousand nine hundred
and ten, who shall he apportoned among
cording 10 tho number of their inhah.
itants Tho IepisIaturc shall in the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten,
and Mt its first session after each United
States decennia census hereafter. and not
oftener. divide and arrange each county
of this State into district or districts
Tor the eiection tharein Of n 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 IA 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, 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 1t may
by rules prescribe. to review any division
and arrangement made by the Legisla
ture into Assembly districts OF the coun-
ties OF this State for the purpose of de-
termning whether such arrangement and
division. or any part thereof, is In ac-
cordance or In conflict with this section.
ana, II In conflict herewith. to ad1udge
the same, or such part thereof as may be
onse said court shall determine such ar
rangement and division. or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Lceisla-
ture shall proceed to make new ar
rangement and division, entire or partial.
as the action of the court may require.
g. Strike out paragraph OF Article V
and insert In place thereof the following:
4 The Governor shall hold his office for
four yenrs to commence nj twelve o'clock
noon ON the third Tuesday of January
by the peopl,. and 10 end nj twelve
o'clock noon on tho third TUESDAY ~ Ian
unry four years Thereafter. and he shall
be iucnnabla Of hoidinp that office 10,
-four y,ors next after his term Of service
shall have exnired. and M a,nointman,
~, nnn,inatin, 10 tn, .hau ~ -, ~
m. fnvarno,. ,,c,,. ~, To-, ~, ~ NJ
said form
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.,, 'Niv w. anu "'So'' III P'"'e 'hereot tue
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S"iNs anu s"IIos"tes Oh counties
i",, " ''N'o ny .ne psoPie VI 'heir re-
sPse'N' .""it'i'S az we eiee'iohs ioi mem
pe,s ., tue ,,eetfs' Assembly iheS small
"oiu .''i' ''UFt~ iof SIN years.
sum u"s p.tast"ph OF section IL,
Arueie H. ana insert IN place thereof
'he iohoWihe+
L Shcrtifs and eoroners shall be elected
by the people OF their respective counties
eral Assembly, and shall hold their offices
must elapSe hefore they can be again cap
apie Oh serving shefitfs shall annually
renew ,heH peias'
@ Hoa 70 section OF article VII, three
puf"staphs 10 he known as paragraphs Il.
10 ana H.
l., Al eleetlohs Tor Governor, members
VI Tue "h"'c ana 'eherni Assembly. shcr.
hls' 'oioners' county clerks ana surro-
gates Oh counties ana all other officers
now OF nefe'lier necessary 10 be chosen
py 'he eiectoIs OF the whoie state, or OF
any county Thereon, shall be held every
second year ON the trst Tuesday after
the hfst Monday IN November beginning
ammo uoihihi one Thousand nine hundred
ana zen
10 Al eiecuohs Tor Justices OF the peace
NM 81 anu any inuhicipa. oih'ers, ny dis
.ihs u'sieu ,roi" state anu county ofncers
as hereinoeto,e PROVIDED now or hereafter
Nest ~ w ."oseh ny 'he electors OF