Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-10-22
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NEW JERSEY BY THE LEGIs-
LATuRE OF 1908.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NO. J..
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

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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-Strike out Paragraph 10 of
Section VII of Article Nv, 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 or person administer
ing the government, and four citizens of
the State appointed by the Governor. by
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 reprieves, conmuta-
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 compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
term of their appointment.
Third Change Section / of Article vi.
50 as TO read as follows:
SECTION /.
The judicial power shall be 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 ali of Sections II,
", Y, VI and VII. of Article VI, change
the number of Section III of Article VI
to Section It. and insert the following
sections in Article VI:
SECTION III.
Any judge of any of the Courts Of the
State may be removed for disability con-
tinuing for Nne year or for refusal to
perform the duties of his office. by 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 a hearing before both
Houses in joint session.
SECTION W
| l. The Supreme Court shall be organ
| lItu III three ulftSlpIlS. Ediilctys LIE <aB-
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, a Presiding Justice OF the Law Divi-
| sion who shall be styled the President
Justice, and a Presiding Justice of the
| Chaneery Division who shall be styled
the Chancellor. and eighteen Associate
| Justices. which number may be increased
| by law
| O. 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. A 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
4 the Court may require.
g. Whenever the number of causes be
flores the Appeals Division shall be 50
/ great that the Division cannot promptly
hear and determine them the Governor
porarily assign FIVE of the Justices OF
the other Divisions to sit in the Appeals
| Division, which shall theretpon sit il
two Divisions for the hearing and deci
sion Of causes pending at the time Of
| such assignment
1. Four justices shalt be necessary to
| constitute a quorum on the final hearing
of any cause in the Appeals Division.
| bar the Supreme Court may provide by
/ rule for the making of inserlocutory
| orders by a lesser number OF justices. or
/ by ore Justice. such orders 30 be subject
to revision by the Appeals Division
On the hearissg of a eassse in the APP
pea4s Division, Justice who has given
a 5Hdicial opinion in the cause in favor
i.~SF -
decree under review shall sit st the
hearing to review such Judgment, order
or decree but the reasons eor such
spfnion shall be assigned to the Court ii
writing.
5. A wajcrity OF all the members Of
the Supreme Court to be presided over
by the Chief Justice, shall constitute q
squorum for the assignment of justices
and fcc the appointment OF officers, and
the enactment OF rules.
g. The Supreme Court shall appoint
one or more reporters, not exceeding
three. TO report the decisions OF the
.Cours. and shall by ruse define his or
their duties and powers. The reporters
shah hold office for Ave years. subject
however to removal at the discretion at
the Court
SECTION v.
4 The Appeals Division shall hav.
ana exercise the appellate Jurisdiction
heretofore possessed by the Court Of
Errors and Appeals. the jurisdictioF.
heretofore possessed by the Sunran,e
Court on writ Of error, and the jurisdic-
tion heretofore possessed by the Preroga-
tive Court Ga appeal. and by the Ordi-
harry ON appeal, and such further an
petiate jurisdiction as may be conrerre0
| upon it by law, together with such
| original jurisdiction as may be incident
| to the complete determination of any
/ cause on review. saving, however, the
right of trial by jury
2. THE Jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Supreme Court and the
justices thereof NOT hereby conferred on
the Appeals Division. and the jurisdie-
ton heretofore MOSS ssed by the Circuit
! Courts and he sslases thereof, and such
further original Jurisdiction not OF an
eqnitabie pastits and such further APP
pellafe jurisdiction from Interior courts,
as may be conferred BY statute. shall be
exercised by the Law Division of the
Supreme Court and by the several jas