The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-30
GENATE CONCURRENT REsoLU.
TON NO. Q.
RESOLU.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BE 1T RESOLVED cine House OF Assem-
oiy coheurrihs1 mat the ioiiowl I'M.
amehdhehts 10 the CONSTITUTION Vi ',i''
sui DC anu me same a,e ne'epy -
poseo, anu wien .ne SAM ne 20
aereeu 10 ny iialor"y u the i'ea'p.iS
e'ec,.u ~ .'e oe'ia'e anu iiou'e ~, s.
set''oiy, 'ne e'u ~ go.
ehtereu vi ,hei 1ourhai'' WIN VI. go
anu nays 'neieoi' anu eie1ieu w Inv
Lesisia.uie heA' " nc env'e. onu - a.
lsheu ior three Ihoh.hs pm W III. ne.
iaesoay AFTER the nrs. "oiuay VI w
Nefhper next, III at ieas' ohe "e"oP"pe.
OF each county, 10 De oes's ny III"
iie9,ueh' VI III. oenae' ~ g
ihe Rouse Oh Assembly an" '"e "'''e
'aty Vi a'a'e' - a,,a,,
l. STRIKE gu. paIasiap, VI $500,
l. Article ~ ana insert III p'ace '"e'eo'
the following O.
s. Elections TOT members OF the sen
ate anu beherai Assembly sh.' nc -
every TWO years on the nrst .ues'ay
at'ei VIC hi'' f'ioh"a' ~
ginning ammo comm one 'nou'a'i mn,
hundred and ten. ana every secono yea,
thereafter ana 'he '"o 'iou'ss '
meet separately on the secoha iaesuay
In January III each year at winch ''i"e
or meeting the legislative year shaii cum
mence .,
Strike Out paragraph OF SECTION
H. Articie ~ ana insert III p''ee
thereof the following;
l. The Senate snail De composer u
one Senator from each county IN the
State, elected by the legal voters Oh ehe
counties respectively Tor -FOUR years.
q strike out paragraph OF sec.'o'
H. Article w. ana insert IN piaee
thereof the following:
z. As soon as the Senate snail meet
after the first election TO De heiu IN pur-
suance of this constitution they shall be
divided by the Senate as equally az may
be, into two classes. The seats OF the
Senators OF the first class snail ne va
Gated at the expiration OF the second
year: of the second class. at the expira-
ton of the fourth year, SO that one class
may be elected every second year ana II
vacancies happen by resignation or
otherwise the persons elected to supply
such vacancies shall be elected for the
unexpred terms only: prorided that the
Senators having the longest period OF
time still to serve at the time of making
said division shall be entitled to the
lonper terms
A Strike out paragraph | of section Ill.
article " and insert In place thereof the
following:
/ The General Assembly shall be COM
poacd 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 be apportioned among
the said counties as nearly ms may be nc
cording 10 the number of their inhab.
itants The Legislature shall In the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten
and Mt It's first session after each United
States decennial census hereafter and not
oftener. divide and arrange each county
of this State into IA district or districts
for the election therein of a member or
members of the General Assembly. Each
Assembly district so constituted shall
NJ
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. pr0rided. that each county
shall ut 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 ana with full
power under such procedure as II may
by rules prescribe, to review any division
and arrangement made by the Lesisla-
ture into Assembly districts OF the coun-
Ties OF TINS State Tor the purpose OF de.
terininins whether such arrangement and
division, or any part thereof. IL In ac-
eordonce or IN conflict with this section
and. II In conflict herewith. to adJudge
tue same or such part thereot as may De
IL conflict herewith, nun ana void In
ease SAID court SHAH determine such ar
rangement ana DIVISION or any part
thereof. to be nun and void the Legis'a-
lure shall proceed TO make new ar
rangement and division. entire or partial,
as the action of the court may require
b. Strike out paragraph ) of Article V
and Insert In place thereof the following:
g. The Governor shall hold his office for
four years, IL commence at twelve o'clock
IT,. 1T
next ensuing the election for Governor
by the people and to end at twelve
O'Clock noon on the third Tuesday of jan
uary four years thereafter: and he shall
be incapable of holding that office for
four years next after his term of service
shall have expired: and no appointmeut
on nomination 10 office shall IA. mad. nv
the Governor during the last week of hi.
said term.
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at !he e'e't'ohs Tor members OF the Gen
erai assembly ana shail hold their offices
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t'o'e y, 81 'l's Sh'''"s Sh'n ahiuahS
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a.. Ve.'ol'S io' uo''rh"r' members
%. 'h' Hei'i.' anu ''.nera' Assembly sh'r'
~, 'o u, V'i''g tu""ls w, anu sur'o-
ea''S Va No"..'"S anu an "'!tf oiherfs
nov vi nVt'hi"i "''eSs"fN 10 ne chosen
ny '"e 'ieNtoiS Oh me "noie State or or
any COUNTY th'reoi' snai he hnid every
seVonu year on the hfst iuesdaN after
the hrst MONDAY IN November Hes,nnns
ammo aoihihi one th"usand nine hundred
anu w
10, ~ e'se'ioi,s TOT Ius',e's "t IN" peace
., or ',' CIV no.s'ipai "in'eis. ~ us
.i's uS"su f'oii s'a'e sh" county oHrers
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nv, s,1,,' ,,, ,., .. W. .,S'sots OF
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