The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-02
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TIoN. NO. 1.

lIoN, W.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE 1T RESOLVED. 1.-THE 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 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 ". 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 lie one, may remit fines and FOR
fixtures. and grant repreves. 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 compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
term of THEN appointment
Third-change Section l OF Article VI
go az to read as follows:
SECTION T.
The judicial power shall be vested In
a Court for the trial of impeachments.
Supreme Court. County Courts, and such
other Courts. inferior to the Supreme
Court. as may be established by law.
which inferior Courts the Legislature NAV
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require
Fourth-Strike out all of Sections II.
~. V. vi and VII. of Article VI. change
the number of Section Ill OF Article vi
to Section H. and insert the following
sections In Article VI:
SECTION III.
Any judge of any of the Courts of tn.
State may be removed for disability con-
tinung for one 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-thrds of all the mem
berg of the House OF Assembly voting
separately, after hearing before both
Houses la Joint session.
SECTION ".
/. The Supreme Court shall be organ
lied In three divisions namely: the Ap-
peals Division. the Law Division. and
the chancery Division. 1t shall consist
of 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
chancefy 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
tices Of the Supreme Court To be AS
signed by tho 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
the Court may REQUIRE
3. Whenever the number of causes be-
fore Tho Anneais Divis,on sbau IA. 90
,raa, MAT Tho Divisinn cannot nromntiy
hear and determine them Tho Coveruny
shall when authorizcd NV statute tom
norari,v assten ave of Tho Jus,,cos of
the othcr Divisions Ia ait In Tho Anncais
pivision which shall thcr,unon ali In
| sion Of causes pending at the time OF
such assignment
l. -Four justices shall he necessary to
| constitute I; 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 "A lesser number of justices, or
nv one Justice. stch orders ia he subject