The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-11

| shall be agreed to by majority of the mem
/ bers elected to the Senate and House of AS
| sembIy, the said amend ments shall be entered
on their journals, with the yeas and nays
thereon, and referred to the Legislature next
TO be chosen, and published for three months
4 prior to the first Tuesday after the first Mon
| day of November next. in at least one news
| paper OF each county, to be designated by the
| President OF the Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Assembly and the Secretary of the
State:
/. strike out paragraph of section 1, Ar
ticle ~, and insert in place thereof the follow
/ ing:
B. Elections for members of the Senate and
General Assembly shall be held every two
years on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, beginning ammo domin1 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 commence.
3 Strike out paragraph l of section ii, Ar
ticle ~, and insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
ator from each county in the State, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively,
for four years.
3. Strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
ticle ", and insert1n place thereof the follow
ing;
first election to be held in pursuance of this
constitution they shall be divided by the Sem
ate as equally as may be into two classes. The
seats of the Senators of the first class shall be
vacated at the eX plratiOn of the second year;
of the second class, at the expiration of the
fourth year, so that one class may be elected
every second year and If vacancies happen,
by resignation or otherwise, the persons elect
for the unex pired terms only b1oyfded. that
the Senators having the longest period of time
sion shall be entitled to the longer terms.
A. Strike out paragraph l of section III, Ar
ticle Nv, and insert in place thereof the follow
| ing:
of mem beers elected by the legal voters of the
counties, respectively, every second year, be-
| ginning on the first tuesday after the first
| Monday in NoYem Der, ammo dOm1ni one thou
sand nine hundred and ten. who shall be ap-
portioned among the said counties as nearly
| as may be according to the number of their
| inha bitants. The Legislature shall, In the
year one thousand nine hundred and ten,
and at Its first session after each United
States decennial census hereafter, and not
oftener, divide and arrange each county of
| this State into a district districts for the
| election therein of a member or members of
| the General Assembly. Each Assembly dis
trict so constituted shall contain, as nearly as
| practica BILE, an equal number of inhabitants,
| and shall consist of convenient and contig-
uous territory in a compact form, but no coun-
/ ty, or part thereof, shall be joined with any
| other county, or part thereof, in any such
district; pyoO1ded, 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 exclusive orig
inal Jurisdiction and with full power, under
such procedure as 1t may by rules prescribe, to
review any division and arrangement made
by the Legislature into Assembly districts OF
the counties of this State for the purpose of de-
termlng whether such arrangement and divt
sion, or any part thereof, is in accordance OF
in conflict with this section, and IL IN conflict
herewith, to adjudge the same, OF such part
cneTeoi az may De ~ eonntcs neTew..n mui
Il such arrangement and division, or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Legislature
shall proceed to make new arrangement and
division. entire or partial, as the action OF the
court may require.
5. Strike out paragraph of Article and
| ms prf In MIA eQ
3. The Governor shall hold his office fol
four years, to commence at twelve O'Clock
. noon on the third Tuesday of January mex
ensuing the election for Governor by the PEG
pie, and to end at twelve o'clock noon on the
THIRD Inesday o. January M Tour years tnere
that office for four years next after his term
of service shall have expired; and no appoint
ment or nomination to office shall be made by
the Governor during the last week of his sale
s. strike out paragraph of section H. Ar
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
lowing;
6. Clerks and surrogates of counties shall b'
elected by the people OF their respective coun
ties at the elections for members of the Gener
al Assembly. They shall hold their offices fol
Z. Strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
lowing.
Z. Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected b,
r the people of their respective counties at thu
!, elections for members of the General Assem-
bly,, and shall hold their offices for four years
after which four years must elapse before the,
can be again capable of serving. Sheriff
, shall annually renew their bonds.
+ s. Add to section of article V II. three para
graphs to be known as paragraphs II, IL and II
IL. All elections for Governor, members 0
the Senate and General Assembly, sherifs
coroners, county clerks and surrogates o
counties and all other officers now or hereafte
! necessary to be chosen by the electors of thu
whole State, or OF any county thereof shall b.
/ held every second year, on the first Tuesda.
! after the first Monday in November, beginning
J ammo domini one thousand nine hundred AM
ten.
b. All elections for justices of the peace ant
all and any municipal officers, as distinguished
from State and county officers as hereinbefor
provided, now or hereafter necessary to b.
! chosen by the electors of any city, borough
! town, township. village or subdivision thereof
OF any municipality of this State, excep
? countless shall be held every second year OF
the first Tuesday after the first Monday II
November, beginning ammo domini one thou
, sand nine hundred and eleven.
A. Except as herein provided with relation
to the Office OF Senator's all officers filling an,
, elective office at the time these amendment
lake effect shall continue in the exercise of tn
duties thereof according to their respective
: commissions or terms OF office, and until thei
successors may be elected and qualified unde
3 the provisions of these amendments, and al
officers whose terms of office would expir,
1 after-these amendments take effect and prIo
!: to the election and qualification of their sue
cessors in Office at the election for the respec
I these amendments shall continue in offic
e until their successors can be elected an,
4 qualified, at the election for such office o
! offices to be held next after these amendment
I take effect, according to the provisions hereo
The Legislature shall pass all necessary law
! to arrange the terms of office of all statutor
I elective officers SO that said terms may be il
I harmony with these amendments, and to carr
into effect the provisions hereof.
These amendments, if adopted, shall tax
effect and go into operation on the first day c
0 February, in the year of our Lord one thoJ
= sand nine hundred and ten.