The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-01

BE 1T RESOLVED the House of Assembly
concurring). That the following amendments
to the constitution of this State be ana the
same are hereby proposed, and when the same
shall be agreed to by majority o. sns ~ As-
sembly, the said amendments shall be entereo
on their journals, with the yeas and nays
to be chosen, and published for three months
prior to the first Tuesday after the hrst MON
day of November next. In az least one news the
President OF the Senate, the Speaker OF the
House of Assembly and the Secretary OF the
State:
i. strike out paragraph of section 1, Ar
ticIe " and insert In place thereof the follow
ing: .,d
General Assembly shall be held every two
years on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, beginning ammo domini 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.
2 Strike out paragraph OF section IL, Ar
ticle ~, and insert in place thereof the follow
i. The Senate shall be composed OF one Sem
ator rom each county In the State, elected by
the legal voters OF the counties respectively,
g. Strike out paragraph OF section II, Ar
ticle ", and insert in place thereof the follow
y AS soon as the Senate shall meet after the
first election to be held in pursuance OF this
constitution they shall be divided BY the SEN
ate as equally as may be into two classes. The
seats of the Senators OF the first class shall be
vacated at the expiration OF the second year
OF the second class, az me ex pnatlon 2. taS
every second year and II vacancies happen,
| by resignation or otherwise, the persons elect,
| ed to supply such vacancies shall be elected
| for the unexpired terms only; PROVIDED. that
the Senators having the longest period of time
stu 70 serve at me sme S os ssrm
/ 4. Strike out paragraph OF section LII, Ar
ticle ~, and insert In place thereof the follow
i. The General Assembly shall be composed
of memb ers elected by the legal voters OF the
counties every sed2a1 IKE hear P Ds
Monday In November. 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
| inhab 1tants. The Legislature snail, In the
year one thousand nine hundred ana zen
| and at Its first session after each United
States decennial census hereafter, and mol
oftener, divide and arrange each county Of
| this state into q district or districts for the
| election therein of a member or members OF
the General Assembly. Each Assembly dis
trtct so constituted shall contain, as nearly az
practfca BILE, an equal number OF Inhabitants
| and shall consist OF convenient and contlg
uous territory In a compact form, but no coun
ty, or part thereof shall be Joined with any
| district; by0vided, that each county shall, al
all times, be entitled to at least one member
and the whole number Of members TO DC
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, u
review any division and arrangement made
| by the Legislature into Assembly districts Of
the counties of this State for the purpose of de-
/ term1ng whether such arrangement and dlvi
sion, or any part thereof, Is In accordance OF
in conflict with this section, and, II In conflict
herewith, to adjudge the same, or such part
| thereof as may be in conflict herewith, null
and void. In case said court shall determine
flfxyfGf r
| thereof. to be null and void the Legislature
| shall proceed to make new arrangement ano
division, entire or partial, as the action OF the
8. strike out paragraph of Article and
| insert in place thereof the following:
3. The Governor shall hold his office FOL
| four years, to commence at twelve O'CLOCK
noon on the third Tuesday OF January nexl
ensuing the election for Governor by the peo-
| pie and to end at twelve O'Clock noon on the
| Third Tuesday of January four years there
after; and he shall be incapable of holding
| 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 said
8. strike out paragraph OF section IL, Ar
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
8. Clerks and surrogates OF counties shall be
| elected by the people OF their respective coun
| ties at the elections for members OF the Gener
al Assembly. They shall hold their offices foI
I. Strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
/ ticle III, and insert In place Thereon the ioI
I. Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected by
| the people of their respective counties at tbs
elections for mem beers of the General Assem-
Div. and shall hold their offices for four years
| after which four years must elapse before they
can be again capable of serving. Sheritfs
shall annually renew their bonds
| 8. Add to section Of article VII. three para
graphs to be known as paragraphs IL, IL and Il
IL. All elections for Governor, members Of
the Senate and General Assembly, sheriffs
coroners, county clerks and surrogates OF
counties and all other officers now or hereafter
necessary to be chosen by the electors Of the
held every second year, on the first Tuesday
| alter the first Monday In November, beginning
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred and
iS All elections for justices of the peace and
all and any municipal officers, as distinguished
/ from state and county officers as hereinbefore
| provided, now or hereafter necessary to be
chosen by the electors of any city, borough,
town, township, village or subdivision thereof
or any municipality OF this State, except
| counties, shall be held every second year on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
November, beginning ammo domini one thou
| sand nine hundred and eleven.
IA. Except as herein provided with relation
| elective office at the time these amendments
take effect shall continue in the exercise of the
duties thereof according to their respective
com missions or terms OF office, and until their
successors may be elected and qualified under
| the provisions of these amendments, and all
officers whose terms OF oi1ce would expire
| to the election and qualification of their sue
cessors In office, at the election for the respec-
| tive offices first held under the provisions oil
| these amendments, shall continue in Office
until their successors can be elected and
qualified, at the election for such office or
offices to be held next after these amendments
take effect, according to the provisions hereof.
| The Legislature shall pass all necessary laws
| to arrange the terms OF office of all statutory
elective officers SO that said terms may be In
harmony with these amendments, and to carry
| into effect the provisions hereof.
| These amendments, If adopted, shall take
effect and go into operation on the first day of
February, In the year OF our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and ten,