Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-01
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF TIE STATE
OF NEW JERSEY BY THE LEGis-
LATURE OF 1908.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No. ].
STATE OF NEW ] ERsEY.

BE IT RESOLVED, 1.-THE Senate concur
ring). That the following amendment &c
| abe Constitution of this State be and
the same is hereby proposed, and when
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
1 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
| 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
silal De one, may remit nnes ana for-
textures, and grant reprleyes, commuta
tlons pardons and paroles, after convlc-
ton IN all cases except impeachment
/ The four members specially appointed
| shall hold office for five years, and re-
! ceive for their services a compensation
Whlch shali not De dininlsned during the
Term ol tnelr appointment.
| Third-Change Section / Of Article VI.
| SO as to read as follows:
SECTION
Inc Juaicidi power shail oe Nesteu II
a court Tor the triai OF lnpeachlnehts, a
supreme Court county Courts, ana such
ether Courts inferior to the Supreme
Court, as may De estanllsned py law,
| Whlch INFERIOR Ioufts the LeslsiatuIe inaS
alter or apoilsh as tie pupilc sooo shai'
| require.
! Fonrth-strlke out an OF secuons Il
! ~, V, VI and VII, OF Article VI cnange
the number OF Section III OF Article VI
! to Section II. and insert the following
| sections IN Article Il;
SECTION III.
any 1odge OF any OF the courts OF the
state may oe removed Tor disability con-
9huihs Ior one year, OF lor refusal 10
1 perform the duties OF ms ofnee by vote
| OF tWo-thlrds OF all the members OF the
senate ana OF tWo-thlfds OF ali the mem
| pefs OF the Rouse OF Assembly voting
separately, aItef nearing before both
houses II JOINT session.
| Sell ion iV.
!, Inc supreme Court shall be organ
lzeo IN thfee DIVISIONS. namely; the Ap-
peais DIVISION, tne Law Division, and
! the Shancery DIVISION 1t shall consist
Oh Presiding Justice of the Appeals Di-
Nlsioh WIG snah pc styled the Cnlef jus
| tlee, Ffesloing Jusuee OF the Law Divi-
sion VINO shsH pc styled the President
5 Jusllce, anG Fresldlng justice OF the
slslol, VINO shaA De styled
1lle Sils'iieeiioi all1 tlshteen Associate
1s71lees' "4iieN nuiiioei may pe increased
~ iTw Nv
nc ppesls Dislsioh stail consist
~ .iie Slliel I'7 y~usllee, ~ ana SIX olher Jus
eices " the Supreme court TO De as
sLsiieu oy me governor Justlce q
| lhe supreme court assigned py the Gov
erhof 20 ehe Appeais DIVISION shah serve
~ ss'iu ~ uiitii tiie eha el ms term
Ahe remaining 9astces silaH oe as
sisileu ps siie supreme Court 10 the Law
" Sliailcely LtNisloil' as the business OF
Us Nourl may Iequlfs-
g. whenever the number of causes be-
lore the Appeals DlNislon shall be so
great that the DIVISION cannot promptly
near ana determine them, the Governor
shail. When authorized ny statute, tenn
| porarl!y assign flVe OF the Justices OF
the other DIVISIONS to SIT IN the Appeals
DIVISION. whleh shah thereupon sit IN
W. ~ - = istutis ioi tiie nedIlilg anu oecl,
& s,vit s;e+a. - ssases peiio'iis a. .ie 'lihe q
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On the hearing of a cause in the An
peals Division. no Justice who has giyer
judicial opinion 81 the cause in favor
of or against the Judgment order o.
decree under review shall sit at the
| hearing to review such Judgment. order
or decree. but the reasons for suct
opinion shall be assigned to the Court ii
writing
). majority of all the members o.
the Supreme Court. to be presided owe
by the Chief Justice. shall constitute
quorum for the assignment of justices
and for the appointment of officers. ane
the enactment Of rules
6. The Supreme Court shall appoin.
one or more reporters not exceedino