The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-02
SENATE CONCURRENT REsOLU-
TION NO. q.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

BE 1T RESOLVED (the House OF Assem-
bly, concurrlng), That the following
amendments to the constitution of this
State be and the same hereby pro-
posed and when the same shall be
agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to the Senate and House of As
sembly. the said amendments shall be
entered on their journals. with the yeas
and nays thereon, and referred to the
Legislature next to be chosen. and pub
1ished for three months prior to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember next. In at least one newspaper
of each county, to be designated by the
President of the Senate, the Speaker OF
the House OF Assembly and the Secre-
tary of State:
l. Strike out paragraph 3 of section
!. Article ", and insert in place thereof
the following;
g. Elections for members OF the Sen
ate and General Assembly shall be held
every two years on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday In November. be-
ginning 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 com
mence.
2 Strike out paragraph l. of section
II. Article ~, and insert In place
thereof the following:
/ The Senate shall be composed OF
one Senator from each county In the
State. elected by the legal voters OF the
counties respectively, for four years
3 Strike out paragraph 2 OF section
H. Article ", and insert In place
thereof the following:
q As soon as the Senate shall meet
after the first election to be held In pur-
suance OF this constitution they shall be
divided hy the Senate as equally as may
I.. Y.,t. ala In
Senators OF the first class shall be va
Gated Mt the exniration OF the second
wear, of the second class at the expira-
lion az tho fourth vear so that one class
NAV no olected every second wear and II
,,acanciea hannen NV resignation or
otharwise tba nersons elected to supply
such vacancies shall he elected for the
nn.xnir.a terms only. propjIed that the
s,a,atnrs ha,tn,, Tho Largest neriod of
,ps or, haVs Viz u' ,,,, ,,na ~ making
.nt1 at,lstnr shau ha entitled Ia the
I"nsar tarn,s
etr,,se ont nara.ranh of section III.
arttaIa ~ ona in,ort IN nIace thereof the
yaiinw,r,,.
nh Ca,arai As.an,blv sbau no conn
49,, - ,nar,,,ars aIacted Nv tha lepal
,,otar. - ~ ,at,n,fas resnaativ.Iv avery
sacona vaar haoinning on tha first ,rues-
a., go r. o., Mnnaay In November
go aano,ni ono thousand njne hundred
and Ion WIZ shau ho ,nnorf,onea nmone
,h.. ,.tJ ,uuptI.s, NO ua,riv "a NAV he
aaratn. .. ~ ,,n,,har= or ,hair inhah
,,ants Tha .ais,at,,ro shall In tho
,,a.r an. ,hn,san1 nIno hundred md ian
ard at no f,st .osslan aftcr ouch United
S,a,as aacann,al consus hara,ftar and NOT
ostaner d,yido and ,rranye cach county
or This state into N district or districts
far Tho elec,ion therain Of n member or
rnembers of the General Assembly Each
Assembly district so constituted shall
contain ms nearly as nrncticable an
equal number of inhabitants and shall
consist of convenient and contiguous ter
ritory In "A compact form but no county
or mart thereof shall be Joined with any
other county or part thereof In any
such district. propided that each county
shall at all times be entitled 10 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 and with full
power. under such procedure as II may
by rules prescribe to review any division
and arrangement made by the Lcgisla-
ture into Assembly districts of the coun-
ties OF this State for the purpose of de-
termining whether such arrangement and
division or any part thereof is In ac-
cordance or I'm conflict with this section
and IL In conflict herewith. to adJudge
the same. or such part thereof may he
III CONNECT ncIeW1tn, nun ana VOID IN
case said court shall determine such ar
rengemcnt and division or any part
thereof to be null and void the Iegisla-
ture shall proceed to make a new ar
rangement and division entire or martial
as the action of the court may require.
g. Strike out paragraph 3 OF Article v
and insert I'm Mace thereof the following.
q ,rba coyarnor sh.u h,,a his ono. ,or
fonr vaars T., .nmnsnce ,t twa,,. o,c,ocr
noon on The third TUESDAY of January
- .,t,., a. ,,'',in. Co., ,,,s,.
hv the n.onla ana IN and NJ twelve
n;o,nnL -, ~ 40 .,t, ,,,,,,, - Ia,
nary fou, ,.,ars ,hnr.,.f,ars an, no I'LL
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y. S"'he CUT ParasIaph Oh sec'oh H.
Aticie ' II ana insert IN pace thereof the
ioiioWHs
Clerks ana surrogates or counties
smut be elected oN the people OF their re-
spectiNt 'oahtes AT the elections Tor mem
nefs OF the General Assembly fhey shall
hold their offices Tor SIN years
T. strike out paragraph of section III,
Article VII and insert In place thereof
the following
Z. Sherins and coroners shall be elected
by the people Of their respective counties
at the elections for members OF the Gen
erai Assembly. aud shall hold their Offices
must elapse before they can be again cap
able OF serving, Sherins shall annually
renew their bonds
T. Add TO section OF article VII, three
parhsfaphs 10 De known az paragraphs II,
Is and II
II All elections for Governor. members
OF the senate ana General Assembly, shcr-
ms eoronefs. county clerks and surro-