The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No. 6.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No.6.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE 1T RESOLVED 1.-THE House of Assembly
concurring) }. That the following amendments
to the constitution of this State be and the
same are hereby proposed, and when the same
shall be agreed to by a majority of the mem
bers elected to the Senate and House of AS
sembly, the said amendments shall be entered
on their journals, with the yeas and nayi
thereon, and referred to the Legislature mex
to be chosen, and published for three months
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:
l. Strike out paragraph Of section 1, Ar
ticle ~, and insert In place thereof the follow
ing:
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 o.
meeting the legislative year shall commence
| 2. Strike out paragraph l of section II, Ar
ticle ~, and Insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
l. The Senate shall be composed of one Sen
ator from each county In the State, elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively
3. Strike out paragraph of section IL, Ar
ticle Nv, and insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
3 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, 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
ed to supply such vacancies shall be elected
for the unexpired terms only; bros4ded. that
still to serve at the time of making said divi
sion shall be entitled to the longer terms.
4; Strike out paragraph OF section III, Ar
ticle ~, and insert In place thereof the follow
ing:
i. The General Assembly shall be composed
of members elected by the legal voters of tn.
counties, respectively, every second year. be
ginning on the first Tuesday after the firs
Monday In November, ammo domini one thou
portioned among the said counties as nearly
i as may be according to the number of thei
inhabitants: The Legislature shall, in thu
year one thousand nine hundred and ten
and at Its first session after each Unites
States decennial census hereafter, and no
oftener, divide and arrange each county O
this State into district or districts for tn,
election therein of member or members o
the General Assembly. Each Assembly dis
| trict SO constituted shall contain, as nearly a.
practicable, an equal number of inhab itants
and shall consist of convenient and contig
uOus territory in a compact form, but no coun
| ty, or part thereof, shall be Joined with AM
other county, or part thereof, in any sucl
| district; br01fded, that each county shall, a
all times. be entitled to at least one member
and the whole number of members to b.
chosen shall never exceed sixty.
The Court of Last Resort, by whatever name
known. is hereby invested with exclusive orig
! mai Jurisdiction and with full power, undeI
such procedure as 1t may by rules prescribe, t,
review any division and arrangement mad
| by the Legislature into Assembly districts o
the counties of this State for the purpose of de
| termtng whether such arrangement and divi
sion, or any part thereof, is in accordance o.
in conflict with this section, and, If in confilc
| herewith, to adjudge the same, or such par
| thereof as may be In conflict herewith, null
and void. In case said court shall determine
such arrangement and division, or any par
/ thereof, to be null and void the Leeislatur,
shall proceed to make new arrangement ans
division, entire or partial, as the action OF thu
court may require.
5. Strike out paragraph of Article v an,
insert In place thereof the following:
3. The Governor shall hold his office 70
| four years, to commence at twelve o'clocl
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 TIT
Third Tuesday of January four years there
after; and he shall be incapable of holding
that ofIice for four years next after his tern
| of service shall have expired; and no appoint
| ment or nomination to office shall be made b,
the Governor during the last week of his sait
term.
g. strike out paragraph of section II, Ar
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the fol
lowing:
g. 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 IL, Ar
ticle VII, and insert In place thereof the fol
lowing:
| the people of their respective counties at thu
elections for members of the General Assem-
bly,, and shall hold their offices for four years
luf ter Vyh ri m a hlf 10y
can be again capable of serving. Sherfhi
shall annually renew their bonds.
s. Add to section of article VII, three para
graphs to be known as paragraphs II, IL and IA
IL All elections for Governor, members o
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
whole State, or of any county thereof, shall bt
held every second year, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, beginning
ammo domIni one thousand nine hundred anC
ten.
H. 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
the first Tuesday after the first Monday IL
November, beginning ammo domint one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven.
a. Except as herein provided with relation
to the office of Senators, all officers filling any
elective office at the time these amendment:
take effect shall continue in the exercise of the
duties thereof according to their respective
commissions or terms of office, and until theil
successors may be elected and qualified under
the provisions of these amendments, and al
officers whose terms of office would expire
after these amendments take effect and prior
to the election and qualification of their sue
cessors in Office at the election for the respec
tive offices first held under the provisions o
these amendments, shall continue in office
until their successors can be elected and
qualified, at the election for such office Oh
offices to be held next after these amendments
take effect, according to the provisions hereof
The Legislature shall pass all necessary law
to arrange the terms of office of all statutory
elective officers SO that said terms may be IL
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.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE CON.
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF NEW