The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-08-19
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION, NO. l.

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLU
TION. NO. 4.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE TT RESOLVED, tthe Senate concur
ring) That the following amendment Il
| the Constitution of this State be anc
the same is hereby proposed. and wher
the same shall be agreed to by major
ity of the members elected to the Senate
and to the House of Assembly, the sale
amendment shall be entered on theil
journals with the yeas and nays taker
thereon. and referred to the Legislature
next to be chosen. and published fol
| three months previous to the first Tues
| day after the first Monday Of November
next in at least one newspaper OF eacf
county to be designated by the Presi
dent OF the Senate. the Speaker OF the
House of Assembly and the Secretar,
of State. payment for such publication
to be made by the Treasurer on the
warrant of the Comptroller.
First-Strike out Paragraph 10 oil
Section VII of Article " and change
the numbers of the following para
graphs 10 correspond.
Second = Change Paragraph ~ Of
Article so as to read as follows;
10 The Governor or person administer
ing the government, and four citizens OF
the State appointed by the Governor. by
and with the advice and consent OF The
Senate. shall constitute the Board or Par
dons The members of said Board. or any
| three OF them of whom the Governor OF
person administering the government
he
FIXTURES and grant reprieves. commute
! tons pardons and paroles, after cOnvic-
| tion in all cases except Impeachment
| The four members specially appointed
+, shall hold Office for five years. and re-
ceive for their services a compensation
which shall not be diminished during the
term OF their appointment.
Third-Chanse Section / Of Article vi
So as to read as follows:
SECTION l.
The judicial power shall be vested In
a Court for the trial of impeachmcnts, q
Supreme Court County Courts. and such
other Courts inferior to the supreme
Court as may be established by law,
which inferior Courts the Legislature may
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require
Fourth-Strike out all of Sections IL.
~ Y, VI and VII. of Article vi. change
the number of Section Ill Of Article vi
to Section II, and insert the following
sections in Article VI
SECTION ILL.,
Any Judge of any Of the Courts of the
State may be removed for disability con-
tinuing for one year. or for refusal to
perform the duties of his office by vote
of wo-thirds of all the members OF the
Senate and of two-thlrds of all the mem
bers of the House of Assembly voting
separately, after hearing before both
Houses in joint session.
SECTION ".
/. The Supreme Court shall be organ
lied In three divisions namely the Ap.
peals Division, the Law Division and
the Chancery Division. II shall consist
of Il Presiding Justice of the Appeals Di-
vision who shall be styled the Chief JUS
tice. Presiding Justice of the Law Divi-
sion who shall be styled the President
Justice. and Presiding Justice OF the
Chancery Division. who shall be styled
the Chancellor, and eighteen Associate
Justices which number may be Increased
by law.
2. The Appeals Division shall consist
of The chief Justice, aud six other Jus
ices OF the Supreme Court to be rs
signed by the Governor A Justice OF
The Supreme Court assigned by the Gov
ernor to the Appeals Division shall serve
In said Division until the end of his term.
The remaining Justices shall be as
signed by the Supreme Court to the Law
or chancery Division, as the business OF
the Court may require.
g. Whenever the number of causes be
fore the Appeals Division shall be so
great that the Division cannot promptly
hear and determine them. the Governor
shall. when authorized by statute. tenn
porary assign five of the Justices of
the other Divisions to sit In the Appeals
Division. which shall thereupon sit In
two Divisions for the hearing and deci-
sion of causes pending at the time of
| such assignment
l. Four Justices shall be necessary TO
| constitute "A quorum on the final hearing
| of any cause In the Appeals Division.
| but the Supreme Court may provide by
rule for the making of lnterlocutory
| orders by "A lesser number of justices. or
by one justice; such orders to be subject
To revision by the Appeals Division
| ON the hearing of n cause In the APP
| peals Division. no Justice who has given
a judicial opinion in the cause In favor
| of or against the judgment. order or
| decree under review shall sit at the
hearing to review such Judgment. order
or decree. but the reasons for such
Sopinion shall he assigned to the Court In
writing
s. A majority of all the members OF
/ the Supreme Court to be presided over
by the Chief Justice, shall constitute a
! quorum for the assignment of justices.
and for the appointment of officers. and
the enactment OF rules
6. The Supreme Court shall appoint
one or more reporters not exceeding
| three to report the decisions of the
| Court. and shall by rule define his or
| their duties and powers The reporters
| shall hold Office for five years subject.
| however. to removal at the discretion of
| the Court
SECTION "
J. The Appeals Division shall have
and exercise the appellate Jurisdiction
heretofore possessed by the Court of
Errors and Appeals, the jurisdiction
heretofore possessed by the Supreme
Court on writ of error. and the jurisdic-
tion heretofore possessed by the Preroga-
tive Court ON appeal. and by the Ordi-
nary on appeal, and such further APP
pellate jurisdiction as may be conferred
upon 1t by law, together with such
original Jurisdiction az may be incident
to the complete determination of any
cause ON review. saving, however, the
right of trial by jury
= The jurisdiction heretofore pos
sessed by the Supreme Court and the
Justices thereof not hereby conferred on
the Appeals Division. and the jurisdic-
ton heretofore possessed by the Circuit
Courts and the Judges thereof, and such
further original jurisdiction not OF an