The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-10-06

BE IT RESOLVED 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 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 nays
thereon, and referred to the LEGISLATURE next
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:
| /. Strike out paragraph of section l, Ar
tIcIe ~, 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 dom1ni 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 oil
meeting the legislative year sna aecion Se
| tIce ~, and insert in place thereon the follow
ing:
i. The Senate shall be composed of one Sen.
ator rom each county Ia the State. elected by
the legal voters of the counties respectively
for four years.
ticle ~, and insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
| first election to be held in pursuance OF this
constitution they shall be divided by the Sen.
ate as equally as may oe into TWO classes. Int
seats of the Senators of the first class Shall be
vacated at the ex piratiOn 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 II vacancies happen
| by resignation or otherwise, the persons elect
| ed to supply such vacancies shall be elected
| for the unexplred terms only; Pr0UIded. tha
the Senators having the longest period of time
| still to serve at the time OF making SAID dlVi
sion shall be entitled to the longer terms;
| 4. Strike out paragraph of section Ill, Ar
ticle Nv, and insert in place thereof the follow
ing:
| of mem bers elected by the legal voters OF th'
counties. respectively, every second year, be
ginning on the first Tuesday after the mrs
| Monday in November. ammo dOIn1nl one tnOu
sand nine hundred and ten, who shall be ap
portioned among the said counties as nearl,
ns h my The LEGISLATURE shall, in tn,
I year one thousand nine hundred and ten
| and at It's first session after each Un1tet
States decennial census hereafter, and no
/ oltener, divide ana arrange each county o
| this State into a district or districts for tn
election therein of a member or members
| the General Assembly. Each Assembly dis
trtct so constituted shall contain, as nearly a
| practica 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 an,
other county, or part thereof, In any suci
| district; PROVIDED, that each county shall,
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 nam
known, is hereby invested with exclusive orig
inal Jurisdiction and with full power, unde
such procedure as 1t may by rules prescribe, I
review any division and arrangement mad
by the Legislature INTO Assembly districts O
the counties of this State for the purpose oil dc
termlng whether such arrangement ana dlVl
sion, or any part thereof, is in accordance o
In conflict with this section, and. II In conhic
herewith, to adjudge the same, or such par
thereof as may be in conflict herewith, nul
and void. In case said court shall determln
such arrangement and division, or any par
thereof, to be null and void the Legislator
shall proceed to make new arrangement an
division, entire or PARTIAL as the action OF In
court may require.
| g. Strike out paragraph OF Article an
insert in place thereof the following:
| g. The Governor shall hold his ofhce 10
lour years. to commence at twelve oclocl
noon on the third Tuesday of January mex
ensuing the election for Governor by the pee
pie, and TO end at twelve o'clock noon on I'll
Third Tuesday OF January four years there
afler: and he shall be incapable of holdin
that office for four years next after his tern
OF service shall have expired; and no appoint
ment or nomination to office shall be made B.
I the Governor during the last week OF his sal
term.
g. strike out paragraph 6 of section II, Al
ticle VII, and insert in place thereof the 10
lowing:
g. Clerks and surrogates of counties shall b
elected by the people OF their respective couL
ties at the elections for members of the Genel
al Assembly. They shall hold their offices 10
six years.
T.. Strike out paragraph of section II, Al
l. Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected b
the people of their respective counties at tn
elections for members of the General Assem-
bly,, and shall hold their offices for four years
alter which four years must elapse before the,
can be again capable of serving. Sheriff
shall annually renew their bonds.
| g. Add to section of article V ii, three para
| graphs to be known as paragraphs IL, Ii and Il
/ II. All elections for Governor, members O
the Senate and General Assembly, sheriff.
coroners, county clerks and surrogates o
| counties and all other officers now or hereafte
necessary to be chosen by the electors of tn
whole State, or of any county thereof shall b
held every second year, on the first Tuesda.
alter the first Monday in November, beginning
ammo donini oneAthousand nine hundred AM
ten.
10. All elections for justices of the peace ant
ali and any municipal officers, as distinguishes
| from state and county officers as here1nbefor
provided, now or hereafter necessary to b.
chosen by the electors OF any city, borough
| town, township, village or subdivision thereof
| or any municipality of this State, excep
counties, shall be held every second year OF
| the first Tuesday after the first Monday II
| November, beginning ammo domin1 one thou
| sand nine hundred and eleven.
IA. Except as herein provided with relation
to the Office of Senators, all officers filling an,
| elective Office at the time these amendment
take effect shall continue in the exercise of tn
duties thereof according to their respective
commissions or terms OF office. and until thei
successors may be elected and qualified unde
the provisions of these amendments, and al
officers whose terms OF office would eXpir
after these amendments take effect and prlo
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 offic
until their successors can be elected ant
qualified, at the election for such office o
offices to be held next after these amendment
take effect, according to the provisions hereof
The Legislature shall pass all necessary law
to arrange the terms OF Office OF all statutor,
elective officers 80 that said terms may be II
harmony with these amendments, and to carr.
| into effect the provisions hereof.
These amendments If adopted, shall TAX
| effect and 20 into operation on the first day o
February, In the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and ten.