The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-10-21
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TON. NO. l.
ATE OF NEW JERSEY.

ATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BE 1T RESOLVED. the Senate concur
| ring, That the following amendment to
the 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 eacn
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 III OF
Article so AZ to read as follows
10 The Governor or person administer
ing the government, and four citizens OF
Int Sldit dppblhitu ny tht pof"'D'' ~
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
shall he one may remit fines and for
feitures and grant reprieves, commute
tons pardons and paroles. after convic-
ton In all eases except impeachment
The four members specially appointed
shall hold office for FIVE years. and re-
ceive for their services compensation
which shall not be diminished during tho
term Of their appointment.
Third-Change Section / of Article vi.
50 as to read as follows:
SECTION l.
The judicial power shall be vested In
a Court for the trial of impeaehments. a
Supreme Court. County Courts. and such
other Courts, Inferior to the Supreme
Court as may he established by law,
which inferior Courts the Legislature NAV
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require.
Fourih--Strike out all of Sections H.
~ V, vi and VII. of Article VI. change
the number of Section Ill OF Article VI
to Section H. 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 a vote
of two thirds OF all the members of the
Senate and of two-thrds of all the mem-
bers of the House of Assembly voting
separately. after a hearing before both
| Houses In joint session.
SECTION ~.
l. The Supreme Court shall be organ
ICED In three divisions. namely: the APP
peas Division. the Law Division. and
the chancery Division. II shall consist
of Presiding Justice of the Appeals Di-
vision who shall be styled the Chief Jus
tice, a Presiding Justice of the Law Divi-
sion who shall be styled the President
Justice and Presiding Justice OF the
Chaneery Division. who shall be styled
the Chancellor, and eighteen Associate
Justices, which number may be increased
by law
. The Appeals Division shall consist
of the Chief Justice. and six other Jus
tees Of the supreme Court to he as
signed by The Governor. 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 he
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
| porarily assign five OF the Justices OF
| the other Divisions to sit In the Appeals
| Division. which shall thercupon sit In
| two Divisions for the hearing and deci-
sion of causes pending at the time OF
such assignment.
T. -Four Justices snail be necessary u
constitute "a quorum on the maj nearing
OF any cause III the Appeals DIVISION
hut the supreme Court may provide by
rule Tor the making OF lnteriocu'or.
orders by lesser hummer OF Justices, oi
by one Justice such orders TO De sup)ec'
To revision ny the Appeals DIVISION
ncaIs pivision M Justice who has ptyer
n judicial opinion I'm the cause In fayo,
| Of ar against the Judgment order n,
decree under review shall, sit at tn.
hearing To review such Judgment orde,
or decree hut the reasons for such
opinion shall he assigned TO the Court IN
writing
| r A majority of al, the members n,
the Supreme court. to be presided owe,
by the chief Justice, shai, constitute .