Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-03
VII.

This amendment to the Constitution
shall not cause the abatement of any suit
or proceeding pending when 1t takes eff.
feet. The Supreme Court shall make
such general and special rules and orders
as may be necessary for the transfer OF
all suits and proceedings to the appro-
PIRATE division or court created by this
amendment. Matters pending when this
amendment takes effect shall be decided
by the judge or judges to whom they
were submitted, and the order, judgment
or decree made or advised by said judge
shall be entered as that of the division
or court to which the suit or proceeding
shall have been transferred.
Fifth-Strike out paragraphs 1, 2, 8 and
8 of section II of Article VII; and sub
stitute the following paragraphs In place
of paragraphs 1 and 2, and change the
numbers of the paragraphs following !
to correspond:
1. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, the President Justice of the Law
Division, the Chancellor and the Associl
ate Justices of the Supreme Court shall
be nominated by the Governor and APP
pointed by him, with the advice and conf
sent of the Senate. They shall not be
less than thirty-1ve years of age, and
shall have been practioing attorneys in
the State for at least ten years. They
shall hold Office for the term of seveIl
years; shall, at stated times, receive fok
their services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their term oil
office, and they shall hold no other of
flee under the government of the Stata.
or of the United States, and shall not en-
gage in the practice of law during theii
term of office. The Chancellor and ths
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and
the Vice-Chancellors and Associate Jus
tices of the Supreme Court, in office when
this amendment take effect, shall be
Justices of the Supreme Court until the
expiration of their respective terms.
The Circuit Court Judges in office when
this amendment takes effect shall be con
tinued in Office with the powers of the
Justices of the Supreme Court at the
circuit until the expiration of their re-
spective terms. They may hold the Coun-
ty Courts, subject to assignment by the
Law Division of the Supreme Court.
2. TIL Governor, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, shall abb
point one judge of the County Court In
each county, and such additional County
Judge or Judges in any county as ma,
be authorized by law. The County Judges
may hold court in any county subject tc
the control of the Supreme Court. THE
County Judges shall not be less thar
thirty years of age, and shall nave beAr
practicing attorneys In this State for IA
least FIVE years. They shall hold of&ne
for the term of five years; shall at statbd
times receive for their services such corh.
pensation, which shall not be diminished
during their term of office, as the Legs
lature in its discretion shall fix for eabh
county, and they shall hold no other o.
foe under the government of the State
or of the United States, and shall moi
engage in practice of the law in the
courts of the county where they hdld
court during their term of Office. The
judges of the Common Pleas in ohlce
when this amendment takes effect shall
be the judges of the County Courts unit
the expiration of their present terms.
3. This amendment shall a k effect Ion
the first Monday in February, in The
year next following it's adoption by this
people.
4. The Legislature shall pass all laws
necessary to carry into effect the proivi.
sions OF the constitution and this amend.
srent thereof.