The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-08-18

and supervision by the Chancellor as
shall be provided by the Supreme Court
a. Terms Of the Supreme Court presided
over by single Justice of the Law Di-
vision for the trial of issues Joined in or
brought to the Law Division of the su-
preme Court shall be held In the several
counties at times fixed by the Supreme
Court. Until SO fixed. such trial term
shall be held at the places and times now
fxed by law for the holding of the
Courts of Common Pleas in the several
counties.
5. The Supreme Court may provide by
rule for the transfer of any cause or is-
sue from the Law Division to the Chan
Gerry Division, or from the Chancery
Division to the Law Division of the Su-
preme Court, and from the County Court
to the Law Division or the Chancery
Division Of the Supreme Court, and for
the giving of complete legal and equita-
BILE relief in any cause in the court or
division where 1t may be pending
6. Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the altsration, by law. of any stat
utory power or jurisdiction conferred
upon any court or judge since the adop-
ton of the Constitution in the year one
thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
and nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the Legislature from comforting
upon any Inferior court which may here
after be established such power or juris-
diction as was exercised by or which ma
now be conferred upon the inferior courts
mentioned In section l OF Article vi of
the Constitution of 1874.
SECTION VI.
The County Courts shall have and ex-
ercise. In all cases within the county such
original common law Jurisdiction concur
rent with the Supreme Court, and such
other Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
courts inferior to the Supreme Court and
ha prar tfua ttrf hx,
ed by law. The final judgments of the
County Courts may be brought for re-
view before the Supreme Court In the APP
peals Division. Until otherwise provided.
the Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
the Courts of Common Pleas, Orphans
Courts. Courts of Oyer and Terminer
| Courts of Quarter Sessions or by the
| judges thereof shall be exercised by the
County Courts pursuant to rules pre-
scribed by the Supreme Court. The JUS
tees of the Law Division of the Supreme
Court shall be ex officio judges of the
County Courts. All other Jurisdiction or
authority now vested In any court Judge
or magistrate with jurisdiction inferior
| to the courts In this section mentioned
and not superseded by this article, shall
continue to be exercised by such court
Judge or magistrate until the Legislature
shall otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
shall not cause the abatement OF any sui
| or proceeding pending when 1t takes eff
feet The Supreme Court shall make
| such general and special rules and order,
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 the,
were submitted, and the order. judgment
or decree made or advised by said judg,
shall be entered as that of the division
or court to which the suit or proceedne
shall have been transferred.
Fifth Strike out paragraphs l. 2. and
3 of section III 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 Associ-
ate Justices of the Supreme Court shall
be nominated by the Governor and ap-
pointed by him. with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate They shall not be
| less than tbirty-hve years of age. and
shall have been practicing attorneys in
| the State for at least ten years. They
shall hold office for the term OF seven
years; shall. at stated times. receive for
| their services a compensation which sha
| not be diminished during their term of
office. and they shall hold no other Of
| flee under the government OF the State.
| or of the United States, and shall not en-
gage In the practice of law during theh
| term of office. The Chancellor and the
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. and
| the Vice Chaneelors and Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court. in office when
| this amendment takes effect. shall he
Justices of the Supreme Court until tho
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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 bold the Coun-
ty Courts. subject to assignment by the
Law Division OF the Supreme Court
q The Governor, by and with the I'D
vice and consent OF the Senate shall APP
point one Judge of the County Court in
each county, and such additional County
Judge or Judges In any county as may
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 have beer
practcing attorneys In this State for Al
least five years. They shall hold ofiic.
for the term of Ave years: shall at STATED
times receive for their services such com
pensation. which shall not be diminished
during their term OF office. ms the Legis
lature in its discretion shall fix fer each
county. and they shall hold no other of
flee under the government OF the State
or of the United States. and slall not
engage In practice of the law In ths
courts of the county where they hold
court during their term of office The
judges OF the Common Pleas In office
when this amendment takes effect shall
be the judges of the County Courts unit