Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

ind, If in conflict herewith, to adjudge
the same, or such part thereof as may be
In conflict herewith, null and void. In
case said court shall determine such ar
rangement and division, or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Legisla-
ture shall proceed to make a new ar
rangement and division, entire or partial,
as the action of the court may require.
Strike out paragraph 3 of Article V and
insert in place thereof the following:
8. The Governor shall hold his Office for
four years, to at twelve O'Clock
noon on the third Tuesday OF January
next ensuing the election for Governor
by the people, and to end at twelve
O'Clock noon on the third Tuesday of
January four years thereafter; and he
h be incapable of holding that office
for four years next after his term OF
service shall have expired: and nc ap-
pointment or nomination to office shall
be made by the Governor during the last
week of his said term.
Strike out paragraph 8 of Section II, of
Article VII, and insert in place thereof
the following:
6. Clerks and surrogates OF counties
shall be elected by the people OF their
respective ountie at the elections for
members of the General Assembly. They
shall hold their Offices for six years.
Strike out paragraph I of Section IL.
Article VII, and insert in place thereof
the following:
Z. Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected
by the people of their respective counties
at the elections for member of the Gen
era1 Assembly, and shall hold their offices
for four years, after which four years
must elapse before they can be again ca
pable of serving. Sheriffs shall annually
renew their bonds
Add to Section II of Article VII three
paragraphs, to be known as paragraphs
II, Is and ID, to read as follows:
IL. All elections for Governor, members
of the Senate and Genera Assembly.
sheriffs. oroners county clerks and sur
rogates of counties and all other officers
now or hereafter necessary to be chosen
by the electors Of the whole State. or of
any county thereof, shall be held every
second year, on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, beginning
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred
and ten.
12. All elections for justices OF the peace
and all and any municipal officers, as
distinguished from State and county Off
GERS as hereinbefore provided, now or
hereafter necessary to be chosen by the
electors OF any city, borough, town, town
ship, village or subdivision thereof, or
any municipality of this State, except
counties. shall be held every second year
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, beginning ammo domini
one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
IA. Except as herein provided with rela-
ton to the office of Senators, all officers
filling any elective office at the time these
amendments take effect shall continue in
the exercise Of the duties thereof accord
Ing to their respective commissions or
terms of office, and until their successors
may be elected and qualified under the
provisions of these amendments, and all
officers whose terms of Office would ex-
pire after these a~mendments take effect
and prior to the election and qualification
of their successors in office, at the cleo
ton for the respective offices first held
under the provisions of these amend
ments, shall continue In Office until their
successors can be elected and qualified,
at the election for such office or offices to
be held next after these amendments take
affect. according to the provisions hereof.
The Legislature shall pass all necessary
laws to arrange the terms of office of all
statutory elective officers so that said
terms may be In harmony with these
amendments, and to carry into erect the
provisions hereof.
These amendments. II adopted, shall
take effect and go into operation on this
first day of February, IN the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and tan.