Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-10

continue to be exercised by such court.
judge or magistrate until the Legislature
h otherwise provide.
SECTION VII.
This amendment to the Constitution
shall not cause the abatement of any suit
or proceeding pending when 1t takes ed
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 apprd-
pirate division or court created by this
amendment. Matters pending when this
amendment takes effect shall be decide b
by the judge or judges to whom they
were submitted. and the order, Judgment
or decree made or advised by said Judge
h be entered as hat of the division
or court to which the suit or proceeding
shall nave been transferred.
~Fifth-Strike out paragraphs /, 2, S and
8 of section II of Article VII; and sub
stitute the following paragraphs in plade
of paragraphs l and 2, and change the
numbers of the paragraphs following 5
to correspond:
1. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, the President Justice of the Lafv
Division, the Chancellor and the Associ-
ate Justices of the Supreme Court shall
be nominated by the Governor and APP
pointed by him, with the advice and cor
sent OF the Senate. They shall not be
less than thirty-ive years of age, and
shall ave been practicing attorneys in
the State for at least ten years. Thdy
shall hold office for the term of sevdn
years; shall. at stated times. receive f@r
their services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their term of
Office, and they shall hold no other ok-
fee under the government OF the State,
or of the United States, and hall not Ell
gage In the practice OF law during theh
term of office. The Chancellor and the
Chfaf JAafipA nf the Qunrapna Court aid
the Vice-Chancellors and Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court, in ofttoe when
this amendment takes eISat, shall be
Justices Of Sur..tSrt until the
The Circuit Court JudSAA In office when
this amendment takSg effect shall be con
tinued In ofhcsatefth the powers OF the
Justices ASke{hs Supreme Court at the
circuit unf1#F the expiration of their re-
specttxB tdRms. They may hold the Coun-
- ~CourtT. subject to assignment by the
Lax Division Of the Supreme Court.
a. The Governor. by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate. shall ap-
point one judge of the County Court In
each county. and such additional County
Judge or Judges In any county as may
be authorised 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
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practicing attorneys In this State for al
least five years. They shall hold ONCE
for the term OF hve years; hall at stated
times receive for their services such com.
pensation. which shall not be diminished
during their term of once, as the Legis-
lature In its discretion shall fix for each
county. and they hall hold no other Of
noe under the government of the State
or of the United States, and shall not
Engage In practice OF the law In the
courts of the county where they hold
court during their terra of office. The
judges OF the Common Pleas in ONCE
when this amendment takes effect shall
be the judges Of the County Courts until
the expiration OF their present terms.
;. This amendment shall take effect on
the first Monday in February, In the
year next following Its adoption by the
people.
4 The Legislature shall pass all laws
necessary to carry into effect the provi-
sions OF the constitution and this amend
srant tharaof