The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1909-08-12
FIFTH AMENDMENT.
FOR a .

(The different paragraphs OF this amend
ment being necessarily interdependent,
are considered as one amendment)
Strike out paragraph 8 Of Section I, Of
Article ~, and insert in place thereof
the following:
g. Elections for members of the Senate
and General Assembly shall be held every
two years on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, beginning an
no domini one thousand nine hundred and
ten, and every second year thereafter;
and the two Houses shall meet separately
on the second Tuesday In January tn
each year, at which time of meeting the
legislative year shall commence.
Strike out paragraph l of Section II.
Article w, and insert in place thereof the
following;
l. The Senate shall be composed OF one
Senator from each county in the State,
elected by the legal voters of the coun-
ties respectively. for four years.
Strike out paragraph of Section IL, OF
Article w. and insert in place thereof the
following:
z AS soon as the Senate shall meet
after the first election to be held in pur-
suance Of this constitution they shall be
divided by the Senate as equally as may
be into two classes. The seats of the
Senators of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of the second
year; of the second class. at the expira-
ton of the fourth year, so that one class
may be elected every second year and II
vacancies happen, by resignation or 9TH
erwise, the persons elected to supply such
vacancies shall be elected for the unex-
pired terms only; provided. that the Sen
ators having the longest period of time
still to serve at the time of making said
division shall be entitled to the longer
terms.
Strike out paragraph 1 Of Section Ill
Article w. and insert in place thereof the
following:
l. The General Assembly shall be COM
posed OF members elected by the legal
voters Of the counties. respectively. every
second year. beginning on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November.
ammo domini one thousand nine hundred
and ten, who shall be apportioned among
the said counties as nearly as may be
according to the number of their inhah-
itants. The Legislature SHALL in the year
one thousand nine hundred and ten, and
at its first session after each United
States decennial census hereafter, and
not oftener, divide and arrange each
county of this State into district or dis
tricts for the election therein of MEM
Der or members of the General Assembly.
Each Assembly district so constituted
shall contain, as nearly as practicable,
an equal number OF inhabitants. and shall
consist of convenient and contiguous ter
ritory In a compact form, but no coun-
ty. or part thereof, shall be joined with
any other county, or part thereof, In any
such district; provided, that each county
shall. at all times. be entitled to at least
one member, and the whole number of
members to be chosen shall never exceed
sixty
The Court OF Last Resort, by whatever
name known, is hereby invested with ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction and with full
power, under such procedure as it may
by rules prescribe, to review any division
and arrangement made by the Legisla-
ture into Assembly districts OF the coun-
ties Of this State for the purpose of der
termining whether such arrangement and
division or any part thereof, is in ac-
cordance or in conflict with this section,
and, 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 shaM determine such ar
rangement and division. or any part
thereof, to be null and void the Legisla-
ture shall proceed to make new ar
rangement and division. entire or partial.
as the action of the court may require.
Strike out paragraph of Article " and
insert in place thereof the following:
3. The Governor shall hold his office for
four years, to commence 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
shall be incapable of holding that ONCE
for four years next after his term of
service shall have expired; and no APP
pointment or nomination to office shall
be made by the Governor during the last
week of his said term.
Strike out paragraph 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 counties at the elections for
members of the General Assembly. They
shall hold their Offices for six years
Strike out paragraph OF Section II.
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 members of the Cen
eral Assembly. and shall hold their Offices
for four years, after which four years
must eIapse before they can be again ca
pablo of serving. sheriffs shall annually
renew their bonds. M
Add to Section II Of Article VII thres
paragraphs, to be known as paragraphs
IL, IL and II, to read as follows:
IL All elections for Governor, members
of the Senate and General Assembly,
sheriffs, coroners. 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.
h. All elections for justices OF the peace
and all and any municipal officers, as
distinguished from State and county ofi-
GERS as hereinbefore provided. now or
hereafter necessary to be chosen by tho
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 Nom
day in November, beginning ammo domini
one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
a. Except as herein provided with rela-
ton to the Office of Senators. all officers
filling any elective ONCE 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 az
pire after these amendments take eneet
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.
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