The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-31
FIFTH AMENDMENT.
FOR THIS AMENDMENT.

fThe different paragraphs of this amendment
being necessarily interdependent, are consioei-
co a. pne ont naragrap of Section l. of Article
w and insert in place thereof the following;
Tslectious for members OF the senate ana
- A sse,,,hlv shall be held every two years
IN the first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
lavender beginning ammo dom1n1 one thous,
ond nine hundred and zen anu sbal1 meet
Separately on the second Tuesday IN January IN
each year at which time of meeting the legisla-
tive wear shall commence.
~ 500 ont paragraph of Section II, Article
" and insert in place thereof the following
7. The Senate shall be composed OF one Sena-
tor from each county in the stare elected ny ms
legal voters of the counties respectively, tor
four years. &c A-.;ois
Strike out paragraph of Section II, OF article
~ and insert in place thereof the folloWing;
. AZ soon as the Senate shall meet AFTER tne
first election to be held in pursuance OF TINS
constitution they shall be divioeo py tne Th
as equally as may be into Two classes. ne ne
seats of the Senators of the hrst class snah DC
vacated at the expiration of the second year; OF
the second class, at the expiration u ~,
wear so that one class may be elected every
second wear and if vacancies happen, by reslg-
nation or otherwise, the persons elected 10 sup
NV such vacancies shall be elected Tor the unex-
hired terms only; bYogided, that the Senators
having the longest period of time still to serve
at the lime of making said division shall be en-
titled to the longer terms ~ ..;.i.
Il Strike out paragraph OF oeS.ion -, a.
", and insert in place thereof the folowlng:
I. The general Assembly shall be composed SEQ
counties respectively every second year Deg
ming on The first Tuesday after the hIst Niona iy
in November ammo domlnl one lnousanu .; IL.
fundred and ten who shall be apportioneo
,,eS ~. said counties as nearly as may be
according to the number OF their lnnapitanls;
The Legislature shall, in the year oIe si,
nine hundred and ten, and at It's nTst session
after each United States decennial Genus neIS l
after and not oftener, divide and arrange eacn
county of this state into oislItes VI a,hes
for the election therein of member OF mSnp s:
of the general Assembly. Each Assembly us
trict SO constituted shall contain, as nearly as
apnd shall consist Of convenient and contiguous
territory in a compact form, but no county, OF
part thereof shall be Joined with any. oeneI
county or part thereof, in any sucn ulstrlSt
6,.az;Ssd that each county shall, at all times, be
entitled to at least one member, ana tne Whole
number of members to be chosen SNAIL neVei OK
coed sixty. $500 ,,o.ra
known. is hereby invested with exclusive
original jurisdiction and with tull power. nna .
such procedure as it may by rules prescribe To-
Ts1iely anv division and arrangement made by
the Legislature into Assembly dlstrlcts OF tne
counties of this state Tor inc dision or
ing whether such arrangement and DIVISION ot
any part thereof, is in accordance OF ~ ~ -
with this section and, if in conflict neIeWlIh, "
adiudge the same, or such part thefeoi az may
he in Conflict herewith null and void In case
said court shall determine such arrangement
and division, or any part thereof to be nun ana
void the Legislature shall proceed 10 nlaAe "a
new ARRANGEMENT and division, entire OF
partial as the action of the court may requlle.
Strike out paragraph OF Article anu inserl
in place thereof the following:
The Governor shall hold his ofhce Tor TOUR
wears to commence at twelve O'Clock noon on
the third Tuesday of January next ensuing tnS
election for Governor by the people, ana 10 enc
at twelve O'Clock noon on the third TUESDAY OF
January four years thereafter; and ne shalI pc
incapable of holding that othce tor four years years
next after his term of service snali nave
~ no onnointment or nomination to office
shall be made by the Governor during the last
week of said term. oe Artio,a
VII and insert in place thereof the following
g. Clerks and Surrogates OF counties shaIi pc
elected by the people OF their respelrNx $1,000
at the elections for the members OF the general
Assembly. They shall hold their offices Tor SIX
years. .. TT A.;oia
VII and insert in place thereof the following:
= Sheriffs and coroners shall be elected by the
neonle of their respective counties at the cleo
tions for members Of the genera s str
which four years must elapse DeIOre tney can pc
again capable of serving. Sheriffs shall annual
" renew their bonds.
graphs to be known as paragraphs IL, i3 and
a. to read as follows:
10 All elections for Governor, members OF
Of fine senate and general Assembly, SheriHs.
Corouers County Clerks and Surrogates OF
counties and all other officers now or hereafter
necessary to be chosen by the electors OF me
whole state or of any county thereof, shall be
held every second year, on the hrst Monday IN
November beginning ammo dominl one thous-
and nine nunuISu anu -
IA All elections for justices OF the peace and
all and any municipal officers, as distinguished
from state and county officers as herelnDetore
provided, now or hereafter necessary to be
Chosen by the electors of any city, borough,
town township village or subdivision thereof,
or any municipality of this state, except coun-
ties Shall be held every second year on the hrst
tuesday after the first Monday in November,
ammo do1nini one thousand nine hundred and
eleven. 80,
"a Except as herein provided with relation
to the Office of Senators, all officers hlling any
elective Office at the time these amendments take
effect shall continue In the exercise OF the
duties thereof according to their respective
commissions OF terms of Office, and until their
Successors may be elected and qualified under
fine provisions of these amendents, and all
officers whose terms of Office would expire after
these amendments take affect and prior to the
election and qualification of their successors in
Office at the election for the respective Offices
first held under the provisions OF these amend
ments shall continue in office until their Sou
cessors can be elected and qualified, at the cleo
ton for such office Offices to be held next after
these amendments take effect, 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 effectthe provisions hereof.
These amendments, if adopted, shall take
fleet and go into operation on the first day of
february IN the year of our Lord one thousand
inc hum reda M