Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-13

tofore possessed by the Circuit Courts
and the judges thereof. and such further
original jurisdiction not OF an equitable
nature, and such further appellate juris-
diction from inferior courts as may be
conferred by statute, shall be exercised
by the Law Division of the Supreme
Court and by the several justices there
of, in accordance with rules OF practice
and procedure prescribed by statute, or in
the absence of statute by the Supreme
Court.
3. The jurisdiction heretofore possessed
by the P~rerogative Court and the Ordi-
nary, not hereby conferred on the APP
peals Division, and the jurisdiction here
tofore possessed by the Court of Cham
Gerry and the Chancellor, and such fur
ther original equity jurisdiction as may
be conferred by statute, and such fur
Their original jurisdiction as is now con-
ferable on the Prerogative Court shall be
exercised by the Chancery Division and
by the Chancellor and the several justices
of said division in accordance with rules
of practice and procedure prescribed by
statute, or, in the absence of statute, by
the Supreme Court, but the justices OF
that division shall be under such control
and supervision by the Chancellor as
shall be provided by the Supreme Court.
4. Terms of the Supreme Court presided
over by a single Justice of the Law Di-
vision for the trial of issues joined in or
brought to the Law Division of the STU
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
fixed 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 Cour
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 alteration. 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 may
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
the P~rerogative Court as may be provid-
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 Thereon, shall be. exercised by the
County Courts pursuant n rules pre-
scribed by the Supreme Court. rhe JUS
tices of the Law Division of the Supreme
Court shall be ex otficio 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.
This amendment to the Constitution
shall not cause the abatement of any suit
or proceeding pending when IL takes eff
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 appro-
pirate division or court created by this
dInOnulltnl. RddlteTS penulnB when lllS
amendment takes effect shall be decided
by the judge or judges to whom they
were submitted. and the order, judgment
or decree made or advised by said judge
shall be entered as that of the division
or court to which the suit or proceeding
shall haye been transferred.
Fifth-Strike out paragraphs l, 2, 5 and
8 of section II of Article VII; and sub
stitute the following paragraphs in place
of paragraphs 1 and 2, and change the
numbers OF the paragraphs following 5
to correspond:
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 APP
pointed by him, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. They shall not be
less than thirty-nve 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 shall
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 theiI
term of office, The Chancellor and the
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court, and
the e-Chancellors and Associate jus
NA&OR ~ NAS aPA1AAC ~OaAt - III JIM w ~
this amendment takes effect, shall he
Justices of the Supreme Court until the
expiration of their respective terms.
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 hold the Coun
ty Courts. subject to assignment by the
Law Division of the Supreme Court.
2. 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 ma,
be authorized by law. The County Judges
may hold court in any county subject to
the control of the Supreme Court. Tho
County Judges shall not be less than
thirty years of age, and shall nave beer
practicing attorneys in this State for al
least five years. They shall hold Office
for the term of five years: shall at stated