The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-01

and supervision by the Chancellor a
shall be provided by the Supreme Court
T. Terms of the Supreme Court preside,
over by single Justice OF the Law DI
vision for the trial Of issues Joined in o
brought to the Law Division of the Su
prene Court shall be held in the severa
counties at times fixed by the Suprem
Court. Until so fixed such trial tern
shall be held at the places and times nov
| fixed by law for the holding of tn,
Courts of Common Pleas in the severa
counties
5. The Supreme Court may provide b,
rule for the transfer of any cause or is
sue from the Law Division to the Chan
Gerry Division. or from the CHANGER,
Division to the Law Division of the Su
preme Court, and from the County Cour
to the Law Division or the CHANGER,
Division Of the Supreme Court. and toi
the giving of complete legal and equita
BILE relief in any cause in the court OIL
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-
tion 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-
erclse. 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
10 tttyA 10.
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 thereof. shall be exercised by the
County Courts pursuant to rules pre-
scribed by the Supreme Court The JUS
tees of the Law Division of the Supreme
Court shall be ex officio 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and not superseded by this article, shall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 it 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
amendment Matters pending when this
| amendment takes effect shall be decided
| by the Judge or judges to whom they
| taa nrla
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 have been transferred.
| fth-Strike out paragraphs l. 2. 5 and
J of section III of Article VII: and sub
stitute the following paragraphs In place
/ Of paragraphs and 2. aud change the
| numbers of the paragraphs following )
| to correspond:
l. The Chief Justice OF the Supreme
| Court, the President Justice of the Law
| Division. the Chancellor and the Assoc-
ate Justices OF the Supreme Court shall
be nominated by the Governor and ap-
pointed by him. with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. They shall not be
less than thirty-five years OF age. and
shall have been praeticing 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 compensation which shal
| 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 on
gage in the practice of law during thei
term of office. The Chancellor and the
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. and
the Vice Chancelors and Associate Jus
| !ices OF the Supreme Court, In office when
| this amendment takes effect shall be
I,,et AZ h. S,,,,,
expiration OF their respective terms.
| The Circuit Court Judges In Office when
this amendment lakes 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 Count,
Judge or Judges in any county as may
be authorized by law. The County Judges
may hold court In any county subject t6
the control OF the Supreme Court. Til,
County Judges shall not be less thar
thirty years of age. and shall have beer
pract,cing attorneys In this State for al
least five years. They shall hold office
for the term OF Ave years: shall at stated
| times receive for their services such com
| pensation, which shall not be diminished
during their term OF office. az the Legis-
lature In Its discretion shall fix fer zach
county. and they shall hold no other of.
fee under the government OF the State
or of the United States. and slal. not
engage In practice OF the law In the
| courts OF the county where they nod
court during their term of Office. The
| judges of the Common Pleas In Office
when this amendment takes effect shall
be the judges of the County Courts until
| the expiration of their present terms.
| 3. This amendment shall take effect or
the first Monday In February. In the
year next following its adoption by the
people.
L. The Legislature shall pass all laws
necessary to carry into effect the provi.
sions OF the constitution and this amend.