The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-08-11
THIRD AMENDMENT.
rOh THIS AMENDMENT.

(The different paragraphs of this amend
ment being necessarily interdependent
are considered as one amendment)
Change Section 1 of Article vi so as
to read as follows:
SECTION /.
The judicial power shall be vested In
court for the trial OF impeachments, n
Supreme Court, County Courts. and such
other courts. inferior to the Supreme
Court, as may be established by law,
which inferior courts the Legislature may
alter or abolish as the public good shall
require.
Strike out all OF Sections H. ", V, vi
and VII of Article VI, change the number
OF Section III of Article VI to Section IL.
and insert the following sections in Ar
tice VI;
SECTION III.
Any Judge of any OF the courts of the
State may be removed for disability con-
tinuing for one year. or for refusal to
perform the duties of his office. by vote
of two-thrds of all the members of the
Senate and OF two-thirds OF all the mem
bers OF the House of Assembly voting
separately. after a hearing before both
Houses In Joint session.
SECTION ~.
l. The Supreme Court shall be organ
iIed In three divisions. namely. the APP
peals Division. the Law Division and the
Chanccry Division. 1t shall consist of a
Presiding Justice OF the Appeals Division
who shall be styled the Chief Justice, "a
Presiding Justice of the Law Division,
who shall be styled the President Justice,
and Presiding Justice of the Chancery
Division, who shall be styled the Chan
cellor, and eighteen Associate Justices
which number may be increased by law
O. The Appeals Division shall consist of
the Chief Justice. and six other Justices
Of the Supreme Court to be assigned by
the Governor. A Justice of the Supreme
Court assigned by the Governor to the
Appeals Division shall serve In said div-
sion until the end OF his term.
The remaining justices shall be assign
cd by the Supreme Court to the Law or
Chancsry Division. as the business of
the Court may require.
J. Whenever the number of causes be-
fore the Appeals Division shall be SO
great that the Division cannot promptly
hear and determine them. the Governor
shall. when authorized by statute, tenn
porarily assign Ave of the Justices of the
other divisions to sit In the Appeals Divi-
sion. which shall thereupon sit In two
divisions for the hearing and decision OF
causes pending at the time OF such as
signmsnt
, 4. Four justices shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum on the final hearing
Of any cause in tho Appeals Division but
the Supreme Court may provide by rule
for the making of interiocutory orders by
q lesser number of justices or by one
Justice such orders to be subject to re-
vision by the Appeals Division.
On the hearing OF cause In the APP
peals Division. no justice who has given
= judicial opinion In the cause in favor
OF or against the Judgment order or de-
cree under review shall sit at the hearing
to review such Judgment. order or de-
cree. but the reasons for such opinion
shall be assigned to the Court In writing
L.,
the Supreme Court, to be presided over
by the Chief Justice. shall constitute a
quorum for the assignment OF justices,
and for the appointment of officers, and
tho enactment of rules.
8. The Sspreme Court shall appoint one
or more reporters. not exceeding three to
report the decisions OF the Court, and
shall by rule define his or their duties
and powers. The reporters shall hold
ofhce for fve years. subject, however, to
removal at the discretion of the Court
SECTION v
I. The Appeals Division shall have and
exercise the appellate jurisdiction hereto
fore possessed by the Court of Errors
and Appeals. tho jurisdiction heretofore
possessed by the Supreme Court on writ
of error. and the Jurisdiction heretofore
possessed by the Prerogativs Court on
appeal. and by the Ordinary on appeal.
and such further appellate Jurisdiction as
Or with such original jurisdiction as may
b incident to the complete determination
Of any cause on review. saving. however,
the right OF trial by jury.
g. The jurisdiction heretofore possessed
by the Supreme Court and the Justices
thereof not hereby conferred on the APP
peals Division. and the jurisdiction here
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 statSte by the Supreme
Court.
g. The Jurisdiction heretofore possessed
by the Prerogative Court and the Ordi-
nary. not hereby conferred on the APP
psals Division. and the jurisdiction here
tofore possessed by the Court of Chan
Gerry and the Chancellor. and such fur
ther original equity jurisdiction as may
Do conferred by statute. and such fur
ther original Jurisdiction as 10 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