The Lambertville record., 1926-09-30
WALTER III. DEMASS
Electrical Contractor
81 Perry Street
PHONE 309
LAMBERTylLLE. N. J.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED To THE CON
STITuTI0N OF THE STATE of
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| SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
TIoNs. Nos ii. Il, ia AND SsD'o- IS
|. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEN
ATE tthe House of Assembly concurring)
The following amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State of New Jersey is here
4 by proposed and when the same shall be
aEreed ai to by majority Of the members
sembly, the said amendment shall be
entered upon their journals, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and referred to
and published for three months previous to
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
| November next. in at least one newspaper
of each county. iC any he published therein,
such newspapers 90 be designated by the
| President of the Senate, the Speaker OF the
| General Assembly and the Secretary OF
State.
Amend paragraph three section one. Ar
| ticle w. of the Constitution OF the State
of New Jersey. to read as follows;
g. Members of the senate and general
assembly shall be elected every second year
| beginning with the year one thousand nine
| hundred and twenty-eght, on the first Tues
| day after the first Monday in November /.
mud the two houses shall meet separately In
regular session on the second Tuesday In
January next after the said day OF election,
| at which time of meeting the legislative
year shall commence: and Mt other times
| the two houses may meet separately
| in special session upon the joint call of the
the general assembly for the purpose OF
acting upon only such matters desg-
| mated in the call
Amend paragraphs one and two OF section
| II of Article ~. to read follows
!, The senate shall be composed OF one
senator from eaeh county in the state. elect
ed by Che legal voters OF the counties. re-
| spectvely. for four years provided, hew-
ever. the term of senators elected In the
year one thousand nine hundred and TWEEN
| tS-siN shall he extended TO four years from
/ the commencement of their tcrms. The
term of senators elected in the year ono
thousand nine hundred and twenty-sever
shall he extended to five yeara from the
/ commencement of their terms. As AZ
| the senate shall meet after the election tc
| he held in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and twcnt ty-scven there shall be selected by
! lot, under the direction Of the senate three
counties of those counties the term of
| whose senators expired in the year one
at the election to be held In the yeai
one thousand nine hundred and twenty,
eight the senators from these three counticf
ahal be elected Tor two years and the
| naming four senator's shall he elected To-
| term of four years. II vacancies hap
pen. by resignation or otherwise, the per
sons elected to supply such vacancies shall
he elected for the unexpircd term only
Amend paragraph one. section III. Ar.
tcle ". of the Constitution of the Stntt
OF New Jersey. to read .ns followa
!. The general assembly shall be com
posed of members hannually elected by th'
legal voters Of the counties. respectively
who shall be apportioned among the sale
counties as nearly as may he according u
the number OF their inhabitants The pres
cnt apportionment shal continue until th'
next census Of the United States ahal
have been taken, and an apportionmcnt o
members of the general assembly shall b'
made by the Legislature at Its first aes
sion after the next and every subscduen
enumeration or eenaus, and when made shal
remain unaltered until another enumera
tion ahn have been taken, provided, tha
each county shpll at all times be entitle
to one member mud the whole number o
, members shall never exceed sixty.
Amend paragraph three of Article v o