The Lambertville record., 1926-10-14
N. J. PA. LICENSE
George B. borner
funeral Director
Lambertville. N. J
Phone l05.
STOCKTON
BRANCHES,
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AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO THE CON.
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/; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEN
ATE (the House of Assembly concurrinr).
The following amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State OF New Jersey is here
by proposed and when the same shall be
greed to by majority Of the members
elected to the Senate and General As
sembly the said amendment shall be
entered upon their journals. with the yeas
and nays taken thereon. and referred to
the legislature then next TO be chosen
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 Il any be published therein,
such newspapers to 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 ~. of the Constitution OF the State
Of New Jersey, to read as follows:
!, Members Of the senate and general
hcginning with the year one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-eight, the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November
and 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 at other times
the two houses mny meet separately
in special session upon the joint call OF the
president of the senate and the speaker of
purpuAe
Hcting upon only such matters as are desig.
mated in the call
Amend paragraphs one and two of section
II of Article ~, 10 read as follows:
|. The senate shall be composed of one
enator from each county in the state. elect
ID by the legal voters Of the counties. re.
spectively, for four years; provided. how
ever. the term of senators elected In the
ear one thousand nine hundred and TWEEN,
iY-siN shall be extended to four years from
the commencement OF their terms, The
F.aNV s.f L..
thousand nine hundred and twenty.aever
shall be extended to Ave years from the
commencement OF their tcrma. As soon as
the senate shall meet after the election to
dred and twcnty-sevcn there shall be selected by
lot, under the direction OF the senate. three
counties of those counties the term of
whose senators expires in the year one
thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine and
at the election to be held in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
eight the senators from thcee three countics
shall be elected for two years and the re.
naming four senators shall he elected Tor
term of four years II vacancies hap
pen, by resignation or otherwise the per
sons elected to supply such vacancies shall
be elected for the uncxpired term only.
Amend paragraph one, section III. Ar
ttclc ", of the Constitution OF the State
OF New Jersey, to read follows:
|, The general assembly ahnll he com.
noaed of members binnnunlly elected by the
legal vntc~, of the counties respectively
who shall be apporticned among the said
counties as nearly as may be according TO
the number of their inhabitants. The pres.
ent apportionment shall continue until tho
next census of the United States shall
have been taken, and an apportonment OF
members of the general assembly shall bc
made by the Legislature Mt its first sca.
sion after the next and every subsequent
'numc alton or census, and when made shall
remain unnltercd until another cnumcra
tion shall have been takeni provided. that
cnch county shall at all times he entitled
To member; and the whole number of
memhers shall never exceed sixty,
Amend paragraph three of Article v of
the Constitution OF the State OF New Jer.
sey To read follows.
g. Each governor elected after the adop.
u of this amendment shall hold Office
- four years, to commence on the thirf
Tuesday Of January next ensuing the
election for governor by the peorc. and
To end on the Monday preceding the third
Tuesday of January four ycnra there.
after and he shall he incapable OF hodnr
thnt Office for four wears next after hi
term of service shnll have expired ant
II vacancy happen. by resignation oi
otherwise the person elected to suppl,
such vacancy ahall be elected for the un
expired term only and no appointment
or nomination to office shall he made b,
the governor during the last week OF hi
said term,