The Lambertville record., 1926-10-28
N. J. PA. - LICENSE
George B. Dorner
Funeral Director
Lambertville. N. J
Phone I05.
STOCKTON
BRANCHES
NEW HOPE
AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO THE CON
STITUTiON OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF 1895
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RssoLu.

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TlONS. Nos. IL, IL, l9 AND Is
I. Re IT RESOLVED BY THE SEN
ATE (the House of Assembly coneurring).
The following amendment TO the Consti-
tuition of the State of New Jersey is here
by proposed. and when the same shall he
agreed to by majority of the members
elected TO- the Senate and General As
entered entered upon their journals with the yeas
and nays taken thereon. and referred to
the Legislature then next to he 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 he published therein,
such newspapers 10 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;
3. Members of the senate and general
assembly shall be elected every second year
beginning 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
in special session upon the Joint call OF the
president of the senate and the speaker Of
the general assembly for the purpose of
acting upon only such matters ms are desig.
mated in the cali
Amend paragraphn one and two of section
II OF Article ~, to read IA follows;
I. The senate shall be composed of one
senator from each county in the state, elect
ed by the legal voters Of the counties, re
speetivcly for four years; provided, how
ever. the term of senators elected in the
wear one thousand nine hundred and twep
tv-six shall be extended to four years from
the commencement of their terms, The
term of senators elected in the year one
thousand nine hundred and twenty-seycn
shall he extended to Ave years from the
commencement Of their terms. As soon NJ
the senate shall meet after the election u
be hold in the year one thouannd nine hun.
dred and twenty-seven there shall be selected by
lot ruder the direction OF the senate, three
counties of those counties the term 81
thousand nine hundred and twenty nine an
Mt the election to be held in the yea
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
eight the senators from these three counties
shall be elected for two Years and the re
naming four eenatore shall be elected FOR
term Of four years. II vacancies mar
pen, by resignation or otherwise, the per,
sons elected To supply such vacancies shall
be elected for the unexpired term only,
Amend parngraph one, section III, Ar
ticlc ~, of the Constitution of the state
OF New Jersey. To read rs follows;
l. The general assembly shall be com
nosed Of members hiannually elected by the
iepal voters of the counties. respectively
who shall be npportioned among the snid
counties as nearly may be according 10
the number of their inhabitants. The pres
ent apportionment shall continue until the
next census OF the United States shall
have been taken. and nm apportionment or
members Of the general assembly shall be
made by the Legislature Mt its frst Hes
sinn after the next and every subsequent
enumeration or census, and when made shall
remain unaltered until another ennmeras
tion shall have been taken; provided That
each county shall at NIL times he entitled
to member Hnd the whole homper OF
members shall never exceed sixty. =,
Amend paragraph three of Article OF
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