The Lambertville record., 1926-08-05
AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO THE CON.
STITUT1ON OF THE STATE OF
new JERSEY BY THE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
ASSEMBLY coNcURRENT REsoLu

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsOLU-
II0NS, Nos. II, Y, l3 AND Is
1. BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE SEN.
ATE (the House Of Assembly eoneurringl
The following amendment 10 the Consti-
, tuition Of the State Of New Jersey is here
| by proposed. and when the same shall be
agreed 10 by "A 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 70 be chosen,
and published for three months previous to
the FIRST Tuesday after the first Monday in
November next, in at least newspaper
Of each county, if 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
B. Membcrs Of the senate and general
assembly shall be elected every second year
hundred and twenty-eight on 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 mt other times
the two houses may meet separately
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 as desiR-
Amend paragraphs one and two of section
II of Article ", to read follows:
1. The senate shall be composed of one
senator from each county in the state, elect
speetively, for four years provided, how
ever, the term of senators elected in the
year one thousand nine hundred and twen-
ty-siN shall be extended 20 four years from
the commencement of their terms. The
term Of senator's elected in the year one
thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven
ataH Ia ,t.fI In ~,
commencement of their terms. As soon as
the senate shall meet after the election to
be held IN the year one thousand nine hun
drcd and Jwcnty-seven there shall he 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 these three counties
shall be elected for two years and the re-
a 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 uncNpired term only
Amend paragraph one, section III, Ar
tiele ~, of the Constitution of the State
of New Jersey, TO read as follows:
posed of members biannually elected by the
legal voters of the countless respectively
who shall be apportioned among the said
counties as nearly as may be according tc
the number of their inhabitants. The pres
ent apportionment shall continue until the
next census of the United States shall
have been taken, and apportonment Of
members Of the general assembly shall be
made by the Legislature at its first ses-
sion after the next and every subsequent
enumeration census. and when made shall
remain unaltered until another enumera
tion shnll have been taken; provided, that
each county shall at all times he entitled
to one member; and the whole number OF
members shall never exceed sixty.
Amend paragraph three of Article V oi
the Constitution Of the State of New Jer.
sey To read follows;
3. Each governor elected after the adop'
tion of this amendment shall hold office
for four years. to commence on the third
Tuesday of January next ensuing the
election for governor by the people. and
to end the Monday preceding the third
Tuesday of January, four years there
after and he shall be incapable of holding
that office for four years next after his
term Of service shall have expired and
If vacancy happen. by resignation or
otherwise, the person elected to supply
such vacancy shall be elected for the un-
expired term only and appointment
nomination to office shall be made by
the governor during the last week of his
said term.