Year: 1874

| A sUNfNARY OF THE AMENDMENTS AGREED UPON BY
THE LAST LEGIsIATURE-rHE PEOPLE TO VOTE
UPON SUCH AS ARE CONQUERED IN BY THE NEXT
| GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SPECIAL, AND
| LOCAL LEGISLATION ENTIRELY PROHIBITED.
| IrRoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS OF THE TRIBUNE


TRENTON, March 28.-The Legislature. which


session yesterday agreed upon several OF the


to State Constitution reported by the


Constitutional Commission. According TO the present


Constitution those amendments will before the next


Legislature for approval rejection in whole or in
| part Those which may bo ooncurred in will be submit


ted 10 the people, eaohI amendment to be voted upon
separately, at a special election held for that purpose


within four months after the dissolution OF the
next Legislature The provisions Of the amendments
OF general interest which were agreed upon may be
briefly summarized folows No county. city, borough
town, or village, shall give any money or property,
or loan Its money or credit. to any individual
or corporation or own any stock bonds in any asso
citation or corporation In the article the Right Of
Suffrage the word white Is stricken out and In order
TO put an end to all question on woman suffrage the
word "male." expunged by the Constitutional Com
mission restored In time OF war no eector In the
service Of the State National Government. in the
army or navy shall be deprived OF his vote by OF
absence from his election district and the Legislature
shall provide the in which the vote OF such
absent elector shall be received. The Legislature
may pass laws 10 deprive persons guilty OF the
crime of bribery Of whatever kind, OF the right OF
suffrage. Members OF the Legislature shall be elected
on the first Tuesday in November. and they
shall receive $500 annually during the time for which


they elected, and no other allowance or ein0lument


for any other purpose whateve shall be allowed them.
No law shall be revived amended by reference to its
title only but the act revived or the section amended
shall be inserted at length In the bill No general law
shall embrace any provision OF q private, special.
or local character. No act shall be passed which
that istinQ law
thereof shall be made deemed part OF the act nor
shall any act passed which enacts that any existing


law or any part thereof shall be applicable, except by


inserting it in such act. The Legislature shall provide
for the maintenance and support ofia thorough aud
efficient system public schools for the instruction
Of all the children of the State between the OF
and ls years The assent OF threeths OF the members
Of each House OF the Legislature shall be required for
the passage OF law for granting continuing alter


Ing amending, renewing charters for banks similar
corporations and all such charters shall be limited to
20 years.


The Legislature shall not pass private local or special
laws regulating the internal affairs Of towns and coun
tes appointing local offices or commissions 10 regulate
municipal affairs. impaneng grand or petit jurors, or
granting any orporation, association individual
any exclusive privilege whatever but may pass general
laws providing for all such cases. Property shall be
assessed for taxes under general laws and by uniform
rules according TO its true value. III any bill passed by
Legislature presented 10 the GOvtrnor
seyeral items of appropriation Of the Governor
may object to one or OF such items while approv
ing other portions OF the bill The Governor OF the State
shall not be elected the Legislature to office during
the term which helsha have been elected Governor
Judges OF the inferior Court of Common Pleas shall be
anponted by the Governor. The State Treasurer shall
hold office three years The keeper OF the State Prison
ia TO be nominated by the Governor. Sherns ana cor
oners shall elected for three years and shers shall
annually renew their bonds. No county shall be
divided or have any part taken from 1t unless ma
iority OF the people OF the county so consent. An
eector must be resident OF the district In which lie


lives for 30 prior election before he y1to
No member OF the Legislature snail during
bis term be nominated appointed 10y
the Governor the Legislature 10 any civil
office IN the State which shall have been created or lis
enounens increased during the time for which he was
elected the Legislature shall limit tho amount


Injuries 10 person property No act shall prescribe
limitation of time within which suits may DO brought
against corpora injuries TO or property
or for other causes different from that hxed by the
General laws No trust funds shall be invested in the
bonds OF private corporation unless such


investment be authorized by the person crealing the
trust The Legislature establish court or courts
with gina Jurisdiction over all cases OF condemnation
moi be more han Justices Of the inferior
mon Pleas ia county In the state mol more tnhll
two Justices of the Peace shall be elected In township,
nor more than city ward, ana the Legislature
shall prescribe by law the quslincations necessary or
such justices possess and also provide for the sum
suspension of Justices OF the Peace Tor misconduct
ia ofce No amendment to the charter OF any nunici
pal CORPORATION shall be received by the Legislature
after 80 days from the first day OF the meeting thereof


public notice OF which must be previously gwen NO
act OF the Legislature shall take effect until tue h diy
July after It's passage unless ny vote VI Two
| thirds OF both Houses.