Year: 1875




throughout the State OF New Jersey for the ratification
OF amendments to the State constitution. These
amendments were passed by tho respective Legsa-
OF 1874 and 1875 and to give them validity they
must be approved by majority Of all the voters
Of the State The following the principal amend
ments:-


ARTICLE L-RIGHrs AND PRIVILEGES


Insert paragraph 10 new paragraph as follows:-


"l9 No county CITY borough town, township or
villagesha hereafter give any money or property
loan us money or credit to IN aid OF any individual
be directly or indirectly the OF any stock or
bonds of any association OF corporation"


Insert as paragraph 20 paragraph, follows:-
DO No donation of land appropriation of money
shall be made by the State any municipal corpora
ton to or for the use of any society," association


Change the number of present paragraph to number
n-RIGHr oP SUFFRAGE


SECTION 1.-Strike out the word ''when between the
word every" and the word ''male' in the nrst line
Add TO the paragraph the following:-


And provided further that in time OF war no elector
in the actual military service of the State of the
United states in the army or navy thereof shall be de-
prved of his vote by OF his absence from such
election district; and the Legislature shall have power
provide the manner in which, and the time and place
at which, such absent electors may vote and for the
and canvass of their votes in the election districts
in which they respectively reside"


SEC 2-strike out all the second section after the
word bribery"


ARTICLE Y-LEGsLATIvE.


SEC 1-Paragraph 3-Strike out tho words ''sec.
ond Tuesday Of October " and insert in lieu thereof the
words "nrst Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem
ber.n


SEC. 4-Paragraph Strike out the following
words:-


"a compensation for their services to be ascertaned
by law and paid out OF tho treasury Of the State,
which compensation shall not exceed the sum OF SO
per day Tor the period OF forty days from the com
mcnccment of the session, and shall not exceed the
Of 81 so per day for the remainder Of the session
When convened in extra session by the Governor they
shall receive such as shall be fixed for the hrst
forty days OF the ordinary session. They shall also re.
ccive the sum of 81 for every ton miles they shall
travel in going to and returning from their place OF
meeting the most usual route. P"


And insert in lieu thereof the following


"Annuaily the sum OF $500 during the time for
shall hold their office and other allowance cmolu
ment, directly indirectly Tor any purpose whatever
Also strike out tho words ''pcr diem"


SEC. 7-Paragraph Add to the paragraph tho
following :-''No law shall be revived amended by
reference to its title only but the act revived the
sections amended shall be inserted at length
No general law shall embrace provision of private
special or local character No act shall be passed which
shall provide that any existing law any part thereof
shall be made deemed part of the act or which shall
enact that any existing law, any part thereof shall
Papgr%ph eMInsert r. the word sfree between hs
word public and the word schools and add to the
paragraph the following:--


''1he Legislature shall provide for the maintenance
and support of thorough and efficient system of freq
public schools for the instruction of all the children iu
this State between the ages of five and eighteen years.
Strike out paragraph s. as follows:-


s The assent Of three htths of the members elected
each shall be requisite the passage OF every
law for granting, continuing altering, amending
newng charters for banks or money corporations
all such charters shall be limited to term not exceed
ing twenty years.


Change the number of present paragraph etos
Insert paragraph a new paragraph, as tollows:-
80 No private, special local bill shall be passed
unless public notice of the intention apply therefor
the general object thereof shall have been pre-
viousy given. The Legislature at the next session af
ter the adoption thereof and time time there
after shall prescribe the time and mode Of giving such
notice the evidence thereof and how such evidence shall
be preserved y


Insert paragraph II paragraph, as follows:-
I'll The Legislature shall not pass private, local
special lws in any of the following enumerated
that is to say


Laying out opening, altering working roads OF
''vacatng any road town plot street, alley public
grounds.


appointing local offices or commissions to regulate mu
nicpa affairs


Selecting, drawing, summoning or empancling
'Creatng increasing decreasing the percentage
allowance of public officers during the term for which
said officers were elected or appointed.


"Changing the law of descent


'Granting to any corporation, association or indvi
dual any exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise
whatever.


Granting to any corporation association or indivi-
dual the right to lay down railroad tracks.


Providing for changes OF venue in civil or criminal
cases.


Providing for the management and support of frcs
public schools.


The Legislature shall pass general laws providing fos
the cases enumerated in this paragraph, and for all
other which, in its Judgment may be provided of
by general laws The Legislature shall pass special
act Comforting corporate powers but they shall pas
general laws under which corporations may be organ
ized and corporate powers of every nature obtained
subject nevertheless to repeal or alteration at the viii
of the Legislature


'l2 Property shall be assessed for taxes under gene
raj laws and by uniform rules according to its trw
valuc.n


SIC. s.-Tnsert as paragraph new paragraph al
foows:-


- Every officer of the Legislature SHALL before he
enters upon his duties, take and subscribe the follow
ing oath or aflirmaton:-I do solemnly promise and
Tor afIrm that will faithfully, impartally and
justly perform all the duties of the Office of to the
best OF my ability and understanding; that will care
fully preserve all records papers, writings property
intrustcd to me for safe keeping by virtue of my Office
and make such disposition of the same may be re
qured by law"


ARTICLE v-ExEcUTIvE.


Paragraph 6-Aftcr the word Legislature, " whcreit
first in said paragraph insert the words or the
Senate alone. ~


Paragraph Add to the paragraph the following
III any bill presented to the Governor contain sew
eral items of appropriations of money, he may object
to one or more Of such items while approving Of the
other portions the bill In such he shall append
items to which he Objects and the appropriation OBJ
jected shall take effect II the Legislature be in
he shall transmit to tho house in which the bill
originated copy of such statement, and the items OBJ
jcctcd shall be separately rcconsidcrcd II, in
consideration, more Of such items be approved
by majority of the members elected to each house,
the same shall be part of the law, Notwithstanding
the objections of the Governor All the provisions ol
this section in relation to bills approved by ths
Governor shall apply in which he shall with
hold his approval from any item items contained in
a bill appropriatng money"


Paragraph S.-Add to the paragraph tho following-
''Nor shall he be elected by the Legislature to any
Office under the government Of this State or Of the
United States during tho term for which he shall have
been elected Governor


The remaining amendments relate to the appointing
power and tenure of Office and of minor import
ance. Each amendment may be adopted rejected
independent of the others. A voter who desires Ia
cast his vote against any particular amendment will
cancel it by drawing line across it, The registry awia
suspended this election that registration will not
be necessary