STATE OF NEW JERSEY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AMENDMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Tuesday, July 15, 19471 These minutes were prepared by the Secretary of the Committee. (Morning session)
(The session began at 11:00 A.M.)
The seventh meeting of the Committee on Rights, Privileges, Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions was held in Room No. 5 of the Music Building.
PRESENT: Carey, Delaney, Ferry, Glass, Katzenbach, Park, Pursel, Randolph, Stanger, Schenk and Taylor.
Chairman John F. Schenk presided.
The Chairman asked the committee members for any changes in the record of the fourth committee meeting. There were no proposed changes; therefore, the minutes were approved as a matter of record.
Mr. Park suggested that in order to expedite matters, the Committee consider the subject matters which are not too controversial and find the results on them, and suggested that the first item to be taken up for consideration and final draft be Article VIII.
Mr. Taylor suggested that the Committee have a public hearing on the tentative draft; after extensive discussion, it was unanimously agreed that this problem be deferred until the draft is completed.
Mr. Park moved that paragraph 1 of Article VIII of the 1844 Constitution be excluded from the final draft, as it was in the 1944 proposed Constitution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stanger and the following vote was recorded:
AYES: Carey, Delaney, Ferry, Glass, Katzenbach, Park, Pursel, Randolph, Stanger, Schenk, Taylor – 11
NAYS: None – 0
Mr. Park then moved that Article VIII, paragraph 1, in the final draft, read as Article VIII, paragraph 2, now reads. The motion was seconded and the following vote was recorded:
AYES: Carey, Delaney, Ferry, Glass, Katzenbach, Park, Pursel, Randolph, Schenk, Stanger, Taylor – 11.
NAYS: None – 0
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