STATE OF NEW JERSEY&nbspCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947

COMMITTEE ON&nbspRIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AMENDMENTS AND&nbspMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Wednesday, July 2, 19471 These minutes were prepared by the Secretary of the Committee.&nbsp(Afternoon session)

(The session began at 2:00 P.M.)

PRESENT: Carey, Ferry, Glass, Katzenbach, Park, Pursel, Randolph, Schenk, Stanger and Taylor.

Chairman John F. Schenk presided.

The Chairman announced that the hearings would be continued at this time and inquired if anyone desired to be heard on Article IX, Amendments.

There being no one present who desired to be heard, the Chairman announced that various Proposals introduced on the floor were beginning to flow back to the respective Committees, and stated that the following Proposals had been referred to the Committee on Rights, Privileges, Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions for study:2 The full text of these Proposals appears in Volume II.

• No. 6, by Mr. Camp, referring to overthrow of the government by force.
• No. 7, by Mrs. Peterson, referring to initiative and referendum.
• No. 8, by Mr. Glass, referring to no discrimination because of race, color or religion.
• No. 9, by Mr. Stanger, referring to no establishment of one particular religious sect and no loss of civil rights because of religious or racial belief.
• No. 11, by Mr. Glass, referring to preventing impairment of benefits payable by any state retirement fund.
• No. 13, by Mrs. Peterson referring to rights and privileges to be granted to public employees under tenure.

The Chairman inquired if the Committee desired that these Proposals be kept in the committee file until each subject was considered and reviewed, and it was unanimously agreed that the Proposals be filed at the present time.

The Chairman announced that a number of people had replied

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