COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA AND CIVIL OFFICERS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
STATE OF NEW JERSEY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947
COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA AND CIVIL OFFICERS
Tuesday, July 8, 1947
(Afternoon session)
(The session began at 2:00 P. M.)
PRESENT: Barus, Eggers, Farley, Feller, Hansen, Miller, S., Jr., Smith, J. S., Van Alstyne, Walton and Young.
Chairman David Van Alstyne, Jr., presided.
CHAIRMAN DAVID VAN ALSTYNE, JR.: The meeting will please come to order.
The Committee will return to the discussion on pardon and parole. Mr. William Miller has submitted a tentative draft.1 The material in italics which follows appeared in the record in summarized form.
MR. GEORGE H. WALTON: Moved to include “treason” in Section II, paragraph 1; and to add the first sentence of paragraph 2 to paragraph 1, leaving the second paragraph to read: “Paroles shall be granted as may be provided by law.” Motion seconded.
MR. J. SPENCER SMITH: Asked why “treason” and “impeachment” should be excluded from the Governor’s power of clemency.
MR. WALTON: Replied that in his opinion treason should never be pardoned and that impeachment is a special kind of trial within the jurisdiction of the Legislature, in which the Governor should not be permitted to have a voice.
MRS. JANE E. BARUS: Moved to change the wording of Section II, paragraph 2, to conform to the motion made by Senator Barton, as follows: “A system of paroles shall be established by law.” Motion seconded and carried.
MR. WALTON: Moved the approval of Section III of the tentative draft. Motion seconded.
MR. SMITH: Moved to amend by substituting the words “armed forces” for “militia.” After a long discussion on wording, Mr. Smith withdrew his amendment.
MR. DAVID YOUNG, 3d: Moved the approval of the original draft. Motion seconded and carried.
The Committee took up the discussion of Section IV, paragraph 1, relating to the principal departments.
MRS. BARUS: Raised a question about the clause “so far as practicable” in the sentence directing that the functions of govern-
Previous Page in Book | Table of Contents | Next Page in Book