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COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA AND CIVIL OFFICERS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

STATE OF NEW JERSEY&nbspCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947

COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA&nbspAND CIVIL OFFICERS

Thursday, July 31, 1947

(Executive Session)

(Minutes)

On Thursday, July 31, 1947, the following members of the Committee met to work on the report to the Convention: Chairman Van Alstyne, Barus, Eggers, Feller, and Miller, S., Jr., and Mr. William Miller, the technician.

Several points were raised which this group considered and acted on, the Chairman voting by proxy for Senator Barton, and Mayor Eggers voting by proxy for Judge Hansen. Colonel Walton’s vote was obtained by telephone:

  • 1. The title of the Auditor was changed to “Auditor General.” This change was also recommended to the Legislative Committee.
  • 2. The words “not less than ten” referring to the number of principal departments were deleted. 1 Article on the Executive, Section IV, paragraph 1.
  • 3. In Section IV, paragraph 5 [of the Article on the Executive], the words “for cause,” eliminated by vote of the Committee on July 30, were restored. This was done because the paragraph deals not only with state officers but with employees, many of whom would be under civil service. It was felt, therefore, that it was preferable to retain the words in this paragraph.

The Chairman reported that the Committee on the Legislative would not accept the suggestion about the Legislature’s right of self-call by less than a majority of its members. He will present to the Committee the suggestion that they omit the exact words of the oath of office. The Legislative Committee agrees that a prohibition should be placed upon the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House, so that they could not function as legislators if either succeeded to the Governorship.

Reporting on other points, the Chairman stated that the term “general election” has been defined by the Committee on Rights and Privileges, and that the Legislative Committee has added a Schedule which ties in the election of the Governor with that of members of the Legislature.

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