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, August 12, 1947 (Executive Session)
(Minutes)
A meeting of the Committee on the Executive, Militia and Civil Officers was held during the noon recess of the Convention on August 12, 1947.
Members present were Chairman Van Alstyne, presiding, Barton, Barus, Farley, Feller, Miller, S., Jr., and Walton.
There was a motion to incorporate Justice Brogan’s proposal to amend paragraph 4, Section IV, 1 Paragraph 5, Section IV, Article on the Executive, in the Committee’s printed tentative draft. by adding at the end of this paragraph the following:
“Such officer or employee shall have the right of judicial review, on both the law and the facts, in such manner as shall be provided by law.”
Motion seconded and carried.
The Committee then took up paragraph 7, Section I [of the Article on the Executive], on the method of filling a vacancy in the office of Governor. After a long discussion it was decided that the paragraph was satisfactory as it stood and that no change was necessary.
In order to conform to the action taken by the Convention in reestablishing the Attorney-General and the Secretary of State as constitutional officers, it was moved to amend paragraph 1, Section IV {of the Article on the Executive}, by inserting after the word “Government” the words “including the Secretary of State and the Attorney-General.” Motion seconded and carried.
It was also moved to amend the same section, paragraph 2, by inserting after the word “qualified” the words “, except as herein otherwise provided with respect to the Secretary of the State and the Attorney-General.” Motion seconded and carried.
There was then a discussion of the effect of the action of the Convention on the terms of present state officers. It was moved to add Senator Barton’s amendment to the end of paragraph 2 of the Schedule as follows:
“Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Constitution, all constitutional officers in office at the time of the adoption of this Constitution
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