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
Monday, September 8, 1947
(Executive Session)
(Minutes)
A special meeting of the Committee was called by Chairman Van Alstyne on Monday, September 8, 1947 at the Constitutional Convention at 2:23 P.M. to consider a series of proposed verbal changes in the Executive Article.
The following members were present: Chairman Van Alstyne, presiding, Eggers, Farley, Feller, Miller, S., Jr., Smith, J. S., Walton and Young.
Members absent: Barton, Barus and Hansen.
Spencer Miller, Jr. was appointed Acting Secretary.
(1) The first proposal to be considered was a clarification of the veto by the Governor in an adjournment sine die, as outlined in Article V, Section I, paragraph (b), page 11.
The proposed change was as follows:
Line 21 – insert “sine die” after the word “adjournment.” Line 22 remove period and insert comma after the word “taken” and add new clause – “in which event any bill not signed by the Governor within such 45-day period shall not become law.”
A general discussion by the members developed the value of clarifying the position of the Governor in a possible pocket veto within the 45-day period after adjournment sine die. Mr. William Miller, the technician, expressed the opinion that such clarification was not needed though it could do no harm. Others pointed out that such clarification might be useful.
It was agreed that it would be unwise to raise this question in behalf of the Committee on the floor as it was not agreed that it was a necessary change.
It was moved by Walton and duly resolved that if the Committee on Arrangement and Form desired to insert this change, that the Committee interpose no objection on the floor.
(2) The second proposal concerned the deletion of the words “and treason” in Article V, Section II, paragraph 1.
After a brief discussion, Walton pointed out that the crime of treason was so heinous that no Governor should be permitted to
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