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
Wednesday, June 25, 1947
(Executive session)
(Minutes)
A meeting of the Committee on the Executive, Militia and Civil Officers was held at 10 A. M., Wednesday, June 25, 1947. Those present were Chairman Van Alstyne, presiding, Barus, Eggers, Hansen, Miller, S., Jr., Smith, J. S., and Walton.
The Committee decided to start work on the provisions of the Executive Article, with a view to passing on those sections about which there is general agreement. The Chairman emphasized that the votes taken during these preliminary discussions should not be regarded as official or final. The material tentatively agreed upon will be referred to Mr. William Miller for drafting and resubmitted to the Committee for further consideration.
Article V, par. 1 of the old Constitution (Art. IV, Sec. 1, par. 1 of the 1944 draft) was approved unanimously.
Article V, par. 4 (Art. IV, Sec. 1, par. 2) was approved unanimously.
Article IV, Sec. 1, par. 3 of the 1944 draft was approved, with a direction to the technician to re-word the phrase on “position of profit” to make it clear that the reference was to governmental positions and not to those of private business.
Article IV, Sec. 1, par. 4 of the 1944 draft was approved unanimously.
Article IV, Sec. 1, par. 5: It was agreed unanimously that the Governor should have a four-year term.
Judge Hansen moved that the Governor should be permitted to succeed himself for one additional term. Motion seconded. Mayor Eggers moved to amend the motion to allow indefinite succession. Amendment seconded. After discussion the motion was withdrawn, since it was felt that this matter should not be discussed until all members of the Committee were present.
Article IV, Sec. 1, par. 9, of the 1944 draft was unanimously approved.
At this point Mr. Edward Gilroy brought in a message from Governor Edge. The Governor regrets that his absence from the
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