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    New Jersey Constitution of 1947
    New Jersey Constitution of 1947
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    New Jersey Constitution of 1947

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    This work presents the 1947 constitution of New Jersey. It was drafted by a convention of diplomats from each county, assembled from 12 June to 10 September 1947, further strengthening the Office of the Governor and reorganizing and unifying the judicial system under the Supreme Court. Moreover, the document included new rights and protections and required the legislature to provide for "a thorough and efficient system of free public schools."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 11, 2021
    ISBN4064066461744
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      New Jersey Constitution of 1947 - Government of New Jersey

      Government of New Jersey

      New Jersey Constitution of 1947

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      [email protected]

      EAN 4064066461744

      Table of Contents

      ARTICLE I — RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES

      ARTICLE II — ELECTIONS AND SUFFRAGE

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      ARTICLE III — DISTRIBUTION OF THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT

      ARTICLE IV — LEGISLATIVE

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      SECTION IV

      SECTION V

      SECTION VI

      SECTION VII

      SECTION VIII

      ARTICLE V — EXECUTIVE

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      SECTION IV

      ARTICLE VI — JUDICIAL

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      SECTION V

      SECTION VI

      SECTION VII

      SECTION VIII

      ARTICLE VII — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      ARTICLE VIII — TAXATION AND FINANCE

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      SECTION IV

      SECTION V

      ARTICLE IX — AMENDMENTS

      ARTICLE X — GENERAL PROVISIONS

      ARTICLE XI — SCHEDULE

      SECTION I

      SECTION II

      SECTION III

      SECTION IV

      SECTION V

      SECTION VI

      SECTION VII

      A Constitution agreed upon by the delegates of the people of New Jersey, in Convention, begun at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick, on the twelfth day of June, and continued to the tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

      We, the people of the State of New Jersey, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this Constitution.

      ARTICLE I — RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES

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      1. All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain natural and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.

      2. a. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the people, and they have the right at all times to alter or reform the same, whenever the public good may require it.

      b. The people reserve unto themselves the power to recall, after at least one year of service, any elected official in this State or representing this State in the United States Congress. The Legislature shall enact laws to provide for such recall elections. Any such laws shall include a provision that a recall election shall be held upon petition of at least 25% of the registered voters in the electoral district of the official sought to be recalled. If legislation to implement this constitutional amendment is not enacted within one year of the adoption of the amendment, the Secretary of State shall, by regulation, implement the constitutional amendment, except that regulations adopted by the Secretary of State shall be superseded by any subsequent legislation consistent with this constitutional amendment governing recall elections. The sufficiency of any statement of reasons or grounds procedurally required shall be a political rather than a judicial question.

      3. No person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshipping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; nor under any pretense whatever be compelled to attend any place of worship contrary to his faith and judgment; nor shall any person be obliged to pay tithes, taxes, or other rates for building or repairing any church or churches, place or places of worship, or for the maintenance of any minister or ministry, contrary to what he believes to be right or has deliberately and voluntarily engaged to perform.

      4. There shall be no establishment of one religious sect in preference to another; no religious or racial test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust.

      5. No person shall be denied the enjoyment of any civil or military right, nor be discriminated against in the exercise of any civil or military right, nor be segregated in the militia or in the public schools, because of religious principles, race, color, ancestry or national origin.

      6. Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.

      7. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue except upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the papers and things to be seized.

      8. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense, unless on the presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases of impeachment, or in cases now prosecuted without indictment, or arising in the army or navy or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger.

      9. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate; but the Legislature may authorize the trial of civil causes by a jury of six persons. The Legislature may provide that in any civil cause a verdict may be rendered by not less than five-sixths of the jury. The Legislature may authorize the trial of the issue of mental incompetency without a jury.

      10. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury; to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel in his defense.

      11. No person shall, after acquittal, be tried for the same offense. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or presumption great.

      12. Excessive bail shall not be required, excessive fines shall not be imposed, and cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted. It shall not be cruel and unusual punishment to impose the death penalty on a person convicted of purposely or knowingly causing death or purposely or knowingly causing serious bodily injury resulting in death who committed the homicidal act by his own conduct or who as an accomplice procured the commission of the offense by payment or promise of payment of anything of pecuniary value.

      13. No person shall be imprisoned for debt in any action, or on any judgment founded upon contract, unless in cases of fraud; nor shall any person be imprisoned for a militia fine in time of peace.

      14. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.

      15. The military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power.

      16. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, except in a manner prescribed by law.

      17. Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be

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