CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Article 1. Rights and privileges. 2. Right of suffrage. 3. Distribution of the powers of government. 4. Legislative. 6. Executive. 6. Judiciary. 7. Appointing power and tenure of office. 8. General provisions. 9. Amendments. 10. Schedule. ARTICLE I. Rights and Privileges. 1. All men are by nature free and have certain unalienable rights. 2. All political power is inherent in the people. 3. Freedom of religious thought and worship. 4. There shall be no established re ligion, 5. Liberty of speech and of the press. 6. Unreasonable searches and seiz ures prohibited. 7. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. 8. No person shall be held to an swer for criminal offenses unless the presentment or on 14. Treason against the State de fined. 15. Excessive bail shall not be re quired nor cruel punishments inflicted. 16. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. 17. No person shall be imprisoned for debt. 18. The people have the right to as semble together peaceably for the common good. 19. No county, city, etc., shall loan its credit. 20. The State shall not appropriate money or donate land, etc. 21. This enumeration of rights and privileges not to impair other rights retained by the people. indictment of the grand jury. 10. No person shall be tried twice for the same offense. 11. Privileges of the writ of habeas corpus. 12. The military shall be subordinate to the civil power. 13. Quartering of soldiers. ARTICLE II. The Right of Suffrage. 1. Requirements for voters. 2. The Legislature may pass laws to deprive persons of the right ARTICLE III. ment. ecutive and judicial. ARTICLE IV. Section 1. in the Senate and General Assembly. 2. Those who are eligible. 3. Election of the same. Section 2. 1. The Senate shall be composed of one Senator from each county in the State. 2. They shall be divided into three classes. Section 3. 1. The General Assembly elected annually. Section 4. Section 7 1. No divorce shall be planted by the Legislature. 2. Lotteries illegal. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law. 4. Every law shall embrace but one object. 5. Every law of this State shall begin in the following style. 6. The fund for the support of free schools, etc. 7. No private or special law to be passed. 8. Private property taken for public use or just compensation. 9. No private, special or local bills shall be passed, unless. 10. Foreclosure of mortgages. 11. The Legislature shall not pass private, local or special laws in any of the following enu merated cases. 12. Property shall be assessed for taxes under general laws and by uniform rules. Section 8.. 1. Members of the Legislature to take the following oath. 2. Oath of office. 1. Vacancies, how filled. 2. Each house shall be judge of the elections and qualifications of its own members. 3. Each house shall choose its own officers, etc. 4. Each house shall keep a journal. 5. May not adjourn for three days. 6. All bills to be read three times. 7. Pay of members. 8. When members are privileged from arrest. Section 5. 1. No member of the Senate or General Assembly shall be elected to any civil office dur ing his term. 2. No member of the Senate or General Assembly shall repre sent the State at Congress. 3. Other State officers not entitled to a seat in the Senate or General Assembly. Section 6. ARTICLE V. Executive. 1. The executive power shall be vested in the Governor. 2. Election of the same. 3. His term of office. 4. Requirements for Governor. 5. Remuneration of the same. 6. He shall be Commander-in-Chiet of the military and naval forces of the State. | 7. Every bill to be signed by the Governor. 8. Those who may not hold the office of Governor. 9. The Governor may grant re prieves. 10. May grant pardons. 11. The Governor and all other civil officers under this State liable to impeachment. 12. In case of the absence of Gover nor, his duty shall devolve 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Assembly. 2. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but by appropria tion. 3. The credit of the State shall not be loaned. 4. The Legislature shall not create debts or liability, etc. |