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New Jersey Constitution, Article VII

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Article VII, PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

3 sections · 9 paragraphs in this article.

All articles201 Art. I0 Art. II17 Art. III0 Art. IV51 Art. V29 Art. VI30 Art. VII12 Art. VIII25 Art. IX0 Art. X0 Art. XI37

12 provisions·Filtered byArt. VII✕

N.J. Const. art. VII, § I, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2
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Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of such political subdivisions as may be provided by law, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination, which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive; …
N.J. Const. art. VII, § I, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3
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Any compensation for services or any fees received by any person by virtue of an appointive State office or position, in addition to the annual salary provided for the office or position, shall immediately upon receipt be paid into the treasury of the State, unless the compensati…
N.J. Const. art. VII, § I, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4
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Any person before or after entering upon the duties of any public office, position or employment in this State may be required to give bond as may be provided by law.
N.J. Const. art. VII, § I, ¶ 5 Paragraph 5
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The term of office of all officers elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution, except as herein otherwise provided, shall commence on the day of the date of their respective commissions; but no commission for any office shall bear date prior to the expir…

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N.J. Const. art. VII, § I, ¶ 6 Paragraph 6

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The State Auditor shall be appointed by the Senate and General Assembly in joint meeting for a term of five years and until his successor shall be appointed and qualify. It shall be his duty to conduct post-audits of all transactions and accounts kept by or for all departments, o…

N.J. Const. art. VII, § I Section I

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l. Every State officer, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and to perform the duties of his office faithfully, impartially and justly to the best of his …

N.J. Const. art. VII, § II, ¶ 2 County clerks, surrogates and sheriffs shall be elected by the people of their respective counties at general elections

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County clerks, surrogates and sheriffs shall be elected by the people of their respective counties at general elections. The term of office of county clerks and surrogates shall be five years, and of sheriffs three years. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any such office it shall…

N.J. Const. art. VII, § II Section II

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l. County prosecutors shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Their term of office shall be five years, and they shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors.

N.J. Const. art. VII, § III, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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The Governor and all other State officers, while in office and for two years thereafter, shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor committed during their respective continuance in office.

N.J. Const. art. VII, § III, ¶ 2 The General Assembly shall have the sole power of impeachment by vote of a majority of all the members

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The General Assembly shall have the sole power of impeachment by vote of a majority of all the members. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and members, when sitting for that purpose, shall be on oath or affirmation "truly and impartially to try and determine the charg…

N.J. Const. art. VII, § III, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3

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Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and to disqualification to hold and enjoy any public office of honor, profit or trust in this State; but the person convicted shall nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial and punishment ac…

N.J. Const. art. VII, § III Section III

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N.J. Const. art. VII, § III Section III Structural section heading for the NJ Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution_of_1947