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New Jersey Constitution, Article XI

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Article XI, SCHEDULE

7 sections · 30 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

37 provisions·Filtered byArt. XI✕

N.J. Const. art. XI, § I, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1
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This Constitution shall supersede the Constitution of one thousand eight hundred and forty-four as amended.
N.J. Const. art. XI, § I, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2
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The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to make this Constitution fully effective.
N.J. Const. art. XI, § I, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3
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All law, statutory and otherwise, all rules and regulations of administrative bodies and all rules of courts in force at the time this Constitution or any Article thereof takes effect shall remain in full force until they expire or are superseded, altered or repealed by this Cons…
N.J. Const. art. XI, § I, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4
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Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, all writs, actions, judgments, decrees, causes of action, prosecutions, contracts, claims and rights of individuals and of bodies corporate, and of the State, and all charters and franchises shall continue unaffected notwithstand…

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § I, ¶ 5 All indictments found before the taking effect of this Constitution or any Article may be proceeded upon

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All indictments found before the taking effect of this Constitution or any Article may be proceeded upon. After the taking effect thereof, indictments for crime and complaints for offenses committed prior thereto may be found, made and proceeded upon in the courts having jurisdic…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § I Section I

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § I Section I 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

N.J. Const. art. XI, § II, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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The first Legislature under this Constitution shall meet on the second Tuesday in January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.

N.J. Const. art. XI, § II, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2

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Each member of the General Assembly, elected at the election in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, shall hold office for a term beginning at noon of the second Tuesday in January in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight and ending at noon of the seco…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § II, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3

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Each member of the Senate elected in the years one thousand nine hundred and forty-five and one thousand nine hundred and forty-six shall hold office for the term for which he was elected. Each member of the Senate elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven sha…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § II, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4

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The provisions of Paragraph 1 of Section V of Article IV of this Constitution shall not prohibit the nomination, election or appointment of any member of the Senate or General Assembly first organized under this Constitution, to any State civil office or position created by this …

N.J. Const. art. XI, § II Section II

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § II Section II 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

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

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A Governor shall be elected for a full term at the general election to be held in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine and every fourth year thereafter.

N.J. Const. art. XI, § III, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2

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The taking effect of this Constitution or any provision thereof shall not of itself affect the tenure, term, status or compensation of any person then holding any public office, position or employment in this State, except as provided in this Constitution. Unless otherwise specif…

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

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The Legislature, in compliance with the provisions of this Constitution, shall prior to the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, and may from time to time thereafter, allocate by law the executive and administrative offices, departments and instrumentaliti…

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

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § 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

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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Subsequent to the adoption of this Constitution the Governor shall nominate and appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices of the new Supreme Court from among the persons then being the Chancellor, the Chief Justice and Associat…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2

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The Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas shall constitute the Judges of the County Courts, each for the period of his term which remains unexpired at the time the Judicial Article of this Constitution takes effect.

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3

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The Court of Errors and Appeals, the present Supreme Court, the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court and the Circuit Courts shall be abolished when the Judicial Article of this Constitution takes effect; and all their jurisdiction, functions, powers and duties shall be transf…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4

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Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution and until otherwise provided by law, all courts now existing in this State, other than those abolished in paragraph 3 hereof, shall continue as if this Constitution had not been adopted, provided, however, that when the Judicial A…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 5 The Supreme Court shall make rules governing the administration and practice and procedure of the County Courts

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The Supreme Court shall make rules governing the administration and practice and procedure of the County Courts; and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the administrative head of these courts with power to assign any Judge thereof of any county to sit temporarily in …

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 6 Paragraph 6

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The Advisory Masters appointed to hear matrimonial proceedings and in office on the adoption of this Constitution shall, each for the period of his term which remains unexpired at the time the Constitution is adopted, continue so to do as Advisory Masters to the Chancery Division…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 7 Paragraph 7

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All Special Masters in Chancery, Masters in Chancery, Supreme Court Commissioners and Supreme Court Examiners shall, until otherwise provided by rules of the Supreme Court, continue respectively as Special Masters, Masters, Commissioners and Examiners of the Superior Court, with …

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 8 Paragraph 8

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When the Judicial Article of this Constitution takes effect: (a) All causes and proceedings of whatever character pending in the Court of Errors and Appeals shall be transferred to the new Supreme Court; (b) All causes and proceedings of whatever character pending on appeal or wr…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 9 The files of all causes pending in the Court of Errors and Appeals shall be delivered to the Clerk of the new Supreme Court

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The files of all causes pending in the Court of Errors and Appeals shall be delivered to the Clerk of the new Supreme Court; and the files of all causes pending in the present Supreme Court, the Court of Chancery and the Prerogative Court shall be delivered to the Clerk of the Su…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 10 Paragraph 10

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Upon the taking effect of the Judicial Article of this Constitution, all the functions, powers and duties conferred by statute, rules or otherwise upon the Chancellor, the Ordinary, and the Justices and Judges of the courts abolished by this Constitution, to the extent that such …

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 11 Paragraph 11

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Upon the taking effect of the Judicial Article of this Constitution, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall become the Clerk of the new Supreme Court and shall serve as such Clerk until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed as Clerk of the Supreme Court, and all emp…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 12 Paragraph 12

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Upon the taking effect of the Judicial Article of this Constitution, the Clerk in Chancery shall become the Clerk of the Superior Court and shall serve as such Clerk until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed as Clerk in Chancery, and all employees of the Clerk i…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 13 Paragraph 13

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Appropriations made by law for judicial expenditures during the fiscal year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine may be transferred to similar objects and purposes required by the Judicial Article.

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV, ¶ 14 Paragraph 14

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The Judicial Article of this Constitution shall take effect on the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, except that the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the power to fill vacancies arising prior thereto in the new S…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV Section IV

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § IV Section IV 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

N.J. Const. art. XI, § V, ¶ 1 Paragraph 1

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For the purpose of electing senators in 1967 and until the 1970 decennial census of the United States for New Jersey shall have been received by the Governor, the forty senators are hereby allocated among fifteen Senate districts, as follows: First District - the counties of Glou…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § V, ¶ 2 Paragraph 2

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For the purpose of electing members of the General Assembly and the senators from Assembly districts where so required in 1967 and until the 1970 census of the United States for New Jersey shall have been received by the Governor, the Assembly districts shall be established by an…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § V, ¶ 3 Paragraph 3

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If such Apportionment Commission fails so to certify the establishment of Assembly districts to the Secretary of State on or before the date fixed or if prior thereto it determines that it will be unable so to do, it shall so certify to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of N…

N.J. Const. art. XI, § V, ¶ 4 Paragraph 4

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The Assembly districts so established shall be used thereafter for the election of members of the General Assembly and shall remain unaltered until the following decennial census of the United States for New Jersey shall have been received by the Governor. Article XI, Section V, …

N.J. Const. art. XI, § V Section V

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N.J. Const. art. XI, § V Section V 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

N.J. Const. art. XI, § VI Section VI

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When this amendment to the Constitution providing for the abolition of the County Courts takes effect: (a) All the jurisdiction, functions, powers and duties of the County Court of each county, the judicial officers, clerks, employees thereof, and the causes pending therein, and …

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

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In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Governor in office, or the death of a Governor-elect, or from any other cause, occurring prior to noon on January 19, 2010, the President of the Senate shall become Governor …