ominations shall be made only fourteen days revious to the day appointed for the election to e held."-Ibid.

The following is the form of a warrant issued by the Speaker of the Fifty-eighth Assembly to supply a vacancy in the Assembly from the county of Warren.

Of 22d Oct. A. D. 1833. "Whereas it has this day been officially announced in the House of Assembly of New-Jersey, by Charles Sitgreaves, Esquire, one of the Representatives of the county of Warren, in the General Assembly now in session, that John Blair, junior, Esquire, a member duly elected to this House, by the electors of said county, departed this life on the twelfth day of October instant, whereby a vacancy has occurred in the representation of the said county of Warren :

Wherefore I, Daniel B. Ryall, Speaker of the House of Assembly of the state of New-Jersey, do hereby issue this my warrant to Phineas B. Kennedy, Esquire, clerk of the said county of Warren, agreeably to the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of the state of New-Jersey, entitled " An Act to regulate the election of members of the Legislative Council and General Assembly, sheriffs and coroners in this state," passed the 22d of February, A. D. 1797, commanding and requiring you immediately to advertise in five of the most public places in said county of Warren that you will oftend at the court house

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he said Vice-President, Speaker, or Governor, is the case may be, the desire of said board, hat the vacancy be filled, the said Vice-Presilent, Speaker, or Governor shall, without delay, proceed as before directed, to cause such vacancy to be filled. -Supplementary act of June Ist, A.D. 1820.

Sec. 8. What officers are excluded from holding seats in the Assembly.

"That the Legislative department of this CoTony may be preserved as much as possible from all suspicion of corruption, none of the judges of the Supreme Court or other court, sheriffs, or any other person or persons possessed of any post of profit under the government, other than justices of the peace, shall be entitled to a seat in the Assembly; but that on his being elected and taking his seat, his office or post shall be considered as vacant."-Const. Art. 20.

Sec. 10. Powers of the Legislature. It would seem by the implication contained in the constitutional oath of a member of the Legislature, that the Legislature possess every power of legislation which the people could exercise in their primary sovereign capacity, as a simple democracy, and subject to the Constitution, treaties and laws of the United States, except

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implied power by the act of June 1st, A. D. 1820, which virtually repeals the fourth article of the Constitution.

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Sec. 11. Limitation of the powers of the Legislature by the Federal Constitution. "Sec. 10. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money, emit bills of credit;

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make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts; or grant any title of nobility.

"No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; and the nett produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress.

"No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war, in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay."

Sec. 12. Style of Laws, Commissions, Writs, &c. "The laws of this Colony shall begin in the following style, viz.: Be it enacted by the Council and General Assembly of this Colony, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same; that all commissions granted by the Governor or Vice President shall run thus: The Colony of New Jersey, to A. B. &c. greeting:' and that all writs shall likewise run in the name of the Colony and that all indictments shall conclude