1. Great seal of the state of New Jersey
1. The seal of the State shall be kept by the Governor, or person administering the office of Governor, and used by him officiall
y, and shall be called the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey.2. Grants and commissions; form and execution
2. All grants and commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of New Jersey, sealed with the Great Seal, signed by the Governor, or person administering the office of Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State, an d shall run thus: "The State of New Jersey, to...................., Greeting".
3. Writs; indictments
3. All writs shall be in the name of the State. All indictments shall conclude: "against the peace of this State, the government and dignity of the same".
4. Certain words, and personal pronouns, to include both sexes
4. Wherever in this Constitution the term "person", "persons", "people" or any personal pronoun is used, the same shall be taken to include both sexes.
5. Effective date of Constitution
5. Except as herein otherwise provided, this Constitution shall take effect on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.
1. Constitution of 1844 superseded
1. This Constitution shall supersede the Constitution of one thousand eight hundred and forty-four as amended.
2. Laws necessary to carry constitution into effect
2. The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to make this Constitution fully effective.
3. Prior law, rules and regulations of administrative bodies, rules of court
3. 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at the time this Constitution or any Article thereof takes effect shall remain in full force until they expire or are superseded, altered or repealed by this Constitution or otherwise..