New Jersey Legislative Council
New Jersey Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President of Council | |
Various | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 13-18 |
Political groups | |
| Meeting place | |
| New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey | |
The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776. It replaced the New Jersey Provincial Council under colonial rule and was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844.
From among the Council members, the legislature elected the governor of New Jersey, who served concurrently as president of the Council with a casting vote, and elected the vice-president of the Council to succeed to the office of governor if it was vacant.