 Article IV establishes the bicameral New Jersey Legislature , composed of 40 in the Senate and 80 in the General Assembly , and their apportionment amongst the state . The Apportionment Commission is created within the Legislature to modify the <unk> of legislative districts on a rolling basis , following every United States Census . It also creates the requirements for office , and the roles of the Senate and General Assembly . This includes the judging of elections , the selection of officers , a journal of proceedings , and the inability to adjourn for a period of greater than three days without the consent of the other house . This article also allows the Legislature to appoint commissions , committees , and other bodies to help perform the functions of the Legislature . Regulations regarding members of the Legislature , including singularity of employment . This is the law that no senator or member of the General Assembly can hold any other Federal or State position , and also cannot be a judge . Further topics are discussed , including bills , agencies , subdivisions , and emergencies . A negative enumeration of legislative powers is included within the article . Among this list of powers denied are granting divorces , gambling ( with obvious exceptions ) , and passing omnibus acts . Although the phrase omnibus acts is never formally used in this document , the actual wording skirts around the phrase : 
