In reaching this conclusion, we are guided by the purpose and intent of the Constitution. See Student Public Int. ResearchGroup v. Byrne, 86 N.J. 592, 596-601 (1981); Vreeland v.Byrne, 72 N.J. 292, 306-07 (1977); Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 47 S.Ct. 21, 71 L.Ed. 160 (1927). Courts are admonished to find and to heed the intent of legislators, constitutional as well as statutory.