The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-02
stats Constitutional Convention.


memorial of Brown, Brothers Co.. of New York, for a
board to equalze taxation. Referred. Mr. Jones, offer
Resolved, That after Saturday next the Convention
will not take and consider Of the reports of the
standing committees Of this body then Enacted but
will on ensuing Monday proceed to consider the
port Of the select committee appointed to revise the
ial amendments adopted by the Convention.
Table, until half past this afternoon. Mr.. Bakers
motion to reconsider the vote adopting the 4h section
of the article banking and the currency (relaes to
the individual liability of stockholders Of banks and
Monday morning. Mr. Swackhamer moved that the
port ofcommee No IL, the rights and privileges Of
the citizen be considered sfter reports Nos. and T.
Table. The convention then proceeded further to
slider the report the election disappointment of all off,
Ger: whose functions are local. &c The fifth section
ties, struck out. The sixth section, providing for
the election appointment by the supervisors other
county authorities OF all county city. town and village
officers whose election appointment is not provided
for in the constitution in such the legislature
may direct, was agreed to. The seventh section rela
tive to the powers of the officers alluded to in this art
Gle struck out. MIR. Swackh, mer offered addi-
tonal section authorizing the legislature to fix the fees
fees be paid to the county treasurers The county
clerks district attorneys and reasurers to be compen
stated by salaries MIR. St John moved to add that the
salarie; shall not exceed the of fees paid into
treasury of such counties respectively. The amend
ment was rejected and the section was then rejected
The eighth section, authorsing the Legislature to
late the fees Of those officers Tor whom provision
made by the constitution rejected. The ninth
tion authorng the board of supervisors to x the saa
~ Of district attorneys struck out So to- "a The
tenth section relative to the duration Of Offices not pro-
vided BY this constitution was adopted Mr. Swsckha
mer offered another section I.I. .l
g. The legislature shall not fix the fees or compen-
saon Of attorneys counssllors at law and the fees
and compensation established abolished but
provision may be made by law for allowing the pre-
vailng party in any suit as part Of the recovery an
equitable eomps for the expenses of prosecuting
or defending such suit proceeding.
Mr. Jordan moved to refer the section a select CON-
mittee. Lost and then the section rejected 90 to
20. Mr. Worden offered the following section
All officers mentioned IN this article elected by the
people Of the several counties and in Office the
of January lS47 shall hold their respective offices
until the first Of January 1850 And the terms Of all off,
mentioned in this article and not elected by the
people, when this constitution takes effect, appointed
to fill any vacancy in such Office, shall expire first Janu
ary ls4S And the Legislature shall provide by law for
supply any vacancies occurring in any Office created
election or ohewise and all elections to Ali vacancies
shall be for the residue Of the vacant term.
Referred to committee MOI. Tho article then
laid the table, and ordered to be printed. The Con-
venon proceeded to the of the report
of committee No 4, on the elective franchise qua.
cations to vote and TO hold Office" The first section
81 Every white male citizen Of the age oftwenty.one
years. who shall have been citizen for sixty days, and
nhabitan ofiths State year next preceding any
election and for tho last six months resident Of
county where he might offer his vote shall be entitled
shall have been actual resident during the last prece
ding sixty days. and not elsewhere for all officers that
now or hereafter may be, elective by the people.
Mr.. Bruce moved to strike out the word white " in
the first line. The motion debated by Merrs. Burr
Bruce, Bascom Waterbury, Penniman w. Taylor, Rus
sell, and Strong The Convention took recess before
the vote taken.
AFTERNOON SEssIor.--The report Of the select COM
mttse to whom referred the article reported by Mr.
LOOMS in relation to corporations other than banking and
municipal was taken up The first section, providing
that corporations may be formed under laws and
shall not be created by special except in cases. when
in the judgment Of the Legislature the object Of the
poraton cannot be attained under general aws-wss
adopted without division. The second section was
Dues from corporations shall be secured by such in
dividual liability Of the corporaors and other means,
may be prescribed by law"
Mr. Tden proposed substitute section drawn by
himself and MIR Looms to this efectthat after the
1850 every sockholder in corporation for pecunary
benefit, except insurance companies shall be liable in
of the insolvency Of company, contracted while
he was stakeholder 10 amount equal to the nominal
value of his stock MIR Ayrsut moved to strike out the
words excepting insurance companies. Carried IS TO
81 The substitute amended. was then rejected A. to
81 The second section, as above, was adopted. MIR.
Van Schoonhoven moved section requiring two.third
vote TO pass any special act passed under the first section
granting power TO take private property for public
use or granting franchise OF way public stream
or highway. Mr. Morris moved to amend 20 az to re-
quire majority of all elected 10 pass such bill Carried
81 to a. and the section amended adopted 40 to 26
The remaining section, defining the term corporations
was adopted The article amended was laid aside to
b printed. Adjournsd.-s1xsny argus.