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State constitutional Convention.

State Constitutional Convention.
JuLr 3O.-Mr. Hoffman, from the committee on canals
submitted article On the existing debts and liabili
ties Of the State and to provide for the thereof
of which the following is AL abstract -
VI. After paying the expenses OF collection supern-
tsndence and ordinary repairs one million end five hun.
apart sinking fund.- to pay the interest and redeem
the principal OF that part of the State debt until tho
S2 In liquidation Of the State claims for advances to-
and for the canals S672 800 shall BIO paid into
the treasury for the use Of the state.
S3 The surplus of the of the canals, after
paying the said expenses of the canals and the
propria ed by the two preceding sections shall each
Canal.
A. OF the sum Of six hundred and seventv-two thou.
sand five hundred dollars required by the second section
OF this article to be paid into the treasury five hundred
on the day June one thousand eight hundred and
forty six be set apart sinking fund to pay the inter-
est and redeem the principal Of that part the State
debt called the General Fund Debt.
81 Provides that claims against
for loaned money by state stock shall be collected
and the money paid into sinking fund.- provided by 4h
section.
20. If the sinking funds either of them provided in
this article shall insufficient to enable the State
the credit Of such fund procure the satisfy
the claims OF the creditors Of the State they become
the revenues of the said funds as to make them
respectively sufficient perfectly to preserve the public
H. The Legislature shall not SELL lease or otherwise
dispose of of the canals of the State far the
same now finished and navigabo but they shall
main the property of the State, and under its manage
ment fer ever.
Mr.. HorrmAx, from the same committee, submitted an
article on the to create future State debts and liz
bilities, and in restraint thereof
No money shall ever be paid out of the treasury
Of this State any Of its funds any of the funds
under its management, except in pursuance of APP
priation by law, unless such payment be made
within two years next after the passage Of such appro-
priation act and every such law making appre-
priauon or cidnras or rsviving an appropriat ion,
SHAH distinctly specify the sum appropriated and the
object to which it is to be applied and it shall be
sufficient for such law to refer to other law Ak
ga The credit Of the State shall not in any manner
be given or loaned to, in aid Of any individual
citation or incorporation
g. The State may, to meet casual deficits in revenues
or for not provided for contract debts but such
debts shall not at any time exceed one million OF dol
debts shall be applied to the purposes for which they
I. In addition to the above limited powers to CON.
tract debts the State may contract debts to repel in
vason suppress instruction, defend the State in
war
Except the debts specified in the third and fourth
sections of this article debt liability shall be
less such debt shall be authorized by law for some
single work object to be distinctly specified therein,
Of direct annual tax to pay and sufficient to pay the
interest such debt falls DUE and alss pay and
the the SsH sa
rest OF this section provides for the submission Of the ap
preparations f to the approval ; OF the people,
tax shall distinctly state the tax and the object to
which is to be applied and it shall not be sufficient to
The seventh section provides for the manner Of voting
on an act as above, by the Legislature.
Both the above were referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
Mr. MURPHY from the committee on the organization
and powers Of cities and villages submitted the following
majority and minority reports
l. Private property shall not be taken for improve.
meats in cities and villages unless the compensation
therefor shall be first determined before judicial trbu
be ba
and qualified as jurors in civil cases.
"a No local assessment for any improvement in any
of the lands to be assessed shall apply for such
Improvement nor unless such Improvement shall be or
dered by vote OF twothirds Of the council
board Of trustees Of such city or village:
S. No debt shall be created by any city village
poration except suppress insurrecon to provide
against existing pesence casualty unless author
lied by act of the Legislature for single object
provide the ways and exclusive of loans pay the
interest Of such debt shall fall due, and also pay
to be and collected upon the taxable pro-
psy e. such fty or Village And no such law shall
Of the electors such city or village.
ARTICLE
ST. No charter special act for the incorporation of
any city village shall be granted but general and uni
form laws shall be passed for the incorporation of Cities
and like laws for the incorporation of villages subject to
such alterations the legislature shall time time
deem proper make. The boundaries and limits of the
territory included within any city village corporation
shall be determined in such manner the Legislature
shall prescribe.
81. No assessment for any improyems1eln any city
the taxable property Of such city or village levied and
collected with an annual tax for other expenses.
3 Private property shall not be take for any improve
any city village other than for purposes,
unless the compensation shall be first fixed by jury in
court according to the course OF the common
law.
4 No debt shall be contracted by any city village
corporation 90 longer credit than twenty years nor
unless there shall be levied and collected in annual
tax othe preceding twentieth part Of such debt
towards the Of the same unless such debt BIO
dQ oUoln frIanC
ter the creation Of debt there shall be levied and col
eced in said annual tax annually thereafter one TWEEN.
eth part or as near one twentieth part a. may be- OF
such debt, towards its repayment.
Vs. Money shall not be borrowed by any city village
corporation in anticipation Of its annual tax, except for
the purpose of paying interest about become due
debt existing be created under the lmita
items OF this article, unless the amount shall have
| been previously levied in annual tax.
g. No liability shall be contracted by any city viii
tax Tor dischsrging the same or un-
less the same be incurred under the limitations of this
| article.
The act giving power to the Legislature at any time to
increase the number Of Senators lost Mr. Murphy
moved to take Richmond from Kings and annex It to
Queens and Sufiok-carried, SO to 81. On motion of
Mr. Kennedy, the clauses apporonng the four districts
Of New York city struck out, and the apportioning
Of the cy AND Of N% YoS
moved to amend, SO as to unite Chenango and Otego in
one district and Delaware and sohohare in another
THE districts arranged by the committee, are Scho
haric and Otsego, Delaware and ChenangoJ Mr. SIS
motion lost-4a TO a. Mr.. Harrison moved recon-
sideration anncxng Richmond to Queens and
Sufolk-Tabe. Mr. White moved to amend, 10
include aliens and persons of color not taxed in the ba
sis of representation The motion divided, to
rase the question OF including all persons OF color.
whether taxed not. The vote affirmed the clause
II stoodincuding in effect in the basis of representa-
ton, only colored persons who are tsxed.-keccss.
AFTERNOON SEssior.-Mr. Whites motion to include
in the basis Of representation aliens and persons of
Tor not taxed, was nsgstived In detail. Mr. Bascom
moved to amend TO provide for including persons
of color in that basis they shall be permitted to
vote par with the whites-lost MIR. w. Taylor
moved to change the time for the meeting of the board
Of supervisors to apporton the assembly districts from
January to June-lost MIR. A. W. Young renewed his
motion to give Wyoming two members and Genesee
one--lost, ayes IL 81. Mr. r. Campbell moved to
strike the provision giving the division Of counties
into assembly districts the supervsors-os ayes 49,
noes rs. Mr.. Croker moved to strike out the clause
giving the speaker Of the assembly extra compensation