The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-19
NEW YORK. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 10, 1916.
Constitutional Convention.

Constitutional Convention.
ALBANY, Wednesday, June II.
Mr. MORRIS, from the committee on the Executive
powers and duties submitted unanimous report, the
following:
Committee No Five, on "The election, tenure of Of.
hce compensation, powers and duties Except the power
to appoint nominate oice) Of the governor and
Lieutenant governor unanimously report the accompa
nying proposed article:-
On the election tenure of Office, compensation powers
aud duties ercepf The power TO appoint to
Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
l. The executive power shall be vested in q govern
orhe shall hold his Office for two years; and leuten.
ant shall be chosen at the same time and for the
81 No person except a native citizen of the United
any person be eligible to that office who shall not have
attained the age OF thirty years. and have been five years
resident within this State, unless no shall have been
absent during that time public business Of the United
ga The governor and Lieutenant governor shall be
elected at the times and places of choosing members of
the legislature The persons respectively having the
highest number Of votes for governor and lieutenant
shall be elected but in case two or more shall
have equal and the highest number Of votos for gov
for lieutenant governor the two houses Of the
Legislature shall by joint ballot choose of the said
persons so having equal and the highest number Of
votes Tor governor or lieutenant governor
81 The governor shall be general and commander. in
State. He shall have power to the Legislature
(or the senael on extraordinary occasions He shall
son the condition Of the State, and recommend such
matters to them as he shall judge expedent He shall
transact all necessary business with tho officers, civil
and military. He shall expedite all such
may be resolved upon by the Legislature and shall take
care that the laws faithfully executed He shall
ceive for his services the following compensation, Wis
Four thousand dollars annually be paid equal quar-
terly six hundred dollars annually to be paid
in equal quarterly payments for the compensation Of his
private secretary the rent taxes and Of his
dwelling house shall be paid by the State.
The governor shall have power to grant reprieves
and pardons after conviction for all Offences except trea
and cases of impeachment He may commute
tence death to imprisonment in state prison for life
He may grant pardons upon such conditions and with
such restrictions and limitations he may think proper
Upon convictions for treasonhc shall have power to
legislature at its next meeting. He shall in his annual
message, communicate to the legislature each such
Of reprieve Communication and pardon granted BY him
since his next previous annual message stating the
name Of the convict the crime Of which he convict
ed the sentence and its date and the date of the
49, In case Of the Impeachment Of tho governor or his
removal from Office, DEATH inability from mental ply
powers and duties Of the Office shall devove upon the
eutenantgovernor for the residue of the term until
the governor absent mpeached shall return or the
disability shall cease But when the governor shall with
the the legislature be out of the State in time
of at the head Of military force thereof he shall
still continue Of all the military force
81 The lieutenant governor shall be president Of the
ring vacancy Of the office Of governor the lieutenant
governor shall be impeached displaced resign die or
from mental disease become incapable Of
forming his duties absent from the state the pres
dent OF the senate shall act until the vacancy
| shall be filed or the disability shall cease
So The lieutenant governor shall receive six dollars
for every days attendance president of the senate
and he shall also receive the like compensation for every
twenty miles travel in going to and returning from the
ties.
So The governor and lieutenantg governor or either
of them shall not exofcio otherwise hold any other
Office of trust honor profit or emoument under the State
the United States, any other State of the Union
foreign state or government: the acceptance by
the person holding the office OF governor lieutenant
governor. of any other office of trust honor profit
under any other State of the Union under any TO-
reign state government shall vacae his said Office OF
governor or lieutenant governor.
TO- The Governor may in his discretion deliver over
to justice any person found in the State who shall be
| charged with having committed without the jurisdiction
of the United States crime except treason which, by
the laws Of this state il committed therein Is punishable
by death, or by imprisonment in the State prison Such
delivery only be made on the requsition of the duly
authorised minister officers of the government within
the jassdie.an Of which the crime shall be charged to
guilt Of the person charged would necessary
justify his apprehension and commitment for trial. had
| the crime charged been committed in this State.
H. Every provision in the constitution and laws In
relation to the powers and duties of the Governor and in
GERS or persons towards him. shall be to extend
to the administering for the time being the gov
eminent OF the State.
Sheriff of any county in the State order such military
force from any other county or counties OF the State
be necessary to enable such sheriff to execute pro-
cess delivered to him.
sls. The Governor may from Office any sheriff
elected lie shall first give to such sheriff copy Of the
charges against him. and an opportunity of being heard
ia his defence, before any removal shall be made
Sl4 Every bill which shall have passed the Senate and
Assembly shall before becomes law be presented to
the Governor; il he approve he shall sgnit but II not
he shall with his objections to that house in
which it shall have originated who shall enter the OBJ
jecons large their journal and proceed to recon-
slider it. r. after such twothirds Of the
members present shall agree pass the BILL shall be
together with the objections to the other house. by
which It shall likewise be reconsdercd, and i approved
hirsic nf mn
law But in all cases. the votes OF both houses shall be
determined by and nays and tho names voting for
and against the bill shall be entered the journal Of
each house respectively any bill shall not be return
ed by the Governor within ten days Sunday excepted
be law in like manner as had signed it, unless the
legislature shall by their adjournment, prevent its
turn: in which case il shall not be law If at the next
again passed by the vote Of the majority of all the mem
ters elected in each branch Of the legislature such bill
Governor; but in such also the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays and the names Of
the members voting for against the bill shall be
cred on the journals Of each house respectively.
Respectfully submitted:
ROBERT II. MORRIS,
JOHN X PORTER,
WILLIAM PENNIMAN,
sERENO CLARK
JOHN HYDE,
CYRUS II. KINGSLEY,
DAVID 5. WATERBURY,.
On motion OF Mr. BnowS the article was referred to
dtiona copies 500 were also ordered motion Of Mr.
TAYLOR Inquiries submitted, and referred as fol-
lows: BY Mr. Kennedy the question of the power Of the
State to emit bills Of credit under the United states con-
stuton through corporafonsand the subject Of mpo-
sing civil disabilities for being engaged in duellng. By
Mr. Rhoades, the subject Of prohibiting public officers,
from aiding in the reclamation Of fugtves from invoun
tary service BY Mr. Cornell of empowering the city
Of New York. to enghen the term Of the Mayor to two
yeas-and Of cmbodying in the constitution declara-
vernmen in This State BY Mr.. white, the subject Of
simplifying legal and equity proceedings, the modiGca,
ton Of unwrtten law and equity, and the extension OF
the right of trial by jury BY Mr. Hunt the subject Of
division Of towns and wards into stngs, jury dis
tictssuch urymcn to be elective. and themselves to
elect justices Of the peace and all State circuit and To-
cal Judges. Administrations Argus
CHOLERA IN CAyApA.--We find that our allusion
in Yesterdays Herald to the report of case Of
Asiac cholera having occurred at Quebec has created
little uneasncss; and we hasten not only to re-