The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-11

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be designated according to law may hold courts OF
sions with such criminal Jurisdiction the Legislature
shall prescribe and perform such other duties may BIO
The county Judge shall receive an annual salary to be
fixed by the board Of supervisors which shall be neither
increased nor diminished during his continuance In Of
fee The justices Of the peace for services in courts Of
sessions shall be paid per diem allowance out OF the
In counties having population exceeding forty thou
sand the LEGISLATURE may provide Tor the election o.
rogate
The Legislature may confer equity jurisdiction in spe
cial cases upon the county Judge
Inferior local courts OF civil and criminal Jurisdiction
may be established by the Legislature in cities and
falo shall have uniform organization and jurisdiction
in such cities.
S Is The Legislature may, on application of the board
not to exceed two in county to discharge the duties
of county Judge and Of surrogate in Of their inab
in special cases may be prescribed by law.
l6 The Legislature may reorganize the judicial dis
tcts at the first seon after the return Of every
ration under this constitution in the provided
for in section four and at other time and they may
at such session. increase or diminish the number of dis
trcts but such increase dminuon shall not be
than one district at any one time Each district shall
have four Justices of the Supreme Courts but no dimnu
ton of the districts shall have the effect to
S7 The electors of the several towns shall at their
aturo may direct elect justices Of the peace whose
term Of Office shall be four years. Their number and
classification may be regulated by law Justices OF the
peace and judges justices Of inferior courts not Of
record and their clerks may be removed latter due
tce and opportunity Of being heard in their defence
ed by law for causes to be assigned in the order Of
moval In of election to fill q vacancy occur
ring before the expiration Of full term they shall hold
H. All judicial officers OF cities and villages, and oil
such judicial officers may be created therein by law
shall be elected at such times and in such the
Legislature may direct
Sic The clerks Of the several counties Of this State
shall be clerks Of the Supreme Court with such powers
and duties shall be prescribed by law. clerk for
the Court of Appeals to be ex-oico clerk of the Su
ment shall be chosen by the electors Of the State he
shall hold his Office for three years. and his compensa
ton shall be fixed by law and paid out of the public
30 No judicial officer except justices Of the peace
shall receive to his own use any fees or perqustes Of
| Office. as
81. The Legislature may authorize the judgments.
DEGREES and decisions of any local inferior court Of
cord Of original civil Jurisdiction established in city.
be removed for review directly into the Court Of Ap
% The Legislature shall provids for the speedy
public alton Of all statute laws and Of such judisal de-
csions it may deem expedien And all laws and u-
dicial decisions shall be free flor publication by any
%. Tribunals of Cancellation may be established
with such powers and duties may be prescribed by
law but such tribunals shall have power to render
judgment to be obligatory the parties, except they
voluntarily submit their matters in difference and agree
to abide the judgment assent thereto in the presence
oi Cdscs DC W
Sa4 The Legislature at its first session after the sdop
ton of this Constitution shall provide for the appoint
ment of three commssioners whose duty il shall be
revise reform, simplify, and abridge the rules of prac
tce, peadings forms and proceedings Of the courts o.
record of this State and to report thereon to the Leg
ature subject to their adoption and modification from
time to time.
% The Legislature at its first session after the adop
ton of this Constitution shall provide for the organize
ton of the Court OF Appeals, and for transferring to
opd fnrt oil n ofe
reals to the Court Of Appeals from the judgments and
the present Court of Chancery and Supreme
this Constitution.
Article vII.--Finnnce.
srcrIoN I. Afer paying the expenses Of collection
proprated and set apart in each fiscal year. out Of the
Of the State canals commencing the first
day q June ,saS the sum Of one million and three hun
and from that time the of one million and
hundred thousand dollars in each fiscal year, a sink
fund.- to pay tho interest and redeem the principal
thet part Of the State debt called the canal debt
listed at the time first aforesaid and including three hun
dred thousand dollars then 10 be borrowed, until the
shall be wholly paid and the principal and income
OF the said sinking fund shall be sacredy applied to tina
Sa After complying with Me provisions of the ars
section of this article, there shall be appropriated and
set apart out Of the surplus revenues Of the State
nsls in each fiscal year. commspcing ON the first day
of June 1885, the sum Of three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars until the time when SUFFICIENT shall
have been appropriated and apart under the said
first section pay the interest and extnguish the entire
principal Of the canal deb and after that period then
the Of million and five hundred thousand dol
the interest and redeem the principal Of that part
of the State debt called the General Fund debt In
GLIDING the debt for loans OF the State credit to railroad
companies which have failed pay the interest there
and also the contingent debt State stocks loaned
to incorporated companies which have hitherto paid the
int thereon whenever and far any part thereof
may become charge the Treasury general fund
until the shall be wholly pad and the principal and
income Of the said last mentioned sinking fund shall be
sacredy applied to the purpose aforosa and the pay
ment Of Of the said to the said sinking
y in the section article the
deferred with quarterly interest thereon at the then
current rate shall be paid to the last mentioned sinking
fund il can be done consistently with the just
| rights of the creditors holding said canal debit
Ia After paying the said expenses of superntendence
and repairs Of the canals and the appropriated by
the and second sections of this article there shall be
paid Of the surplus of the canals to the
Treasury Of the State on OF before the hireth dsy
general fund.- such not exceeding $3.50 600 may
be required deay the expense: Of State
gsaturs shalt direct completion Of the Erie Canal
canals, until the said canals shall be completed.
II at any time after the period Of eight years from the
adoption Of this Constitution the Of this State
unsppropraied by this article shall be sufficient
deay the necessary expenses of the government with
out continuing or laying direct tax, the Legislature
may its discretion supply the deficiency. in whole or
in part from the surplus of the canals after
complying with the provisions of the first two sections Of
article, lot paying tne
principal Of the Csnal and General Fund debt but the
thus appropriated from the surplus revenues Of the
canals shall not exceed annually $4,000 Including the
penses Of the government until the general fund debt
shall be extinguished until the Erie Canal enlarge.
ment and Gsnesee Valley and Black River canals shall
be completed and after that debt shall be paid the said
canals shall be completed then the Of S672 800 or
much thereof shall be necessary may be annually
appropriated to defray the expenses Of the government
l. The claims Of the State against any incorporated
to pay the interest and redeem the principal Of
the stock of the State loaned advanced to such COM
pany shall be fairly enforced and not released or CON-
promised and the moneys arising from such claims shall
be set apart and applied part Of the sinking fund pro-
vded r the second section of this article But the time
limited for the fume Mt Of any condition Of any release
extended by law.
50 II tho sinking funds either Of them provided in
this article shall prove insufficient 10 enable the State
the credit Of such fund.- to procure the ans to sa
y the claims Of the creditors ofhe state a. they become
pay able the Legislature SHALL by equitable taxes
Increase the Of tho said funds TO make them
respectively sufficient perfectyto preserve the public