The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-17
The Judaciai Els<non Law.

The Judicial Els< ZION Law.
AN ACT TO provide for the election Of certain dcial
and other officers and to fix their term Of once Passed
TSs People Of the State Of New York. represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as foiiows.
Sec The nrst election of judges Of the the court of
appeals the justices Of the supreme court the county
judges In the respective countless the city and county
OF New York exceped the district attorneys of the
election small be provided for by this act shall be elected
On Monday the seventh day OF June next
Sec q There shall be elected separate officer to per-
form the duties Of the Office Of surrogate In each Of
counties of this State Except New York; having pup
uation exceeding forty thousand In which such sepa
rate officer shall DO determined upon as hereinafter pro-
SEQ g. There shall be elected by the electors of each
Of New York; In which the Office of recorder existed on
the thirty day Of December eighteen hundred and
fortysx recorder who shall hold his ONCE for four
years from the first day Of January next; and the
spectve recorders who shall be in Office at the time this
shall take effect Except in the city and county Of
New York; shall continue such recorders until the first
day Of January next; and all such recorders shall
hereafter DO elected shall hold their Office for four
years from and after the first day OF January succeeding
their election
Sec 1t shall be the duty of the inspectors of cleo
ton in such cities shall elect recorder, to provide
box and the Of the voted for for
the Office of recorder shall bs ballot which shall
be endorsed city" and shall be deposited in the said
box.
Sec s. The names Of all other persons voted for by
eector at election as provided for by this act
shall ballot, which ahal be endorsed Judi
CARY and which ballots shall be received and deposited
by the board of inspectors Of elections in separate box
kept for that purposes and in all other respects all the
provisions of the constitution and laws respecting the
qualifications disabilities aud privileges Of electors and
manner of voting and Of conducting the elections at
election shall be applicable to the election Of the
officers specified in this aot
Sec g. All laws relating to general elections shall be
deemed to apply to the election authorized by this act
said election shall be given and published
may be- after the passage Of this act and until such
elections and such election shall be invalid by
Of the omission to give any such notice.
SEQ T. The board Of State aha meet tho
office OF tho Secretary Of State In the city ofAbany
the day Of June next to and de-
ermne the election OF judges and clerk the court Of
appeals and Of tho justices Of the supreme court and
by law, and shall be authorised and empowered to ad-
journ from time to time in like cases. and in the
directed by law.
Soc In all cases where any county in this State lex
cept the city and county OF New York; shall have
resolution thereof provide for the election Of any
officer other than the county judge who shall perform
the duties Of the once Of surrogate therein.
Sec. Such resolution shall be Immediately delivered
by the clerk Of the board Of supervisors the county
Of the clerk such county and keep the Same as
part Of the records thereof
be fled in the ONCE Of any such county clerk he shall
transmit to the Secretary Of State to be fled and kept
In his ofce copy Of such resolution duly certified by
SEQ. H. The boards Of supervisors In the several
counties Of this State Except in New York; shall meet
counties the twenty fifth day of May instant When
30 convened they shall fix the salary Of the county
Judge ana .ns proper counties, OF tns separate ocer
They shall also ne the same meeting in those counties
having population exceeding forty thousand deter
shall BIZ separate and II separate they shall fix the ssa
ry Of such separate officer But this section shall not
thousand the board OF whereof have already
liked the salary county judge nor to those
ties having population ding forty thousand the
boards OF supervisors whereof have already determined
whether to have separate officer aforesaid, and
have fixed the salary Of said officer II such separate
ohcer shall have been determined upon. and sha have
board Of supervisors fixing the salary Of separate
officer to perform the duties Of of the ocs of surrogate
in any county in which said officer shall be elected by
the constitution and the provisions of this act Is
by confirmed, and shall be deemed rs valid II the
same had been fixed In pursuance Of this act
See H. The separate officers elected to perform the
duties Of the Office Of surrogate and the local officers to
gate and elected at the election provided for in this
act shall enter upon their duties the FIRST Monday Of
July next and hold their Offices for the term Of four
years from the first day Of January next and after the
expiration Of the term Of ONCE Of those FIRST elected
term Of ONCE of said officers shall be four years.
SEQ Is. Whenever the oce Of county Judge shall be
vacant in county having population exceeding for
ty thousand the board OF supervisors Of that country
II there be separate officer to perform the duties Of
the once VI surrogate in said county may resolve that
there shall be no such ofaosr in said county and
and from the me that the Ds Of
county judge shall be filled; or If there be snch on
Ger, said board may resolve that there shall b. such
oncer In such county, in which such officer shall
be elected at the time and In the In all respects
that the county judge In said county shall be elected
and said board may at any such meeting after the sal
airy Of the county Judge md AZ the salary Of such sspa
rate officer.
Sec Separate officers elected to perform the duties
Of the office Of surrogate under the fourteenth section
OF article six Of the constitution shall BIO denominaed
surrogates" Of their respective counties.
Sec Is The clerk Of the court Of appeals before en-
tering upon the duties Of his Office shall bond
to the people Of this State In the penalty of tweny
five Thousand dollars with two sufficient sur~tes to Be
approved by the comptroller and conditioned for the
faithful performances Of the duties Of his Office Such
bonds shall be filed In the Office Of the comptroller Of this
State and II euch bonds shall b-coms forfeited by
breach Of its condition. the supreme shall by an
order entered by that court direct to be prosecuted
and the money recovered shall be applied under the
direction Of said court for the Indemnity the persons
aggeved by such breach In proportion to their respec
tive losses.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NV YoRK,( | have compared the preced-
SGcRETApYs OFFICE ing with the original law on Tile
In this ONCE and do certify that the 10 correct
transcript therefrom and of the whole Of the said original
NJ. s. BENTON, Secretary of State