New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-17


AN ACT In relation to The Superior Court and the Court
Of Common Pleas In aud for The City and County Of
NsY-York Passed May y, 1917
TIE People Of the STATE Of Ne York. rPre'eHid N Senate
and Assembly, % snaot a. f0ii0nsi "a
Three Justices OF the Superior Court OF the Cry
ani County of New and three Judges OF tue Court
of Common Pleas for the City and County OF New York
shall be elected by the electors Of said City and County
Al the first election Of the Justices OF the Supreme Court
the sad Justices the Superior Court shall be voted for
together on the same ballot bat such ballot shall De sep
arae and distinct from any other ballot voted az the
same election and shall be deposited Ia separate box
10 be designated Superior Court" The said ballot
shal be designated on the inside thereof for Justices
of the Superior Court and the outside thereof SUI
perior Court The Judges OF the Court OF Common
Pleas shall be voted for together on the same ballot eut
such ballot shall be separate and distinct from any other
ballots voted At the same election and shall be deposited
In a separate box 10 be designated Common Pleas -
but an omission of either OF such designations shall not
ytisie any ballot provided the same shall be found N
the appropriate box -
csnvassed and certified in the manner as the
votes for Register and Clerk OF the City and County OF
New York are canvassed and certified. And certih-
cate thereof shall also be fled with the Secretary OF
state
3. Said Justices first elected shall Immediately al
Ter the votes are csnvasscd be CLASSIFIED by lot 10 De
pubcly drawn by the Register and Clerk Of the City
and County OF New York In the presence 0 the Mayor
and Recorder OF the City OF New OF one Of them
and said certificate OF said drawing and classification
shall be signed by said Register and Clerk and said
Mayor or Recorder or both of them and Sled In the OIL
Toe of ssid Clerk and Register The classes shall be
numbered one two and three according 10 the term Of
service OF each and the class having the shortest time
20 serve shall be number one nnd me term OF oHets OF
of the Justices drawn IN class number one sha emo on
tina thirty first day OF December one thousand eight
hundred an forty nine In class number two, on the
thirty fret day OF December one thousand eight nun
dred and fty-one, and IN class number tnree on the
thirty 6r.t day of December thousand eight hun
4raa and lfv fhrse
20 out OF Office every two years and alter the eHpna
ion OF the terms of Office under the hrs classification,
the Term Of Office OF said Justices shall be six years and
the term of Office Of the Justices hfst eiecu sha oOi
mence on the hrst day OF January next
81 All the provisions OF the last preceding section
shall also apply the Judges OF The Court Of common
Pleas in ana for the City and county oil Ne"'iOtA
whose election is provided Tor by THIS act
s. At the General Election, mex, preceding me une
Al which the OF ohce OF any sGch susuee or
shall then expire there SHAH De an eeeuou 70 NJ 'u.n
vacancy. and ii a vacancy shall occur a. any time IN
The oe OF any such Justice Judge before his term
shal have expired by death resignation removal or
otberyse then such vacancy shall be nled Tor the re-
sidue OF unexpired term Al tne next genera eo0
ton after the vacancy shall occur
Sc The Justices of the Superior Court elected Pur
susnt to tu. statute, shsl select one oil then nuoe
10 be- the Chief Justice thereof and NE JUDGES Oh u
Cour, OF Common Pleas 60 elected snail select one ~
81 r,- ~ "a the First Judge thereof which said
sc,ion shal be made within ten days alter the com
mencemeut Of the Of once OF any sach .usuee ot
Judge elected for full term snd an ofoei stAunz uie
result Of such selection shall be entered wiz the C4e
Of the Court and If no such selection shAI De made
The Justc or Ju6ge not elected for an unexpred term
and having the shortest time 70 serve shA DC sOeh
Chief Justice or First Judge. -..,-..-
The Justices OF the superior Court whose eection
IS provided for BY this act snA pave ana inc
same powers and perform the same duties A. the 'usuces
of that Court nov have and possess and perform and
the Judges Of the Court Of Common fess whose eiec-
ton Ia provided for BY this act sna nave ana possess
the same powers and perform ne sAiIe ouu1s =. Ie
First Judge and Assistant judges Oi ssu oI' VI S"
mon Pleas nov have and possess hna perform: 80,
The salary Of the Justices and Judges OF the ssla
Courts shall be Fixed By the board OF q te
"a Civ nj County before and % commence on The
frat day Of July next snd snai uo' &c iA0fes's1 u
diminished during their term Oh e--ce. III,
g. The terms 81 0cs OF the present lsuees Of sela
Superior Court and Of the Frsi Jua2 ans .o
Judges Of the Court Of Common fie-s OF me w an
County OF New York shall terminate on ne rrsi day Of
Jsnu.-v , and from and after tns day me o1ces 81
the First Judge aud Associate !1o o. the Cox OF
Common Pleas in ana for the CITY and County Of New
York except As hereinbefore provided are aoohsned
$40 The fee. 70 which the Justices or Judges OF the
.sd Courts are now entitled shall siiet the nst day Of
INV nex h. received ana paid BY the Clerks Of the said
Courts into the treasury OF sad City and County Tor ne
ne ~ the ala CIV Aui the said several salaries herein
before provided for shal % paid 0u' u sN1 "1' ~
quarter weary payments .,.-.,-..,..
II his ACT shall take eject immediately
SIT 81 ~ Yo-k / have compared he Preeseiine
S,r-s,-,S, fH, win the original avs OF RE 10 Ills
oe spd 40 certify thaf me sane are e0recl rsnscflps
ts-rsi,rr1 81 81 Re whoie q lhe sad originals.
n 5 BENTON, Secretary Of stAie-