New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-08

Quarter me sier and Comnissary Generals
SEC. B. ali militia officers shall be co nisiousd by
the Governor and shall held their offices not 10 ager
than three years.
SEC. T. The General Assembly shall determine the
method Of dividing the militia into divissns brig .des
regiments, battalons al comp snies, and fix tbs rank
SIC. $, The militia may be divided into classes in
sush msnner as shail be prescrbes by isw.
SEC D. No person confcien tiously opposed 10 hear
ing ANS shsl be compelled to do militia duty: ba,
sncb person sba pay an equivalent for such e1s D
non, the amount to be Prescribed b. law.
SIC ]. Ibe FIST General Assembly shall Offer in.
oncf menn for the formation, uDiformng aud drilling
OF independent volunteer companies In the different
cites and COUNTIES n this State.
ARTICLE XII FINANCE AND TAXATION.
SECTION l. The Genefsl Asssn.by shall provide, by
law, for uDiferm and equal iats Of assessment and
a1a'oD and taxes Sd all be levied upon ali such prop
erty. real ard personal the General Assembly may
from time TO time prescribe but all property sppro-
pristed and ufeo exclutivtly for municipal literary
cucationsl scientific charitable purposes and per.
sonal property TO an amount not exceeding one hun
bred dollars for each head of failS and all orooer
~ appropriated and used exclusively for religious par.
poses 10 an amount not exceeding 5000, 000 may By
general laws. be exempted from taxation.
SEC. @ The Ger eral Assembly shall provide by Law
for nusl sufficient 10 defsy the estn sted or.
binary expenses Of the State for escn year.
SEC. B. Every law imposing a tax shall state dis.
tiIcy the object of the same TO which 1t shall be ap-
piled.
SEC. 4. On the passage, in either House of the Gen.
erai Assembly, oil any law which imposes, con uues
reIews tax; or Makes continues renew an ap-
preparation of pubic trust money; or releases, dis
charges or cOmmu'es a claim or demand OF the State
the question shall be taken by yeas and lays which
shall be uty entered the Journal and three fths
Of all the members elected to such House shall in all
such cases, be required to constitute quorum.
ACT1CLE Yn.-COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
SEcTIoS l. The General Assembly shall provide by
law for the election OF county city, town and to wnship
officers.
not provided for by this Constitution shall be elected
by the people, appointed the General Assembly
may by Law direct.
SEC 8. Provision shall be made by law for the re-
movs for mis- conduct malyersatiOn in Office of all
officers whose powers and duties not local or legs-
ls'ive, and who shall be eecteo at general elections
and also for supplying vacancies created by h re-
noval.
Sea. The Legislature may declare the cases in
which any office shall be deemed vacant where no
provision ia made for that purpose in this Constitution
ARTICLE INTERPRETATIONS
SECTION |. The General Assembly shall not create
copOr atoms by special act, except for municipal pur
poses.
SEC 2. Corporations may be formed under general
laws but such laws may al aoy time be altered or
pealed.
ARTICLE MISUNDERSTANDING.
SECTION l. The General Assembly, at its first ses.
sion Oh oil constitute three Commissioners whose du
shall be to revise REFORM simplify and sbridge the
rules Of practice pes6ings, forms and proceedings of
the Courts of Record Of this State and to provide
far % practicable and expeoitnt that justice shall be
administered by intelligent and uniform proceedings
without any distinction between law and equity.
SEC. 2. The proceedings Of the Commissioners shs all
be reported to the General Assembly and be subject
10 the action of that body.
ARTICLE Xv.-MSCELLANEOUS.
SEcTIoS1 rbe first General Assembly shall locate
the permanent seat Of government.
SEC. 2. Lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets for
any purpose whatever, shall forever be prohibited in
the State
SEC 3. No persons shall be elected or appointed to
any office in this State unless they possess the quaf-
cations of an electOr.
SEC. 4. There may be esta olshed in the Secretary
of States Office bureau of Statistics and Agriculture,
unoer such regulations as may be prescribed by Law,
and provision shall be made by the General Assembly
for the organization and Ell couragement of State and
county Agricultural Associations.
SIC. 5. The first General Assembly shall provide by
Law for securing TO the wife the separate property
qured by her before after ooveIure, and the equal
right with the husband to the custody Of their children
during their minory and in of death, insanity,
gross improperly Of the husband,
their exclusive custody
ARTICLE XyL-AMENDNIENTS TO THE CONSTTTU-
TlON.
SECTION /. All propositions for amendments to the
Com titution shall be made by the General Assembly.
SEC p A concurrence Of two.thirds OF the members
elected to each House stall be necessary, after which
such proposed ameno mens shall be entered upon the
Journals with the Yeas and Nays and the Secretary OF
STATE shall cause the same to be published 10 at least
one u. wspaper in each County In the ate where a
newspaper published for at least Elk months preced-
ny the ne 1t election for Senators aud Representatives,
when such proposed amendments shall be again re-
Ieried TO the legislature elected next succeeding said
publication. II passed by the second Legislature, by
lbs lori Of two-tbiros Of the members elected to each
House such amendments shall be republshed as afOre-
los att tba mi
election of which election such proposed amendments
tba be submitted to the people for their approval or
.on and if the msorty of the electors voting at
such election shall adopt such amendments the same
shall become q part of the Constitution.
SEC.3 When moe than one amendment Is submit
Ted at Inc same time they shall be 80 submitted as to
enable the electors to vote upon each amendment
separately
SEC. 4. No convention for the formation Of a new
COZ s,ituton shall be called aud no amendment to the
Constitution shall be by the General Assembly msde,
before the year 1865 more than once In five years
thereafter.
ARTICLE XVII BANKS AND CURRENCY.
SECTION /. No banks shall be established otherwise
than under General Banking Law
SIC. 9. II the General Assembly shall enact Gen
era Banking Law, such law shall provide for the regis
try and countersgniIg by the Auditor OF state OF an
paptr credit esgneo to be circulated money, with
ample collateral security readily convertible into
specie for the redemption OF the same In gold or silver
stsn be required which collateral security shall be
under the control Of the proper officer, or officers OF
State Such law shall restrict the aggregate amount
Of ali paper credit 10 be circulated as money, and the
aggregate amount to be put in circulation in any one
yesr and DO note Issued under the provision of this
section shall be of sless denomination than ten dollars
SrC. 3. The stockholders in every bank or banking
company shall be individually liable to an amount
over and above their stock equal 10 their respective
,baIes of stock for all debts and liabilities of said bank
or banking company.
NJ all times redeemable in gold silver; and no law
shall be passed sapconing directly indirectly, the
Suspension by any bank banking company of specie