The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-01


but whenever the militia shall be in active ser.
vice such right OF election snail be suspended, ana
all commissioned officers shall be appointed ny tne
Governor, ana non-commlssoned officers by the
regimental or separate battalion commanders on
the recommendation OF their company commanders.
Regimental and separate battalion commanders
shall appoint their stan officers All oilcers not
specified in this article shall be appointed as pre-
scrbed by law and IN case the election and ap-
pointment OF militia officers, IN the manner uirecteu
by this article. shall NOS be found conducive 10 the
improvement or the militia the Legislature may
change tho same by law provided tYo-thlrds OF the
members elected TO each house shall concur therein
SEC. O. lii the organization OF The National Guard
the Legislature snail provide for reserve officers, 70
be composed OF ofcers OF the National Guard OF not
less than ten years. service in the same grade anu
OF officers honoraAly discharged from the volunteer
service q the United States ho are ctzens OF thus
siate Ihay -, may upon appcaon DC s y he
highest held by them by Dreve or otherwise ~ inc
National Guard or United states volunteers and they
niiy De assigned to sucn service, ana he entitled to
sucn military privileges ana exemptions as tne Leg
stature saaIl by law provide.
Article XIII.
A NEW BRIBERY LAW.
SEcroN |. Any person holding once uiiaer tis
laws OF this state, who, except IN payment OF ms
legal salary fees or perqusltes receives or consents
to receive, directly or indirectly anything OF vaiue
or OF personal advantage or the promise thereof Tor
performing or omitting TO perform any Official act
or with the express or implied understanding that
his official action omission to act Is 10 he In any
degree influenced thereby, shall be deemed guilty OF
felony, and on conviction shall be punished by in-
prs0nnient II state prison for term not exceed
Dotn III the discretion OF the court. TINS section
shall not aIect The validity 81 any existing statutes
M relation to the offence or bribery.
SEC. 2. my person Offering u BRIDE II 1t shall be
accepted, shall not DC liable TO civil or criminal pro-
promises bride II II shall DC rejected by the officer
to whom Is rendered. snail be deemed guilty Of an
attempt 10 bride, winch is hereby declared TO he
felony, and on CONVICTION, shall De punished Us pro-
vlded Ia the first section OF this article.
SE1. 2. Any person charged with receiving bribe
OF WIN Offering or promising brbe that is rejected
shall be permitted to TESTIFY IN mis- own behalf Ia any
ciyii or criminal prosecution therefor.
SEC 4. Any district attorney VINO shall fail faith
fully 10 prosecute the violation III his county OF any
provision OF this article winch mas come TO ms
knowledge shall be removed from odce by the g ov-
ernor, after due notice and an opportunity Of being
heard in has defence. The expenses which shall be
incurred by any county IN investigating and prose-
cutting any charge OF bribery attempting to brlbe
any state officer or member OF the Legislature within
sucn county, ana OF receiving brides by any state
oncer or member of the Legislature in said county,
| Shall be charge against the state ana their pay
| ment by the STATE shall be provided for by law.
| Article XIV.
| OATH OF OFFICE.
SECTION l. Members OF the Legislature and all off,
GERS, executive ana Judicial, except such inferior
on a NE o oce e
take and subscribe the following oath or afilrma-
tion:-'l do solemnly swear tor aiirm) that |
States and the constitution Of the State of New
| YORK, and that VIII faithfully discharge the duties
| ability, and that have not. knowingly or int en-
tionaly, paid or offered TO pay, contributed or OF.
|
to influence or reward vote at the cleo.
oiiice.n Any person who shall refuse to take tue
| OATH herein prescribed or who shall be convicted Of
hayng sworn falsely ia taking suen oath, snal ior-
lett bls Office. No other oath, declaration or test
snail be required as qualification ior any office OF
public trust.
SEC ,. Except herein otherwise provided,
existing Offices and the terms OF persons in Office
shall continue as is now OF may hereafter be pro.
vided by law.
SEQ. 5. Amendments to this constitution may be
proposed IN the senate or Assembly and IL
| to each house, such amendments shall be entered
| on the journals thereof, with the yeas and nays,
ana be referred to the next Legislature and
| published Tor three months previous TO the next
general election, and II In tile next Legislature
amendments shall be agreed to by majority OF all
the members elected TO each house, IL Shall be the
duty of that Legislature to submit such amendments
TO the people in such manner ana at such time 1t
proved by majority OF the electors voting thereon
| they SHAH become part OF the constitution.
| Sec. 4. AT the general election to he held In the
| year 1883, and IN each twentieth year thereafter,
and also at such other time as the Legislature may
prescribe, the question shall be submitted to the
people.-shall tnere be a convention to revise the
constitution ~ and III case majority vi the electors
voting on me question snall decide IN favor OF
provide by law for the choice by the electors OF dee
gates TO such conventions but no constitution or
valid until adopted by the vote OF majority OIL the
electors voting thereon. either AZ general or special
| election, shall be determined by the convention.
| sec. ). This constitution snail be in force from
ana including the FIRST day OF January next after It's
adoption by the people, except as herein otherwise
| provided.
Manner Of Voting the New Constitution.
The following the forms Of the ballot specified
in chapter 3ls Of the laws Of 1869, entitled "n &C,
TO provide for submitting the amended constitution
| to the electors OF the State,u passed April "a,
| 1865
| SECTION I. the amended constitution proposed by
the constitutional Convention which closed its Sit
| tings at the city or Albany ON the 2Sth day
Of February, 1858. shall be submitted for ratl1
| cation TO the qualified electors OF this State al
TIE general election TO be held on the Tuesday sue
ceedng the frst Monday o. November next, In the
manner hereinafter mentioned
SEC. . The inspectors OF election in each election
district in the state snail provide four boxes in
whcn they shall deposit the ballots OF the electors
upon the said proposed constitution. One Of said
boxes shall be labeled "Constltulion," one OF them
reimbursement ana Taxation" ana one of them
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" Each citizen entitled to
vote at such election may four ballos as fol-
.ows:-0ne of them shall be endorsed '.Constitu-
tiou,n and shall contain ON The inside, when
folded, The words For the Amended Con-
Constitution, and all such ballots shall be deposited
In the box labeled CONSTITUTIONS one Of said ballots
this INSIDE shall contain the words, 'For the
amended judiciary arsicle," OF the words against
the amended judiciary articles" aud su such ballots
shan be deposited IN the box labelled "Constltu-
uoA-iudiclary;" one OF SAID ballots shall be ell
| dorsed northumberland and Taxation, y
ana on the inside shall contain the words, "for a
uniform rule or assessment and taxation OF real and
personal property" or the words, against uni
form rule Of assessment and taxation OF real ana
personal property;' aud all such ballots shall be
deposited in the box labelled Constitution Assess
ment and TaXation;" the other OF said ballots sha
be endorsed, "Constitution-Property Qualification u
and on the inside shall contain the words ,For tie
| property qualification for colored men - or the
words, against the property qualification for col
ored men aud all such ballots shall De deposited IN
the box labeled, observation-disclosures"
MARINE TRANSFERS.
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