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

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| a resident ana not elsewhere, for all officers tina
now are hereafter may be elective by the people
| and upon oil questions which mag De sublnlt.ed Z
the vote OF the people OF the Statei provided tha
| such citizen shall have been Tor thIy uays neA
preceding the election resident o. one to 'vs. o.
ward aud for ten days OF the election diStricI III
| which he oilers his vote. ,, $3.50. -
| SEc, 2 No person VINO shail reserve, expect OF
oer 10 receive or pay. oer or promise TO pay con
| tribute oler or PROMISE TO contribute TO another
to be paid Or used any money or o1ner variable
| thing, or who shall make any promise TO inlu
| enee or "a 4 compensation or reward ior The giving
| or Withholding a vote 0t an election Shall vote
M sucn election; ana upon challenge ior such cause
mo person ID challenged, before the inspectors or
other officers authorized for that purpose receive
| ma vote shall swear or alrm before such inspec-
! ols or other Officers that he has not received nor
| offered does not expect 20 receive mas not PAID
otyareo or promised 20 pay, contributed offered or
any money or other valuable thing, nor made any
promise 70 influence OF as a compensation or re-
| ward Tor the giving or Withholding vote at sucl
election the Legislature. at the session thereof next
! after the adoption OF this constitution shall, and
| from time 10 time thereafter may enact laws eX-
Guiding from the right OF suffrage all persons con-
ylcted Of bribery any infamous crime, and for de-
| prN!ng every person who snail make or become al
reetly or indirectly Interested IN, any bet or wager
| depending upon the result OF any election, or the
| right 10 vote AZ such election.
SEC. 8. For the purpose OF voting person shall
be deemed 70 have gained residence By reason OF
his presence or lost It By reason OF his absence while
employed IN The service OF the state or OF the United
states; nor While engaged IN the navigation or the
waters OF the state or OF the United states or on the
high seas; nor While student or any seminary OF
learning; nor wllle kept in any amshouse or other
asylum; nor While confined IN any pubic prison.
The Legislature shall prescribe the manner ~ Which
electors absent rom their homes in time OF war, ~
the actual military or naval service OF the state or OF
the United States, may vote, and shali PROVIDE Tor
the canvass and return OF their votes.
SEC 4. Laws shall be made for ascerta'ning by
proper proofs the citizens who are entitled TO the
right or suffage hereby established the LeglSla-
ture shall provide Tor registry Of citizens entitled
to vote IN each election district, to be completed
four days before each general and special state
election anu charter election III cues. No person
shah at such elections who Is not registered ac
cordlng to law; and the mode Of registration shall
be uuliurm i'll all cites.
sEc. 5. An elections shall be by ballot except for
such town onlcers as may by law be directed to be
THE POWERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
SECTION l. The Legislative power shall be vested
In senate and Assembly Any elector shall be
eligible to the ofice Of senator ana Member OF
Assembly.
SEC. ?. The State shall be divided into thfty-two
Senate districts each OF which shall choose one
senator, ana the term Of ONCE shall be four years.
The senate districts shall be as follows:-
FIRST DiStrict-Fhe counties OF Suffolk, Queens
Second Dstrtc,--The FIRST, Second, Third, Fourth,
Filth, seventh Eleventh, Thirteenth. Fifteenth,
T,trd bistrct-The Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
Eighteenth wards OF the city OF Brooklyn, aud the
towns OF Fatbush. Fiatlands, Grayesend, New Lots
ah9 Aew 9secht q tae county OF Aiags ro.,,
Fiith, Sixth, seventh, Thirteenth ana Fourteenth
wards OF the CITY and county OF New York
sixteenth wards OF the city ana county OF New
York.
teenth wards Of the city ana county OF New York.
Sereatfs DtS51ct-Ihe Eighteenth, Twentieth and
IWenty-nrst wards OF the city ana county OF New
York.
Eiglus Disrfct-Ths Twelfth. Nineteenth ana
Tweutysecond wards Of the city and county or New
YORK,
Ninth Distact-1he counties OF Westchester Put
nam ana ROekaud.
Iert1t Dtsiriet-Ihe counties of Orange and SUI
E5scen'h Dstrtc,-Tne counties OF Dutchcss ana
TscslfH BjsgtG-The coun,es OF Rensselaer, ana
Washington.
rtlrfeslln Dist.iet-The county OF Albany.
FOt9teeHh Dfstflci-IAe counties OF Greene and
USER.
Fifteenth Disa'ic,-rhe counties Of Saratoga,
Montgomery, Fulton Hamilton ana Schenectady.
SiGteeuh DtStr.Ct-Iue counties OF Warren Essex
ana Clinton.
Sersa.aeiab Dtsric,-The counties OF ST. Lawrence
and Franklin
kgbtsenal Distrtct-Tho counties OF Jefferson
and Lewis
Nineteenth Dishict--The county OF Oneida.
! Trehteh Dt5trict-Ihe counties OF Eetklmer and
| otsego.
| Madison.
Ttoell D-sseoad District-The counties of ouoadaga
! and Cortland.
Tlesntg-taH1 Distrtot-rhe counties OF Chenango
! Delaware ald Sch0harie.
! T,csaty.fo9rta Dtstrtc.-The counties OF Broome,
| Tioga and Tompkihs.
13rents.yqA DtotriCt-The counties OF Cayuga and
Wayne.
Tre5ag-gtttb D'srict-Thc counties OF ontario,
Trsats-Sstath Dfsatet-The counties Of Che
mung SCHUYLER aud Stou0en.
TcatA-etgttt Distrfct- rae county OF Monroe.
IFeRis-glnm DiSalct-Ine counties OF Niagara,
Orleans aud cenesae.
ItYt4e.i Disirts.-Tho counties OF Wyoming, Lly-
inIst3n 0ld Aileghauy.
q ty-s oaa Dtsatct.--Ihe counties Of Chautau-
qua aud Catialaugus.
Tie senators dfst elected under this constitution
"a atsrc,J bearing odd numbers, SHAH vacate their
once AZ the ent OF two years ana those elected In
districts bearing egea numbers az tle enl OF four
years. and vacancies occurring by the expiration OF
telm shall be died by the election Of senators Tor
| the full terul.
$50. 9. An enumeration OF the Inhabitants of the
state SHAH De made, under the direction ol the LegIs
! lature IN the year 1870 and IN every zenith year
| thereafter; aad the Senate districts snail be
! 50 arranged by tue Legislature at the nrst
! session alter the return OF every enumera-
! tiOa tn4J eacn district snail contain as near
! as may De, IN equal number OF inhabitants OF the
state, cSclIing aliens, and shall consist ol contigu-
/ other enumaTauUa No county shall be divided In
tue ioruauoa OF senate districts unless II shall be
| entitled 10 tNo or more Senators.
| SEC. l. The Assembly shan consist OF 100 men,
bors, Who snail be CHOSEN Dy COUNTIES aaa shall be
! apportioned among tie several counties OF tile
state, rs nearly - mag be, according 70 aumOer Of
iEh&Di.aats thereof excluding Aliens and shall hold
ONCE for one year. Eacn county saau be entitled
TO at least one member except that the counties Of
Fulton and Hamilton snail elect together until the
population u the county Or Hamilton suali accord
lhA W NAc IAAl0 &c t1llhiel 10 NO new
county snail be made It's population, accord.
lug % Tue last preceding enumeration, shall entitle
II TO a member. The members OF the Assembly shall
he appOrtoaed by tue Legislature. at It's first
after the adoption OF thus constitution, upon the
meration or Inhabitants OF the state, excluding
aliens. made III the year 1865. IKE apportionment
| shall be made by the Legislature at It's first session
| after every sucn enumeration, and every appoint
| ment snail remain unaltered unt another enumera-
| ZION.
SIC. 5. The members OF the Legislature shall each
receive an annual salary or $1,000, ana ten cents
for every mile they snail travel IN once going TO and
returning rom tlelr place OF meeting Dy the most
usual route. The Speaker OF tho Assembly shall re-
celye an additional salary Of S500 but the Legisla-
ture shall provide by law Tor a deduction IRON the
salary oil members iOE non-attendance,
SEC. g. 80 member OF Tho Legislature shall be APP
pointed TO any civil Office within the state by the
Governor the Governor ana senate, or by the legs-
iature during the time for which ne shall have been
elected: aud all such appointments and all votes
gwen for any such member therefor shall he VOID.
Nor shall any member Of Congress, or any judicial