The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-31

as proposed to be amended, prescribes the terms
wears. and places their salaries respectivelv NJ
$40, 900 and $4,000, the Governor to be supplied
with furnished house.
THE STATE OFFICERS.
Article o., as proposed to be amended, pro.
vides that the Comptroller and Secretary OF State
term as the Governor, but that the Attorney Gen.
eral, State Engineer and Surveyor and Supern-
tendent OF State Prisons shall be appointed by the
chosen by senate and Assembly In joint session.
The clause allowing the Governor to remove the
state officials thus appointed is stricken out The
Office Of Canal Commissioner is abolished, Super
intendent OF Public Works Is to be elected instead
and the Lieutenant Governor Is made one Of the
Land Commissioners.
THE JUDICIARY.
Article l. relative 10 the Judiciary, is amended in
only one particular. Section Is Is to be changed by
the insertion Of the following sentence in the body
OF it,
Judicial officers of courts not Of record in the several
res Hundred shall be APPOINTED the oS
w the consent 81 the s term a Of four
and opportunity OF being heard. by such courts
may be prescribed by law for causes 70 be assigned in
the order OF removal
The amendments to The canal article provide, In
substance that expenses shall not exceed gross
receipts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Further amendments declare that tho sinking
fund shall be kept sacredly for the specific purpose
OF extingusning the principal OF the debt Of the
state; that general law shall be enacted con-
institutions to uniformity Of powers; forbldding
the giving or oaning Of the credit Of the State to
any private undertaking; nor shall any county,
city, town or village loan its own credit
similarly. OfYcials who receive fixed
salary shall receive no additional compensation.
All officers and members OF the Legislature shall
swear on taking ONCE, that they have not In any
way been guilty OF bribery or subornatton Of
bribery to secure their election.
BRIBERY ARTICLE.
Bribery at elections and under all circumstances
seems to be an evil which the good Commissioners
felt themselves especially called upon to eradicate.
In two instances previously noticed they have
waged war against that corrosive poison OF free
republicansm, and here Is another case wherein
a whole article Is devoted to 1t. Article 10, as pro.
posed to be amended, reads as f0llows:-
SECTION Amy holding office under the laws Of
this State, who except in payment OF his legal salary
fees perquises. shall receive to receive
advantage the promise thereof TOR performing or
emitting perform any official act with the express
implied understanding that his official action or ois-
sion TO act is TO be in ATTY degree influenced thereby
shall be deemed guilty OF felony This section shall moi
the offence OF bribery. "
SIC. Amy person who shall offer or promise a brbs
TO an officer II 1t shall be received, shall be deemed
guilty OF felony and liable TO punishment except al
herein provided. No person Offering bride shall upor
any prosecution Of the officer for receiving such brbe
be privileged from estfyinn relation thereto and
snsp not be Liable to civil or Criminal prosecution there