New-York tribune., 1873-03-18

pendIture OF money, the contracting OF debts or tns
leyy1ng Of taxes and sssessments and the board OF
"c SIC q. Tho eovernment Of every city shall have
within its own boundary exclusive legislative power
local pnrposes the care regua and OF
its Streets avenues public grounds, aud public build
,Igs o, .s aud s other and
sttuhons. and may exercise such further powers as
SEC s. The Lesisatqro. at its first session after the
adoption Of this article, shall enact genera la" TOT
the government Of cities in harmony herewith
sEo 9. The foregoing sections IN this article con
tanned shall not take effect until the ist day OF July Ia
the year next succeeding that in which ths artcie II
ado1ted except that any OF the officers therein mem
toned may be at any previous tune provided by
law.
An additional article is also proposed 10 relation u u
official corruption and TO bo designated as AIticie o'
80 ON OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
SECTION l. Any person holding office under the laws Oh
this state, who except In payment OF his legal salary
fees or perqustes shall receive or consent to receive
directly or Indirectly anything Of value or OF persOna
advantage the promise thereof. for performing OF
onitng TO perform any oea ac or VITA a Tue op
sion to he in any degree influenced thereby sna
be deemed guilty Of felony Tns section sns nte ~
affect the validity of existing statutes In reiauoh 10
sE1 a. 2ny person who shall offer or promise brIbe
30 any officer 1t shall be received, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and liable " punishment except ns
herein provided No person Offering oroe sna scs
brbe be privileged from testiying IN relation thereo
and he shall not be liable 70 civil or criminal proseo
such bribe Any person who shall offer or promise
briOe, It be rejected by the oicer to whom n is tend
ered shall 90 deemed guilty Of an attempt 10 briDe'
which Is hereby declared TO be felony. ~. -.
SEC g. Any person charged with receiving briDel or
with Offering or promising brbe shall be permitted 10
testify in his behalf In any civil or Criminal prose-
cuton therefor. .,.,,u
SEC. L. Any dstrictAttorney who shall fail aith1uhy
20 prosecute person charged with the violation IN ms
county any provision OF this article which may come
to his knowledge shall be removed from ofce Dy the
Governor after notice aud opportunity Oh Delhg
heard In his defense Tie expenses which shall DE IN
ourred nv
any charge OF bribery attempting to brDe any person
holding Office under the laws of ths state Wlthn such
county, Of receiving brbes by any such person IN
said county, shall be charge against the state anu
their payment by the State shall be provided for by law
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN.
An additional article is also added IN reference 10 te
time when amendments to this Constitution sAaH take
effect and designated as Article II, as follows ,
SECTION l. All amendment TO the Constitution saall De
In force and including the first day of January sue
ceeding the election at which tho same were adopted
except when otherwise provided by such amendments
Done in Commission at the Capital in the City OF Albany
the fifteenth day Of March, ia the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and seyenty-three
In witness whereof have hcreuntO Subscribed our
nales ROBERT H. PRUYS,
CHAIRMAN. and Member from Third Judicial District.
HIRAM CALKISS, Clerk.
Here follow the of the other Commissioned