New-York tribune., 1873-12-24
THE CHANGES PRopOSED.

The CHANGES PROPOSED.
SUMMARY oF TIIR MORE IMPORTANT AMkSDMENTs-
TIE NEW FEATURES IN TUE CONSTITUTION.
Tie following il a summary of the important
amendments proposed by the Cons utopal Commission
which closed its labors ~ Trenton Yesterday;
ARTICLE I-RiGHIs AND PRiyHEGEs
In this article. paragraph TO- relating 10 the taxing Of
private property for public use IA amended de-
cares that private property shall not DO taken for pub
&c use without just compensation. property owners
having the right OF trial by jury, and that prop
erty ia taken by any incorporated company deduc
ton from the compensation shall be made for benefits
to the property. Three paragraphs are added tho
drst numbered ID, providing tina. no county shall be
divided without submitting the question 10 vote OF the
people OF the couaty. nor unless atnaority OF all the
legal voters OF the county voting the ques.
declares that county city. borough town. township
village shall give any money or property, or loan IT'S
money or credit 10. any individual asJocatou or cor
poraon, or become security for or bo the owner Of
stock bonds oi any association corporation; also
that they shall not incur any indebtedness impose
any tax except for State, county cy, township or WI
age purpose The debt OF counties Is limited to two per
OF the valuation of their taxable property, and
that Of towns, boroughs. and townships To four per
cent the debt OF cities is limited 70 eight per cent,
except for water supplies. Paragraph II provides that
mo donation Of land or appropriation OF money shall
De made by tho State municipal corporal D 10
any society, association. or corporation whatever
ARTICLE H.-RIGm OF SUFFRAGE.
Both paragraphs OF Article RI. are amended Under
paragraph Of the present Constitution every white
male citizen 81 years OF age. who has been resident f
state year ana Of tho county in which he caiss
MIA vote Ave months shall be entitled vote for all
officers elective by the people provided person in
the military. naval. marine service OF the United
shah be considered citizen by beng stationed
within the State. and that psuper IDIOT insane p5r
son or person convicted OF crime which excludes hnn
from being witness unless pardoned or restored to
! the right Of suffrage. shall enjoy tho right OF
| elector The amendments pf0pose 10 strike ou the
word white" TO insert tho words land OF the election
district IN which bs may oter his vote 80 days as "A
proyso declaring that in time OF eiector In the
actual military service OF the state or United states
shall deprived OF his vote by reason OF absence from
his election district, and giving tho Legislature the
power TO provide tile manner. time ana pace an "hch
such electors vote At present paragraph gives
the Legislature the authority to pass laws 10 deprive
such persons have been convicted OF bribery a cleo
tion " the right OF suffrage as amended persons con
vced OF bribery IN legislation may also be deprived oi
| the r.gnI 10 Yoto
ARTICLE Iy--IEGrsLA1IyE
Article III relating the distribution OF the powers
Of Government remains unchanged. In Section OF
Article ~, paragraph IS amended by changing the
for eccng members OF the Senate and the General
Assembly from the second Tuesday In October TO the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
every year Paragraph g. rs amended, provides that all
bills and Joint resolutions instead OF simply being read
thres times in each House. shall be printed
before they are received or oonsdored, and read
throughout section by section on three several days IN
each House before the final passage, the reading OF the
title only never be taken tho reading OF the bill.
the following provision d inserted before
luton Shall pass unless majority of tho members
personally and agree thereto and that the Yeas
and Nays tho hual passage shall DO entered into the
| journal; . ,.u.,. -, ,,,
u msy t~ohris OF the House where such bl iont
resolution h, be pending osrsse or and poald lurths That
bills and join. resolutions together sh the amendments thereto,
h, printed and distributed the member, Of each House
before the vote shall he taken tue final pse thereof
Paragraph z. Section 4, now provides that the
| pay OF members OF tho Senate aud General
| Assembly shall not exceed s. day for
| the period OF 20 days. and not more than
| n 50 . dsy for the remainder OF the session, the
amount to be ascertaned by law and paid out OF the
State Treasury when convened Ia extra session by tue
they to receive such sum as snail be nXed
the first ~ days OF the ordinary session, and also
for every 10 miles they shall travel to and from their
place OF meeting. on tho most usual route AS
is inserted liking the annual salary at $500 and deoar
ing that other emOuments shall DO received either
ss.sion G for each mcmSer which shall be in 6 for
postage. stationery and all other incidental psrquises
words per diem the clause relating to the additional
salary or the President OF the Senate and speaker OF the
House, to make the provision consistent with The
paragraph Of Section s. at present provides that no
OF either House Of the Legislature shall be APP
pointed any civil office OF the State. by the Governor
bes sSTeased rns the time for Which he was
eectedj paragraph provides that any member shall
Representatives., any Office appointment under the
United states GQyornmont his seat III the Legislature
| shall be vacated The amendment strikes out these
| paragraphs. and inserts the following:
%S.s, o. the 5 Ss' s,.,. % ss i , Sat-, s9 % 5 9 S s1
sor Governor and 'he senate or from the LeEs,sure
In Section T. paragraphs, which declares that every
law shall embrace but object s amended by adding
the following:
No la. revived amended BY reference TO its title only,
the act revived or The wcSn % .e,.Ion, .nendd shall inserted at
.os or os. c.es. No .st .h. be passed which shall provide
;D. say existing law part thereof shall be
thereof shah bs applicable except By nssrns such ae
Paragraph 8. relating to appropriations for public
schools amended by adding clauses providing for the
establishment hy the Legislature Of public schools for
between ages and Is, and declaring tho meaning
OF the torn free schools" Paragraph lois numbered
H. and 10 inserted before it, reading as fol-
10 \. ..ssdnso. . charter Of nunp, corporation .a.
meeting and such sesnuu, h, 30 received eOrs
S.r, pabIhed ss. four weeks before the
s the Of the Legislature IN one Or more o the new.
gpu"p. eorpoon iereo, and printed
ubhh'i 'a''n th's the a'"0'pe' printed p'''1'a nearest
SIX new paragraphs reading AZ follows, also added
to Section =: ......
No .. oa, shall ,. ,,. q. bonds or .;osi :, .s.P
the " ne. % S ss .ss S.,sS, s & M s % .sou, to BE-
o iaiaf.. .ss o injeris, groprv .ad
s. from ss % . S s % sa s aha. ... & %
ers.sss.s Nor aha. ssy prescribe any v,Aa.
s s, s sass's s
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s 81: q Il IL, &. =: .:s: % ::: . al s: :s.
T.: ss 60: r.; % s ss s q s aa
.smns .sns Ah.Va y.ens ro.d .e.n plO
Z Scss Ss & . ~ M. .
s6 bs.ng drawing suumouing tnpsnens grand or
petit jurors Regushng Of maaoy CranE In
dsaang the aowanoe Of public omceu
danns which said on.s elected appointed Chang
the law Of desoent Granting corporation aoop or
vAsa n rhs lay tosn railroad uses Providing for changes
0 Il evil criminal I fG
The Legislature shall psss general laws povdas FOR the
this paragraph sad other which In ts judg
neat b provides for s general law. Th' Lss..,sl. shall D.S
special act eoasng eeporss but the, sbs pass general
sss which be Organised and corporate powers
o. the viii Of the Lsgislstsra
Is TIE Lssass esabnsh court courts with original
aresss ever eli sf condemnation Of nis and sunis Tor
um vsmsnts
IL Propsr. snail be general vs and By
saious seeonas No