New-York tribune., 1873-03-18
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
THE WORK OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION
PURIFYING ELECTIONS A REORoANIzEp
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Albany, March 17-The subjoined is an
official copy OF the amendments prepared oy .h' ooH
stitutional Commission and submitted by I" 70 'no
isiature In compliance with law. Those amendments
must be approyed by this Legislature aud by tha' oi
1874 and also by people in November iS" ooo'0
they can go into effect:
THE AMENDMENTS.
M amandments TO Article l. Sections and OF Arn-
cis sycTtoS Every male citizen OF the age OF q
vears who shall have been citizen for ten GAYS anu m
election and last four months resident zen oI ino
county and for the last 80 days mail III be- entitled
70 vote at such election in the election district Oh Mo
shall at the time be are e aau may y be- elective
by the people and upon all QUESTION: wcm may nro @
dsd tsat in time of war; no eector the actual mill
tary service OF the State or or the Unteu baes III tu
army or navy thereof shall be deprived OF his vote by
reason of his absence from such election district ana
the Legislature shall have power TO pr9ylde tne
eIectors NAV vote and for the and canvass OF
their the election dlstrcts I'D WHOM 'noJ ~
SEC No person who shall receive, expect or offer to
receive pay, offer or promise 10 pay contouIe
any money or other valuable thing, as compensation
or reward for the giving or withholding Voe a an
election or who shall make promise 10 influence the
giving OF Withholding Of any such vote. or who shall
make become directly or indirectly interested ID any
bet or wager depending upon the result OF any eecuon
shall vote at such election and challenge for suoh
the person so ehaenged before the h 4
other officers authorized for that purpose receive MS
vote shall swear affirm before such inspectors or
not to receive has not paid offered promised
to pay, contributed offered, or promised 10 contribute
to TO e pse OF aSeu % ar eward Sr the giving er
withholding vote at such election and has nos msae
any promise to influence tne gVns drecty or
interested in any bet or wager uepenohg uPoh 'no io
The Lsgsatnre at the session thereof next after the
adoption OF this section shall and from time t 70 tune o
suffrage all persons convicted of bribery or any infamous
crime.
Sections s. A. and g. OF existing article not amended
ARTICLE THREE
SECTION The Legislative power OF this state shal DO
vested in a Senate and an Assembly. MI,
SEC. g. The Senate shall consist or 81 memoers' iho
Senators shall be chosen for four years :,
SEC The State is divided into elght ustrcts 10 Do
known as Senate districts each OF which shall choose fo
The Ist District consists of tho counties of Richmond
The i'd District consists part OF the city and
county of NewYork situate south OF line drawn through
the middle of Twenty sxh-s from the huusoh h'ef W
The lid District consists of that part Of the city and
County Of New,York situate north OF nne M , drawn
through the middle OF Twentysxth-s from the Hudson
RIVER to the East Ryer and OF the counties O' west
The IVth District OF the counties OF Dutchess
Columbia, Orange. Sullivan Ulster Greene, Schoharie,
The vth District consists of the OF Rensselaer,
Washington Saratoga, Warren. Essex Clinton Franklin,
ST. Lawrence, Herkimer, Montgomery, Hamilton, Full
The With District consists OF the counties OF Delaware
Otsego BroOme ChenaugO, Madison, Cortland, Tioga,
Tompkns Chemung, Schuyler steuoen' Aiegany' Yates
The With District consists OF the counties of Jeer
son. Oswego, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, On
The With District consists ofhe counties of Monroe
Orleans. Gencssee. Wyoming Niagara Erie Cattarau-
So soon as the Senate first elected under the provisions
Of ths article shall meet sha cause the senators from
iu each class the class TO be numbered first second
third and fourth The seats OF the Senators Of the nrss
class at the end OF the second year OF the thrd
the end OF the fourth year and after the election
there shall annually be elected one senator III each oeh
The Senators who shall been elected at the time
this election shall take effect shall hold their oces 10
aud including the 3lst day Of December thereafter
SEC L. An enumeration Of the inhabitants OF the state
shall be made under the direction OF the Legislature in
the year 1875 and every 10th year thereafter ,r.
SEC. S. The Assembly shall consist OF l3S memDers;
elected for one year The OF 9 iS sas
by the LegsatuIe as nearly as may Ge 20
Aliens and shall be chosen by single districts The As
semby districts shall remain as at present organized
State in the year 1875. Tue Legislature. at its first SEES
after the return OF every enumeration snail appo
tiou the members OF Assembly among the several
counties OF the State in manner aforesaid. and the
Board o: Supervisors IN such counties as may DE en
tied under appOrtionment, to more than one mem
her except the CITY and County of New York, aud in
Said city and county the Board OF Aldermen said city
shall assemble at such time as The Legislature making
such appointment shall prescribe divide tner respec
tive counties Assembly districts each of which dis
trct shall Of convenient and contiguous territory
equal TO the number OF members OF Assembly 10 wnicn
such shall be entitled and shall cause 10 be tiled
in the offices OF Secretary of State and Clerks OF
their respective counties description OF such dscts
specifyng the number of district and the pOpula
uOn thereof according to the last precedent enumea
ton can DO ascertalned ana the apportion
ment and districts shall remain unaltered until another
enumeration shall made herein provided. No town
shall be divided IN the formation OF Assembly districts
Every county heretofore established and separately or
ganized, except the County Of Hamilton, shall always
be entitled to one member OF the Assembly ana no new
county shall be hereafter erected unless s p9puaioh
shall entltle IL 10 member. Ihs County OF Hamilton
shall elect with the County Of Fulton until the popla
tOn OF the County Of Hamilton shall according to the
ratio be entitled to a member But the Legislature
may abolish the sa obr oaa1y or coun
Nothing in this section shan prevent division az any
~ sSY 81s 81 ana eonntes Iy the Iegslsture.
Each member OF the Legislature shall receive,
OF either house shall also receive the sum Of 81 for every
miles they shall travel in going to aud returning
most usual route. Senator'S when the Senate alone
convened In extraordinary session when serving as
members the Court for the trial of impeachments and
such members Of Assembly. not exceeding In num-
ber shall be appointed managers Of an Impeachment
SEC 7. No member of the Legislature shah receive
any civil appointment within this State, or to the senae
and Senate, OF from the Legislature from city
government during the time for which he shall have
been elected and all such appointments aud votes
given for any such member for any such Office Or ap
pontment, shall be void.
SEC g. No person shall be eligible 10 the Legislature
who at time Of the election 49, within 100 days
vious thereto has been member OF Congress- civil or
military officer under the United States any officer
under any city government. And II any person shall
after his election member OF the Legislature, be
elected Congress- appointed TO any office, civil or
military under the Government OF the United states, or
uAder any city government his acceptance thereof shall
yacate his seat
SECTIONS to H. inclusive. to remain in present. Con-
stitutiOD.
SIC No private, special local law shall ebrace