The New York herald., 1874-10-26
win be OF interest, therefore, to voters generally

and that I'D voting upon them they can reject any
fixing. as the law passed May 8, 1874. TO provide
!or the submitting OF the amendments TO the cleo
sora @ OF the state reads that each voter may
present ballot on which shall be written or
printed, or partly written or partly printed, IN the
form following" namely:
sssd with ink pencil aud against ali which
Suffrage and aisa SriSery 1"'A'm'n'' 70 Afa'' ''''
"ILegisatufe and its Organization" section 70 m
DsvsIs Ississtars Ssina nS'
For the proposed amendments to article tine Gov.
ss. srnor and LisutenanI Governor their powers and
and s0c sns proposed amendments to article finance
,a,or Eos :ss proposes smsna~snts to article 8
isbes snd aaa sissns to corporations local
.er,on r9r ths proposed to article part
being section relative TO compensation Of Certain
For the proposed amendment to artic. Il, .osth Of
For the proposed amendment to add new article 70
For the proposed sd new nreIe 10
be known as article Id ''time for amendment to take
The also provides that each ballot shall be counted
WIN s pencil 81; SnssaSs 90
ingly by inspectors OF election and canvasserA
SUFFRAGE AND BRIBERY.
The amendments 10 article expunge that por.
tion OF the article OF the present constltutioD
voters in order to make 1t in accord with ina
fifteenth amendment, requiring a voter to be- 4
resident for thirty days the district in WHOM hs
offers his vote, and dlsqualifying from voting any
person VINO shall receive expect or offer TO re-
ceive, or pay, offer or promise TO pay, contribute
offer or promise to contribute to another, to be
paid or used, any money or other valuable thing,
Withholding vote at an election, or who shall
make any promise to influence the giving or with
SUBJECT % Of bribery @ the amendment to article Il
provides, In addition TO the present form.
2 very stringent oath oath ora or affirmation nation TO %
the duties OF his office, to the effect "tnat ne has
not, directly or indirectly paid offered or prom.
to contribute, any money or other valuable thing
as consideration or reward for the giving or
withholding vote at the election at which he was
promise to influence the giving or Withholding any
LEGISLATURE AND IT'S ORGANIZATION.
The sections proposed to be amended are tho
nrst, dfth SIXTH, seventh and eighth. La the first
fifLn The material changes the permission to
the Legislature to abolish Hamilton county ana
ties and the substitution OF the Aldermen In the
city OF New YORK for the Supervisors as the au.
ro e " neW tvs sec o
city s'' are serrlsoriaiiy identical the the duties
the Common Council or the Aldermen, the OBJECT
being to prevent douDle-headed government fot
amendment prohibits "any city government" from
appointing a member Of the Legislature to onica
during the time for which he was elected, and the
Senators or Assemblymen.
LEGISLATIVE SALARY.
The amendment in section Is that which
changes the salary OF Senators and Assemblymen
from s. per day dimited to 100 days. TO $500 per
The amendment TO article 8, part q embraces
sections II 70 %. Section II prohibits the intro
ductloh into any act Of provision that the whole
or part OF an existing law shall be deemed part 0I
or applicable to such an act unless 1t be stated N
full Section 10 forDids the Legislature taking the
place OF the courts or administrative departments
In the audit or allowance Of private claims. Mr..
l.. Bradford Prince, in his pamphlet on the amend
ment, states tnat this provision, while doing away
with many Of the items OF the "Supply biIl" VIII
probably lead to the establishment or designatlo9
OF some court or board to audit and sdJudicatt
Section "a forbids the granting Of extra compen-
saton to public officers, servants or contractors.
Sections Is and % relate to
SPECIAL AND LOCAL LEGISLATION.
The eighteenth section limits the power Of the
Legislature In the passage Of private or local olls,
by the use OF the word "shal," the authority
granted in the present constitution 70 confer on
boards OF supervisors powers Of local legislation
The passage OF this amendment. in the opinion
of Mr. Prince, will be the death knell OF the lobby
for the bills that "nave money IN them" are not
the general acts for the government OF the State,
but the special charters and the bills relating "a
local improvements, &C., which are to be OF cor.
porate or individual benefit. "Destroy special leg.
y he says and YOU take away me me occasion
sars rom the Improper influences which have
The changes provided by the amendment to ar.
t1cle are:-
1rss-rhe extension Of the term Of ONCE Of the Gov
sSS and resdeSos sscson I % ana Of M the Iisatenan'
Governor At Sa,oOo secton y.
acted upon except such as the Governor may recon-
FOuTQt-Several Important amendments as to the 0ps
proval or veto OF bills (section ".
The first Of these IS q provision requiring .
vote OF twO-thrds OF all the members elected TO
override veto, instead Of two-thirds OF the mem.
bers present.
which the Governor shall act on bills after the adj
journment OF the Legislature to thir ty days. Az
hold bills until the END OF December before giving
q decision. Another amendment to this article
authorizes the Governor to veto portion Of the
ations vi money aud TO approve the remainder.
FINANCE AND CANALS.
The amendments to article are four In number
and OF importance. Two relate exclusively to the
canals and two to the general financial interests
words :-"No extra compensation SHAH be made
to any contractor, but H. from any unforeseen
the terms oi any saa prove to os
the application OF the contractor, cancel such
THE LATERAL CANALS.
Section as amended Is one OF the highest inter.
est connection with the canals The existing con-
StltuLlOn uOcS not permit the Legislature TO Sell,
lease otherwise dispose OF any OF the canals Of
the State" BY the amendment this prohibition
Is limited to the Erie. Oswego Champlain, Cayuga
and Seneca canalS-in other words TO the through
or trunk lines. II permits the sale OF the Others
which are the lateral or branch canals. Section
13 prevents the misappcation OF the moneys In
the several sinking unds, and section IA applies
the statute OF limitation to claims against ths
State.
SAvINGa BANKS.
There are three amendments to article s. They
are all new PROVISIONS and constitute part Of
section and the whole OF sections 10 and II.
Section relates TO savings banks This section
contains number OF provisions intended to throw
safeguards around the rights and interests OF the
depOsltors. and to prouuce 9 uniformity Of
charters thrOughout the state. section 10 ts an
important amendment. 1t prohibits the State
appropriations for private purposes and will pre-.
ton viii also prevent the granting OF State aid to
railroads and kindred projects Section II pro
hibits counties, Cities towns ana villages from
loaning money or credit to or becoming thG