New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
ALBANY.

BEaNNING WORK ON THE GENERAL LAWS.
BILLS oyrxRxD BY AssKMRLYMAN PRINCE FOR CAR
RyNG INTO KFPKCT THE NEW CONSTITUTIONAL
STATE BOARD or AUDT-THE PREVENTION on
BRmERY-CoNTRoL OF ROADS, BRIDGES, AND
cxxETxRIKs.
IFRoN REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rnH rRiBUSE'I
ALBANY. Jan. 96-Mr. Prince offered. in the As
sembly this morning FIVE bills designed TO Garry INTO
effect the requirements of the new CONSTITUTIONS
Amendments, and take their places in the statute
books rs general laws These bills have oeen
drawn by Mr. Prince with especial care. and beyond
the fact that he has bad the aid Of eminent couhsei
IN their preparation. they derive particular import
anoe from Mr.. Princes prominence In the work OF
constitutional reform.
The first Of these. one TO establish State Board
Of Audit, now that the Legislature is not permitted
20 pass upon private claims. constitutes the Con-
troer Secretary of State and Auditor Of the Canal
Department State Board Of Audit whose duty il
shall be TO hear private claims and accounts against
the State and decide what sums shall DO paid TO the
clainanta It's decisions shall DO fled tho office
Of the Secretary Of State, and shall be final unless
che Legislature shall within year order reandlt'
The Board shall meet once a month, aud make re-
port OF che opening of each session Of tho Legsla-
ture.
The second. In relation TO the exclusion from the
right Of suffrage of all persons convicted OF bribery
or any infamous crime provides that no person shall
be permitted to vote at any election who previous
thereto has been convicted of bribery or of any infa
nous crime unless no shall have beon pardoned and
restored TO all the rights 0f q citizen. and any person
20 disqualified who shall vote ut any election shall
be deemed guilty Of a msdomeanor, and punished
by six months Imprisonment
The third amending tho act respecting elections
other than iOr militia or town officers amends
Section IT Of the act that persons claiming to vote
at any such election shall, when challenged. take
che oath prescribed by the amended Constitution
The fourth. in relation to roads and bridges, con-
fers upon tho Boards OF Supervisors the power to
borrow money to build widen or improve any road
OF bridge or purchase for pubhc plank road,
turnpike toll road. the bonds given for the same
20 run ten years. and also TO impose tax to paw such
bonds as they become due The bill also contains
provisions relative to apportioning tho expense
where the road bridge is situated IN two or more
towns. The improvements are to be executed
under direction Of the commissioners of highways in
the several towns and action can be taken under
the act except on the written application of the
peryisor town clerk. justices and commissioners of
highways Of the town in which the road bridge is
situated. The supervisors are also authorized to
extend permission to corporations to build and main
tain toll roads and bridges and establish rates
Of toll. The act does not apply to the laying out
Of such highways as arc provided for under general
laws
The fifth confers upon Boards of Supervisors cer-
tain powers in relation to cemeteries. 1t gives
them power to authorize cemetery associations
ing grounds to purchase receive additional
grounds and also 10 sell and convey their lands for
cemetery purposes. The boards arc also given
power to authorize the removal of inferred bodies
to proper grounds. such removal to be preceded by
proper and sufficient notification to those interested
The provisions respecting the removal Of inferred
bOdies requiring ample notification, and granting
representatives of deceased PERSONS the privilege OF
removing bodies on paying the expenses, have been
drawn with great care tho nature of the subject
demanded