The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-22
CUTTING OFF GENERAL TERMS.
ReviSerS OF tho Judiciary Article Hav
Agreed Their Report.

ReviSer0 OF tho Judiciary Article Have
Agreed on Their Report.
The subcommittee Of the Judiciary Conven-
tion has about finished its work. 1t has. In re-
Spouse to protests from the Buffalo bar. modi-
fed its Recommendation that the Superior
Court OF Buffalo be abolished. and now recon-
mends that the General Term OF that court be
abolished. AS to New York city, It has adopt
ed this proposed amendment to the Judiciary
article Of the Constitution:
From and after the first day OF January next after
the adoption OF this article the General Term OF the Su
premo Court for tho First Department shall be composed
OF presiding Justice and four Associate JustcoS of
whom two shall be Justices of tho Supreme Court
shall be Judge Of the Superior Court tho city OF New
York and shall be Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas for the city and county OF New York to be desg
mated as herein prescribed. Within ono month after
the adoption OF this article tho Governor shall desg
nate of the Justices In said First Department DO
such presiding Justice, aud shall designate from the
whole number OF supreme Court Justices elected out
side OF tho First Department two OF the Justices to be
Associate Justices of the General Term for said
First department within month after tho
adoption Of hs article the Judge. Of the suPsric Court
Common Pleas for the city aud county Of new York
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or until tho earlier close OF his 0nicial term
Within month before vacancy Is to occur IN
or the said Judges the Superior 10 city OF
New York. or of tho court OF Common Pleas for the
city and county of New York. shall designate as tho
siding Assoc ate Justice for the period specified in
the prtcedn section Whom vacancy occurs for any
e s OF III ~S soon 90 s IN
occurrence as practicable. An Associate Justice thus
designated shah act for his predecessors unexpred
term OF once or until the earlier close OF his own
term
The Superior Court of tho city of New York and the
Court OF common Pleas for the city and county Of New
York arc continued with the powers and jurisdicton
they now sevoraly have and such further power and
Jurisdiction may be conferred by law; but neither OF
those courts shall exercise any appellate jurisdiction
over orders or JUDGMENTS entered at any special or
Sal General Term may from time to time designate
Justice OF the supreme Court to act Associate
Justice Of the said General Term in case OF the absence
Any four OF the Justices Of tho said General Term
shall constitute quorum Tho said General Term OF
the Suprame Court may in Its discretion detail Judges
Common p Gas 10 hold circuits and special terms Of
the supreme Court in that city. Said Genera Term
shall also have authority to be exercised in such
ner as the LegislatuIe may ~ law provide 10 lend any
trct In said Superior Court In said Court Of Com
mon Pleas for trial at special or trial term cir
cult OF any OF tho said c0urts
1t ia also recommendations the City Court OF
Brooklyn he continued by the name Of the SUI
peror Court OF Brooklyn, to lie composed Of
this article and their succe .sors and one addi-
tiona Judge, the first additional Judge to be
elected at the next annual election after the
adoption Of this article
The Convention will sit again at Albany on
Aug. to hear the committees report.