New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-14
THE JUDICIARY ARTICLE.
The text II the article follows:


Article VI Of the Constitution Is hereby amended
10 read "a follows. , , .,.i ,,b
Section The supreme Court IS contlnusL ec WIN ~
such appellate Jurisdiction OF The Court OF AppeatlS
a. , now WITH = or bs ina" artc~ The EXISTING Judicial dis
tricts 81 the state are continued until changed AZ
~nnsis, 81 the supreme Court Justices In Office
and ~ the Justices transferred thereto T @ tne
t,nTe To- be Juslces II the supreme Court during
their respective terms. ana OF we've h "a
electors of the several existing judicial hstrcts
three the Frst District 4Tee IN ana .he 81 hHr sc @
The successors OF ssd e,s Jusees adc,ol
districts The Legislature may alter the judicial
districts once after every enumeration under thg
contribution. of the inhabitants OF the state ana anu
hereupon r,apportion the Justices TO be Thereafter
elected in the districts 80 altered ,o s,,,o into
Sec The Legislature snail dviir & thg ,oar,,nnnt
four judicial d"armentS 81 IN eysrk rysI the others
.b.ii l.. hnun,.l by county lines. and be compact
and equal In population ~ nearly as may pc O'.'
dichl department.; ,u uu' shall h. an Appellate III
,lst,r of the supreme Court consisting OF seven
Justices I'm the First Department ana oi HNe Jus
iiccs In each Of the Other dcIartm'h.S r ,n and
,hr concurrence OF three shall he necessary 20 -, a.
decision No more than five justices sha'' S'' !"
From all the Justices elected to The Suprfms sn
Court the Governor shall drsitn,' d IN each DEPART
ment' ana hc shah designate the presiding Justice
thereof who shall act AZ such dIrinK nis lr'rm ~
one. and shall be- resident Of the d'pnr imrm, mem
The other Justices shall BE- designatsd iod rS r,bi
~ Ave wears or the unexpired portions oi r tiirli
res,ac,lye terms OF office. II less than hVS yea'S
From time time. AS the terms ol III sI', n,ks new
lions .xpire or vacancies occur, ne Shii' HIiN -
desienations lie may also make temporary , desS
nations in case Of he e,to absemc, OF Diyislon ma
Pr,,v of The Justices designated - sii IN IN" Ap
ae pyisGn @ SSsn dGShr!%S %hfmeer the Appellate
Division In any department Sf"r rrasonaSie ns time
majority OF the presiding justices OF IN, ,restiin
,,r,1.n at "A meeting called by the plcsr.ltiB
M. nj
any bending appeals from such department no any
other deparment iGr nTdrS Bvison sha exercise
any OF the powers Of justice OK %l ny nt, ~ court
% a"d' ,hose pertaining to the Appellate Division oI
To- The hearing and decision oi nl3'oHn he last
ISv Of Drcember 1885. the Appellate DEisGm I'VE s snn
have the jurisdiction nov eNerc'n' hyy The General
Terms Of the Court Of Comm9n PEAS r Ior te Of the
and county Of New YORK the r"mrt Of Buffalo
,n3 he CITY court Of Brooklyn, ana sH'h adt,, ,he
ona Jurisdiction as nns may wer sy To- appoint and
me , u.s. shau have power to fix the times ana
phr.'fo for holding special and trial terms thereh
and to assign the Justices In me department ~ '''
Sch terms or to make rules thrieIpr, a., q, tho Ap-
Sec No Judge Justice sea,l ,,n 81, III IN ,' revew
hit Divls,on or In the Court or Appeals III h,o%
~ decision made by him or by any cpna' p ,s,nnnv
he was the time sitting m meL,ogn IN ike manner as in
nas~s AT law: and except as herein otnerw.ST rcyer
vde egs%%e ,Sa shal lrsicton haH S%f and % prccee
to a'sr Inw a'v and in equity that 1t has heretofore
S The official term of the Justices Of the IN,
r,ene Court shall be fourteen years IRON AM ,bnir
Guiding the wnGn ar15 aAy vacancy shall ciheEWse
han by expiration OF term in once 9i 9cH for "a fi
supreme m" next general election happening not
less than three months after sHch sad the Gov
snn "h bv and with advice ard IT G 1o 1nf
senate II The Senate saa, ay Te III m such vacancy by
npponment which shall continue g,er unt ih nn lection
,ng he last day of December next ai'er '"e ee'o
-, az which the vacancy shall te hiieu'
co,-p1s WHICH ARE ABOLISHED
c., Tho superior Court of the city of New
vi, tho Court OF Common Pleas for the CITY anu
mt, NJ New-York the Superior Court oi bu'i''o'
and ,he city Court Of Brooklyn are apo''s"'' ,'o
and after the first day of January 1870 ana '"e'
upon the seals, records papers ana "oeu'"v'9 9 -
or ,be "fis of the clerks OF the several counties IN
which said courts now exist anH ,,s an ehoII be
iransferred to the Supreme Court for hearing oc are
deermnaton The judges OF M sad sbo CIl'fs for the re-
mander OF the terms FOR which they were ,r hut
or appointed be Justices Of The SHpree which they
We're elected or appointed Their saatnSI nI shai be
Pad pal Dy ' n s the salaries OF the other Justices Of h
Supreme Court residing IN the sam t,ces OF the Su-
Court s by the electors the judicial districts
In which they respectively reside, ~. tho several
courts hs hareby abosSed shall be vested in the osa s
nreme Court. Appeals from ihieIioi ieIi,nnn nr, piaas
courts now heard in the Court OF Iohmo, n tha Gu
for the city and county OF New lork ann mo the ~, Su
rer,or ,o Court OF Buffalo shall be heard IN 'he Tu
ppreme Court in such manner and by such {ususe re
OF U.s. U.s. 5onartments Which include New-fork ana
9p,r,oIo shall direct unless otherwise provided ny
the Legislature. , ,,s NJ, over and
terminer are abolished from and aIter tne shaI
day 81 December 1895. All their jurisdiction shai
thereupon be vested in the Supreme Court ana al
actions and proceedings then pending In c, sue.
urts shaii he transferred to the Supreme court
20. hsarins and determination Any justice OF the