The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
STATE OF NEW YORK

STATE OF NEW YORK.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Of STATE.
To the Clerk of the County Of New York;
TO DO held in this State on the Tuesday succeeding
the trst Monday in November next !Nnvember 7thl
to.wit;
Two Justices of the Supreme Court. for the First
Judicial Dntrict, in the places OF George c. Barrett
and Henry W. BookstaVcr whose terms OF ONCE
COUNTY and District Officers also to be elected for
Thirty .hye Members OF Assembly.
A Judge of the Court OF General Sessions of the
Peace in the place OF James A. Blanchard. appointed
BY the Governor. in the place of James Fitzgerald.
resigned.
A Surrogate. in the place of James NJ varnum. APP
pointed by the Governor. the place OF John H. v.
Arnold. resigned.
4 shcr,a, IN ting place of Thomas I. Dunn.
Two Justices Of the City Court of New York. in the
place of James VI Fitzsimons and Lewis J. Conlan.
AZ whose terms of office will expire L the lssday
A. n. said General Election there "a 70 re- sub.
on, the following amendments to tho constitutions
AMENDMENT NO. !.
Proposing an amendment to article three section
supervisors and devoiving the duties thereof upon
the mnnieipa nscmbly or other ifgisaye eody OF
two or more entire COUNTIES are included in CITY.
whereas, The Legislature at its regular session in
suution relating t. boards Of supervisors and de-
semhS or other legislative body of city in counties
wholly included in city or where tw" or more en-
luton referred to the Legislature to be chosen at
t" he publishsd in ncc"rdanc" with section one Of
article fourteen of the constitution: and
in accordance with law and the constitution and
ferred to this legislature for action; therefore,
that section twenty.sS. article third. Of the const:
tuition. be amended so as to read as follows:
county wholiy Included in city a board Of super;
visors to be composed of such member. and elected
in Gllpl at,1f ia ma ha
provided by law. In a city which includes an entire
Ss b "r %le
upon the municipal assembly common council
board of aldermen or other legislative body OF tho
city
So. Resolved. ~ the assembly concur). that the
for approval at the next general election in accord
ance with the provisions Of the elnction law.
AMENDMENT NO ?.
Proposing an anne dment to article eight, section
ten of the constitution in relation to counties cities,
towns and villages giving or loaning money or credit
aud limitation of their indebtedness.
Whereas. Tho legislature at it's regular session in
eighteen hundred and ninety seven, duly adopted =
stituton in relation to counties, cities towns and
ST money ,Sa or STsS snd m
referred to the legislature to be chosen at the
IN accoFda1ce with Section one Of article
fourteen of the constitutions and
lshod in accordance with law and the constitution
and referred to this legsaurc for action therefore,
section ten. article eight OF the constitution be
amended az to read as follows:
loan money credit limitation Of Indebtedness. =
No county. city, town or village shall hereafter
to or in aid OF any individual assocint on or c.
Of stock in u or bond. Of any association or eorpo
ration nor shall any such county, city. town or
for county, city, town village purposes Thi.sec
ton shall not prevent such county. city. town or
No county or city shall be allowed to become in.
Sm"Sn. wheh existing
exceed ten per centnm q the assessed valuation
TO taxation. it appeared by the asscssment-rol
Of said county or city on shs S sa % rS
indebtedness and all inGe bedncss in excess OF such
absone e void e1cep, as herein otherwiss provided
| No county or city whose present Indebtedness ex.
its real estate subject to taxation shall be allowed
to become indebted in any further amonntun such
This section shall not be construed to prevent the
t IN the
taxes for amounts actually contained or to be con
IN r"S
OF such taxes Nor shall this section be construed
!" the Of i"
to provide the supply Of water shall not exceed
snS Of he sa their
demption. by raising annually sum which will
cipal and interest Of said bonds at their maturity
s.usd in ancipaiion Of the colecon Of ts1e.
which are not retired within fve years after their
Of sna nd any debt nSre
by any portion or part nf cityi there shall be
power OF the city to become otherwise indebted
| Whaneyer the boundaries OF any city are the same
those of county. or when any city shall include
| within Its boundaries more than one county, the
pw:r Of any county Wholly included a. WITHIN IN such
the county. heretofore existing. shall not. for the
the city debt The amount hereafter to be raised by
aH for county or city Pmrr%seT IN any conn con
iant or any such city OF this state. in addition tc
providing for the PRINCIPAL and interest Of existing
w" per centnm Of the assessed vauaton
the real and personal estate Of such county. or city
spcct to county or city debt.
| 2. Resolved. If the assembly concur, that tn,
| foregoing amendment he submitted to the peopl,
for approval at the cxt general election in accord
| ancc with the provisions Of the election law.
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
| proposinr an amendm mt TO section two Of articl,
st Of The constitution relating to temporary desiQ
nations by the governor of justices to the appellate
Whereas the Legislature at it's regular session il
eighteen hundred and ninety'eght duly adopted
resolutions providing for an amendment to the con
stitution relating to temporary designation by tn,
governor OF justices to the appellate division; ant
be- chosen At the nett general election Of senators
section one of article fourteen Of the constitution
A"Whercas, Such resolutions have been duly PUB
lished in accordance with law and the constitution
and referred to this legislature for action: thsre
section !. Resolved df the assembly concur)
That section two OF article six Of the constitution b
am rnded so as to read as follows:
2 The legislature shall divide the state int,
four judicial departments. Tho hrst department
shall consist of the county of New York the Others
shall be bounded by county lines, and be compac
and equal in population az nearly as may be. One,
every years the legislature may alter the judcia
departments, but without increasing the number
thereof. There shall be an appellate division Of tn,
supreme court, consisting of seven Justices in thu
FIRST department and OF fye justices III each OF thu
other departments In each department four shall
n
shall be necessary to decision. No more thar
five justices shall ait in any case. From all thu
Justices elected TO the supreme court the GovcrnU
shall deSignAte those who shall constitute tho APP
pellRtc division in each department: and he shall
designate the presiding justice thereof, who shall
act q, such during his term Of office and shall b,
a resident Of the department The other justice