The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
OFFICE OF THE sEc .srAr ,u Of ., STATE.
To the Clerk of the County OF New York:
Notice Is hereby given that at the General Election
to be held in this State OH the Tuesday succeeding
!he following officers may be lawfully voted for,
Two Justicos of the Supreme Court. for the First
Judicial District in the places OF George c. Barrett
nn asnry oN n S e. nhosS Of Office
County and District Officers also to be elected for
Thirty I'VE Membsrs OF Assembly.
"a Judge OF me Court of General Sessions Of the
by the Governor in the place of James Fitzgerald.
SURROGATE. in tho place of James NJ. varnum, ap
Arnold resigned
'af city donri New in tho
place OF James NJ. Fitzsimons and Lewis J. Oonlan.
AZ whose terms of Office will expire the last day
At the said General Election there is +, r. Sub
mittsd to The people for the purpose of voting
on the Following amendments to the constitution:
AMENDMENT NO. 1.
Proposing an amendment to article three. section
supervisors and deyoiving the duties thereof upon
the municipal assembly or other Legislative body OF
two or more entire counties are included in a city
Whereas, The LEGISLATURE. at its regular session in
resolution, providing for an amendment to tho Con
stitution relating to boards of supervisors and de-
Volving the duties thereof upon the municipal
semnly other legislative body of city in counties
m 5 Dr sy anG %h@S
luton was referred to the legislature to be chosen at
to be published in acc0rdancc with section one OF
article fourteen of the constitution; and
IN acCordnnce with law and the constitution and re-
feIred to this legislature for action; therefore.
that tion twenty six. artcie third Of tho const
oS ss % SO s az TO rerd as IN
courty wholly included in u city, board OF super
in such and for such period as is or may DO
provided by law. In q city which includes an entire
aud duties OF board OF supervisors may be dovoIved
upon the municipal assembly common council
city.
So: Resolved, IL the assembly concur, that the
for approval at the next general election in accord
ance with the provisions Of the election law.
AMENDMENT NO. ..
Proposing an amer dment to article eight section
ten OF the constitution in relation counties cities
towns and Villages, gvinvor loaning money credit
Whereas. Tho legislature at its regular session in
eighteen hundred ard nincty.seven duly adopted q
stitution, in relation to counties. ctico towns and
VILLAGES g.ylnE or leaning money or credit and lmi
was referred to tho legislature to be chosen at the
neTt election OF senators ana directed to be
fourteen of the constitution; and
lshed in accordance with law and the constitution
and referred to this legislature for action therefore.
section ten. article eight OF the constitution be
amended 70 a. to read as follows:
loan money or Credit limitation Of indebtedness
No county city, town or villa shall hee Arter give
any money or property. or loan its money credit
to or in aid Of any individual association or cor
of stock in, or bonds Of any association corpo-
ration ration nor shall any such county city. town or
for county city, town village purposes. Thissec
ton shall not prevent such county. city. town or
village from making such provision for the, aid
support Of its poor as may be authorized by law.
No county or city shall he allowed to become in.
amount which including Iisting debtednCss shall
exceed ten per eentnm Of the assessed valuation
to taxation. as 1t appeared by the assessmentrols
state or county taxes prior to tho mourning Of such
Indebtedness and all Indebtedness in OF such
absolutely void except herein otherwise provided
No county or city whose present Indebtedness
its real estate subject to taIat on shall he allowed
to become indebted in any further amount until such
indebtedness shall be reduced within such limi,.
Th, section shall not be construed to prevent the
bonas ssues In snepaton Of the eoecon %
taxes for amounts actually contained or to he con.
Gates or revenue bonds are ISSUED and payable out
OF such taxes Nor shall this section be construed
supply OF water: but the term of the bonds issued
TO provide the supply Of water shall not cxcetl
ON Ss nns Of the said bonds FOR 0s hsr r
demption. by raising annually a sum which will
cipa and interest Of said bonds at their maturity
All certincRtrs or 1nueDttunehs or revenue bonds
issued in anticipation # the collection OF taxes.
which are not retired within hvc years after their
supply Of water aud any debt hereafter in 1
by any portion or part OF a cy If there shall be
power Of the city to become otherwise indebted.
Whenever the boundaries of any city are the zane
those OF a county, or when any city shall include
within It's boundaries more than ono county, the
City to become ndpbed shah but the de saS Of
the county. heretofore existing shall not for the
the city debt The amount hereafter to be raised by
tax for county or city purposes IN any cou1 con
itauts, or any such city OF this state in addition TO
providing for the principal and int"test OF sting
year two per centum Of The assessed valuation OF
TO he asccrained a. IRE Crbed in this section In
Bpect TO county or city debt.
foregoing amendment be submitted to the people
for approval at the next general election in accord
ance with the provisions of the election law.
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Proposing an amendment TO section two of article
ak Of the constitution. relating to temporary desg
nations by the governor OF justices to the appellate
Whereas the legislature at it's regular session in
eighteen hundred and nnety-eight duly adopted
sttntion relating to Temporary dssignation by the
governor OF justices to the appellate division; and
and directed to be, published IN accordance with
NV Whereas. Such resolutions have been duly pub.
lished in accordance with law and the constitution
and referred to this legislature for action; there
fore
Section /. Resolved df the assembly concur).
That section two OF article six Of the constitution be
amended as to read az follows:
81 The Legislature shall divide the state into
four judicial departments. The first department
mall consist Of the county Of New York the others
shall be bounded by county lines, and be compact
and equal in population us nearly as may be. Once
every ten the legislature alter the judicial
departments but without increasing the number
Thereof. There shall be appellate division Of ths
supreme court. consisting or seven justices in the
FIRST department, and Of fye justices in each Of the
other departments. In each department four shall
constitute quorum aud the concurrence OF three
shall BIO necessary to a decision. No more than
five justices shall fit in any From all the
justices elected 10 the supreme court the Governor
shall designate those who shall constitute the APP
pellate division in each department and he shall
designate the presiding justice thereof, who shall
act as such during his term OF office. and shall he
a resident of the department. The other justices
shall be designated for terms of Eve years tho
pred portions Of their respective terms of office.
II less than Ave years. From time to time as tho
terms Of such designations expire, or vacanes oc'
cur. he shall make new designations, A majority
OF the Justices designated to sit in tho appellate
division in each department shall he residents OF
the department He may also make temporary
designations in cRso OF the absence inability to
in l,a lie,