New-York tribune., 1902-07-25
TO AMEND STATE CONSTITUTION.
FIVE PROVISIONS WHICH MUST BE RE-
PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE BEFORE
SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE.

Albany, July q (SpeciaD.-John r McDonough.
Secretary of State sent to the County Clerks Of
the State to-day for publication in the newspapers
of each county copies of ive proposed amendments Is
to the States constitution. These amendments are
not TO be voted this fall, but are to be acted
upon by the legislature OF 1898, and may come he
fore the voters for their action at the election next
year
Amendment No l amends Section 10 OF Article
VIII OF the Constitution providing that mo county
or city whose present Indebtedness exceeds 10 per
cent of the assessed valuation OF its real estate
subject 10 taxation shall be allowed TO become In
debted In any further amount until such indebted
ness shall be reduced within such limit by adding
the following sentence:
except that debts incurred by the city OF New
York after the first day OF January nineteen hun
shall not be so included.
Amendment No was adopted by the legislature
of 1901 1t was not acted upon by the present leg
islature because the Senate that originally
acted upon 1t stII In existence. II must be
approved by another Senate before reaching the
voters. The proposed amendment adds to the With
Article a new section. Section a. reading as fol-
lows:
AT the general election next after the adoption
Of this amendment. there shall be elected: and
d Of term or by the % Sb of
preme Court, in addition to the justices Of that
court now in office in said judicial district. The
fees on the first day of January next after their
election.
Amendment No has for it's purpose the aboi-
tion of all direct State taxation II the indirect
nues OF the State sufficient to pay the ex-
penses Of the State government. The amendment
adds a new section (Secton III TO Article VII 1t
reads follows
The legislature may approprate out Of any funds
est and principal of any debt heretofore here
apart in each fiscal year moneys in the State Treas
ury sinking fund 10 pay the interest as it falls
debt heretof9re or hereafter created under Section
Of such sinking fnnd shall be applied to the
other purpose whatever; and, in the event such
moneys SO set apart IN any fiscal year be sufficient en-
for such year need not be imposed and collected
Atiee VII Or Of any law enacted in
thereof
Amendment No. 4 provides an automatic system
of increasing the number Of judges OF the Supreme
Court, with the purpose of avoiding the necessity
of amending the constitution whenever additional
judges needed. The amendment passed by
the legislature this year and its passage may lead
to the abandonment of Amendment No. 2. providing
for the election of two additional Judges in the
Id judicial District because this amendment
would provide way of increasing the number OF
judges in that district The proposed amendment
amends Section l of Article VI of the constitution
by adding thereto the following provision:
The legislature may from time TO time increase
the number of justices in any judicial district ex-
cept that the number of justices in the Ist lid
district, in any Of the districts into which
lid District may be divided. shall not be increased
to exceed justice for each $1,000 or fraction
over 40OOo OF the population thereof as shown by
the last State or federal census enumeration
and except that the number OF justices In any other
district shall not be increased to exceed justice
for each 10000 fraction 30 600 of the popua-
tion thereof, shown by the last State federal
census or enumeration The legislature may erect
out OF the lid Judicial District. now constituted
another judicial district and appOrtion the justices
in office between the districts. and provide the
election of additional justices In the new district
not exceeding the limit herein provided.
Amendment No. 5 has for it's purpose the grant
ing of authority to the legislature to regulate the
hours of work and fix the wages to be paid persons
employed by the State its subdivisions, or by any
contractor sub-contractor working for the same
1t amends Section Of Article XII of the consti-
tuition by adding the following provisions:
And the legislature may regulate and fix the
wages salaries, the hours OF work or labor and
make provision for the protection, welfare and
safety of persons employed by the State or by any
county. city, town village or other civil division
or the State by any contractor sub-contractor
performing work, labor services for the State or
for any county, city, town, village other civil
division thereof.