New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
STATE CONSTITUTION.

| ABSTRACT This section Is Intended 10 I,n,u'
! the existing evils of 10" ,ivi lfscu,r ~ IL ,,
b courts II tile STATE II ,nntcuplateS IN" hn"p
ton by the Legislature of short pra'lW'' 10
aud body II practice rules Wh,h III ~, ,he
the place ~ the practice Eow regulated ~ Wv
' code ~ civil procedure. Under the ptes,u' w..
celure the practice is regulated by Hku s'"r" r
Try rules which encourage coi'IvNtl'i'i 80 ~
mere matter. Of procedure. III tho Ii"' .,tca
this section arr carried into efect the piu,ti'h
Will Doe regulated hy flexible court tul,, -,
will tend 10 remove all disputes oVet w. the
practice. II places the responsibility i"l ~. ~
admins trat0n ~ Justice upon the courts s'n, ~
than ulon the legislature. The piactl's ~ r"'
rules referred 10 IN the section nave p 'I ,,i,p
pared by the board ~ statutory 'unsuil''.'
which has been engaged ulon the tssh TOT ~" ~,
ten years. It's attention, however, dpi'u- w.
past two years being chiefly confined ~ W.
civil procedure I'm the courts. This board con,
sodaied the general statutes OF tir s'at. 81
prepared the statutory record OF lu' HI"."n
private and local statutes Of the star =, W.,
A. that Of the general statutes. us ,rPY.'
upon procedure in thr"e volumes. Wui'h ~
l,u'd to IN this section. T. now irio'r , t,'
legislature and is being examined 10y JON,
committee of the legislature and committee, OF
thr various bar associations 81 the sla", inI'
report will come before the legislature Tor a''
Sccfion = Inc comI NJ claims Is continued
md shall Dc u court Of rec"rd. ~ th4t Cyni
ext Of tho three Jgdgcs nor ~ oihcc, "h1 s n
hoid their Offices until me Dpudiloh ~ te,W
FceDecfrc fclJns and fh,r successors Uho ehdH
be appointed bv the O1rpHor ~ ana b"h ~
Gdrioe and consent Of fhc senate ana .ho s ..
m -.
fWfher increase the NUMBER OF yn1gcs 81 lho
court ot claims Jg permanent or itmpo,"V TX,
pointmeHf, but not 10 Crceed i've IN az. inc
additional JHfqcs heretofore appointed s9di cDn
tinue 10 serrc until m, tTst ddy Oi Jd"HUy,
one thousand nine hundred ohd eghi'tN. o.
such c1ritcr date az shGA D. dciernlin,d PuTSh
ant to IqC. the court shall have poUcr 10
appoint ard TcBiOrc u ciCrk ana such cDni SION
ogrdphcrs and attendants as the legislature nay
prOr'dc. The lndJes shall continue 10 itc,',
pam me state fheir present compensGiiGH ga
atordnces until the legislature shall oiherrisc
pror.Qc The court shut hocc nc inr"niri,D"
+ nor crcrciscd bV ~ ana such dddif'"ndt J"'f
dicft0n 10 h,qT and dcfcrH inc ctdlnts r"itHS'
the state ~ 6ctW,cn coHfhcfing cIdtmdniS as
~, legislature pqB pTOrid,. me Ihdy's 81 if'
court map S,Dgr4f".V take testimony ~ I''d-
fiOt 10 anu c!qini. GHt 20 dNdrd shdH pt mag
crccgi ~ NdiOrtfy ~ me rh0i, court. mo
count may tsi1biisH rules 10 gor"" "s """
ABsIaAcr.-This section makes the court of
claims a permanent court 81 tie state subject
tO the provisions of the Constitution, as are me
other courts enumerated therein. The recent
. changes IN this body for political purposes 10y
the legislature have prompted tn convention to
establish a." court aS 81 constitutional tHbuhaI
80 A. TO give IL pcrmancuce and To improve lts
efficiency. The language Of the provision SUD
stantially conforms to the statutes relating TO
this court, except that the legislature may coli
fer upon the court the power To determine con
rictins claims between claimants, jurisdiction
which II does not now possess.
Ia D. The superior court or the city OF New
York. the court II common pleas FOR tie city
and county # New York the superior court Il
I
abolished from and after the nrst day Of Janu-
airy. one thousand eight hundred and ninety
six, and thereupOn the seals records, papers and
documents Of or belong ng 10 sucu courts, shdi
be deposited in the Offices OF the clerks Of the
several counties in which said courts now exist :;
and all actions and proceedings then pending IN
such courts shall hc transferred 10 the supreme
court for hearing and determination. The
Judges Of said courts in Office ON the nrst day
OF January. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety six. shall. for the remainder 0f the terms
for which they wep. elected OF appointed. Dee
justices OF the supreme court. but they shall
sit only IN the counties ~ which they were
elected OF appointed. Their salaries shall be
Jaid bT the said counties respectively. aud
shal! be- the same aS The salaries ~ the other
justices of tine supreme court residing in the
same counties Their successors shall be elected
a. Justices Of the supreme court 10y the electors
Of The judicial districts in which they rcspec-
lively reside.
Tie Jurisdiction now exercised by the several
courts hereby abolished shall be- vested in the
supreme court Appeals from Inferior and local
for the city and county of New York and the
superior court Of Buffalo. shall be- hea I'd ia the
supreme court in such manner and by such jus
tIce cor Justices rs the appellate divisions in the
respective departments which include New York
and Buffalo shall direct. unless otherwise pro-
Nidoi hy tie legislature
AHs1RAcr- This section is eliminated a. be-
ing BOW obsolete
l. q. Circuit courts and courts Of oyer and
termn"r are abolished from and after The last
day OF December. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety i've. All their Jurisdiction shall
III .,i'" 80 In Wv supI'H' couil' anu
courts shall be- transferred 10 the supreme court
tb s'tr.,, a'' ,,r, NINA, ~, Jus'ice W
,,Jcd II, Ills anil - LtJ -, 'S, pr.
county
ABsTn,cr-Thc first two sentences OF mis-
tcr, i. ,,prccesssry 1',,'ro IT, .. isSt sen
court, composed II all the justices Of the state
which a fustic. nav s.r,c ,rt tIe .y. ,i! ~
Mir.,n a - 10y 80. ms "rtlcIc IN
49, t- r ~, ,, ,,,,,, vS ii' ihhSirr OF JUS
anotber VI uVP'i 'inent 10
,.
1c ,,f, t~t XIII cohmiss'oners may
% uPpyHi'u pS h'ttHdltU pfOtldcd. one or
NOR NJ W"on nay bf dtSignafd IN The court
~ a'.,IH,rn' the cohptHSatton 10 DC pad UheH-
ttp WitGif W0p'riD o taken fOr q pHjiic use
" INC JtdittH department or district Jar Uhich
NY SNNt mare pee" dpPpWtcd. WhtH such com
p5HS".tDn "a nyt Ma4t ~ me sfdft. and Who
t,ti, ','",e u,' pyP,,y IPtrcd I0r deter
mhlll0h o. report. ara cho shdH perform such
D,Nn H. ~ tt,tH'l ah'les as may De derolred
HPV" th'gt ~ sPfci"t WHtI or rue ~ court BY
~ uPP5ysssn'. atllsloH Or 0y NE ciril practice
Iu',S' ne 'tSF oltt dPpe"Qte divisions " the
lysl ana second jhaicni departments from time
- iW' WHg appoint iof each NJ mo counties
hpcm pithW ne GUY Of Atr York such com
The G6prora ~ %e Gg SSyS ana %ith
IL uPP.'.' ,"n.'"t OF us successors. 10
tHt" 1O"P'he't'oH, Uhich shall b. unit
lprM 'qch county and 4 charge
qyI"St INC Guy ~ AeW York. The
hylS,d'We may az dnD time duthorisc the an
poNt,mn,T ~ sHpr,nc coWt cgnimissioDrs ~
ne h"a ana IoWM Jndicidt departments and
~ &C egLHti.s ~ ~ stcoaf department not
UunM re cly V AtU lork. such commits
s s Sham " memD,rs " thc bar 0f no. iess
nun ''H g,Us e'tHd"g. Ihcy ShQN not prdc-
&c us e.'DI",gs o. ColnsttCTs N any court Of
t t stute o. ~ tn1 Chttd states. They shall
n.ia oItco gmng tH5 pressure o. the respective
xxx ', oooj,t ~ u"'ch MtD sadH hdrc
yy,HH ~ ~. u .,"P. t"'t court commissioners
@ M W. ,y, ~ oyles ShaH not hold
1'yy r C.rt, ~ ~ rs JnCt hus'.
considerstian ~ rnnny ,'r, rIy vIurts from the
H. ,cnder1afiov - y ing proceedings for