The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

the practice Under statutes in force for
hfteen days between registration and cleo
ton Is to anord added time for checking
and verifying the lists. The amendment
Vide that a voter residing in a city or
large village. where personal registration
prevails. may register specially. with deslg;
mated Officers within a period OF several
months before the regular days Of regis.
%tratlon, II his vocation or occupation. will
The voters chiefly affected will be federal
employees at Washington. railroad men
who operate trains; and commercial trav.
confined in enect to those classes. The
amendment provides tina, the federal cen.
s Whe,s sea'' a eisy be be Vitae uisa IN has s%et Srsr nHs
Section :. All elections BY the citizens.
law be directed to be otherwise chosen,
|. shall be by ballot. or by such other method
as may be prescribed by law. provided
Section & All laws creating. regulating
or Affecting boards or officers charged
sisa the duty Of reE,..esins tyc'erss I
polls 70 t%votersl electors. or Of receiving,
recording or counting votes at elections.
two political pSTtie. which. at the general
election next pre- ccding that for which
such boards or officers are TO serve, cast
Der of votes. All such boards and officers
shall be appointed or elected In such man
ner. and upon the nomination OF such
spee,issiy. m ,S Ss Issisl s%e' may nSf', Sirec s.
Existing laws on this subject, shall con-
tinue until the legislature shall Otherwise
provide. This section shall not apply to
town meetings I'll or to village elections.
ARTICLE III.
Section I. The legislative power Of this
atafa .ha1l hA xy&stAA To- thA a and
Section :. The senate shall consist, OF
nfiy member except as hereinafter pro-
vided. 1.-THE senators elected In the year
one thousand. eight hundred and ninety
I'VE snail hold their offices for three years
and their suceessorsl They shall be chosen
OF one hundred and Atty members, who
shall be chosen for one year.
mates the obsolete matter inclosed with
brackets.
Section .. The state .haii be divided into
nifty districts 20 be called senate districts,
each OF twhoml which shall choose one
senator. The districts shall be numbered
from one to nifty; inclusive
land then follows the description Of the
senate districts a. created by the constitu-
ton Of 1894. beginning with district num-
ffty. Such division OF the state into sen
ate districts Ii not restated here. In full.
because II has already been superseded by
s8e No "a -
the laws OF 1907. creating the present SEN
ate districts. which are not affected by
his proposed constitution: The alteration
Of existing districts Is left TO the legisla-
'0 Ths o. .. nate district. shall remain .. ..
present constituted until altered as herein
Abstract.-The amendment simply elim,-
mates the obsolete division of the state
enclosed within the above brackets, and
continues the present senate districts, as
nxed by the legislature In 1907. unit! the
alteration TO be made by the Legislature
in 1916.
Section I IAN enumeration of the In
habitants OF the state shall be taken under
during the months of May and June In the
year one thousand nine hundred and Ave
and In the same months every tenth year
thereafter; and the said districts shall be
so altered by the legislature at the hrst
regular session after the return OF every
such senate district. shall be so altered
by the legislature at the first regular ses-
sion nrer the return Of and based upon
the state sTu% n taken ~ the yea,
shan remain unaltered until altered ms
hereinafter provided. A. t,s regular ses-
; si"n .s 81 iss ,s: 3; .a"s i IN .ns census ss". s' ssr
senate districts shall he altered by. the
Legislature. senate dkstricts altered rs
herein provided shall remain unRltered I'M
Ill the time herein appointed for another
alteration. Provided. however, that 10 .
federal census shall not DE available for
based upon an enumeration 81 the inhaOi-
tanta Of the state. excluding aliens. and
the legislature shail provide for such an
such alterations the legislature shall 50
provide that each senate district shall con-
tain as nearly as may be an equal mum,
Der OF Inhabitants, excluding aliens, and
be In as compac; form as practicable land
shall remain unalte.ed until the return of
another Enumeration and shall. at ali
ffmea consist Uf COnt4guOla territory. and
no county shall be divided In the forma-
ton Of a senate district except to make
such county.
No town and no block In a city ,nclosed
by streets or public ways SHAH be divided
shall any district contain a %ereaier excess
In population over an adjoining district in
tho same county than the population Of a
from their location. may be included In
either OF two districts, shall he SO placed
nearly equal in number ~ inhahitants. eN-
Guiding allen. No county shall have four
or more senator's unlrss II shall have a
full ratio for each senator. No county
shalt have more than one-third Of all the
senators. ana no ~" counties or IA" ter
first day Of January. one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-h,e, which ave gd-
Joining counties or which are. separated
only by pubic waters shall have more
than one-half Of all the senator, The
ratio for npportionire senators shall al
ways be obtained By dividing tho number
and the senate shall always be composed
OF nifty members, except that II any county
having three or more senators AZ the time
OF any apportionment III shall be entitled
on such ratio to an additional senator
fl or senators. such additional senator
III or senator's IL shat! be given TO such
county In addition to the hfty senators,
and the whole number o. senators shall
be increased to that extent.
Ahstract.-The amendment substitutes
the federal census for th9 state enuncra-
ries of senate districts AT the deccnnial al
~teration thereof. unless the tabulation Of
the federal census does not furnish the
necessary Information. The state enumer-
ation. which costs about one-half million
dollars every ten years. is therefore clint
mated. except when as above stated; the
tnbulat,on OF the federal census shall not
AFFORD the requisite Information. The only
change necessary. In the usual tabulation
Of the federal census. is 70 have Il, show
aliens IL therefore may De assuned that
the state enumeration IL eliminated. Tn
der the amendment the first alteration OF
senate districts II 70 be made by he leg
islature In 1915. upon the state enumera-
ton OF 1915, The succeeding alterations
are to be made In the year following the
,abula,ion OF each federal census. begin
ming with the census II 1890, The refer
ence, In boldfacc. 20 the first day " Janu-
AIRY. 1895, Is 10 preserve the existing re-
York. Kings and Bronx may not elect more
than one-half OF the state senators.
Section 5. The members Of the assemble
shall be chosen by sinsle districts and
shall be apportioncd by the Legislature az
the hrst regular session after Tho return Of
!sye,yi tine nr. " ,San.s enI'n Nina bnrd iaarn IN
fifteen among the several counties Of the
state las nearly as mry be according TO
excluding %aIiensl. At the regular session
Of the legislature In each year In which