New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-11

"a fure may direct Existing llFF 90 ftiH sA.-
tect shall rcut1ue lutl ths legislature shall
otherwise provide. THIS se-tion shall not ep-
ply 20 town meetlnssl.l or 70 villnge cleo
ARTICLE III.
Section l. TIE legislative power % this
state shall be vested in the senate and as
IS. Ion 2. The sonat. shall consist 81 hfty
NE bars Ir.pt ns hereinafter provided. Ihs
= fHr. elected in ile year one th0N-sud eight
bundled and ninety Eve shall bold their oTcel
flr Three Jears and their suc-essorsI Thy shall
be ch1-@l i0r two years. The assembly she
consl ~ ~ hundred and 1fty members. who
thal fe ch ". or enc yer.
Ar-IrtcI. Tho amendment simply clint
mates the obsolete matter inclossd with
SECTOR The state shall - divided into
MY districts 20 he callct senate districts,
each q whom. ukich shall choose Cls sen
at0r me districts shall be numbered from
lDistrct number one shall consist -Oana
,hen ilIlowa ne description y The senate DIS
be ginning with district number one ana eud-
Ing with district nlber fry. Such tlyfslon
O.. the state Into senate districts is not re-
been superseded ~ no act .. the iersa .Say
chspteT III Of the laws Of 1907, creating the
present. senate districts, which are not a4cctoI
BY his proposed constitution. The alteration
q erilting districts IS left TO the legislature
Of 1891
The scnat. District, shaH -eroin q, al,
pTsssrf constituted uH'@ Uttered es herein
after prOrided
AssrnAcT. amendment simply clint
mates the obsolete division Of the state into
within the above brackcS AMI continues the
present senn T. tistricts as tKed BY the legis-
iaiare II lFgI, until q 2 alteration TO be made
by the legislature In 1915.
Section :. ian engms-ation % the inhAbl.
Mnis or tle state shall be taken unie- tho
direction q the secretary Of state during tho
meAths OF May and June IN the year caa thou
sand nine hundred and I've and IN the same
mouths every tenth year thereafter and the
said districts slail BE- so altered ~ the legis-
latlre AZ the lrst regular session after tie
return OF every enumeration.l
such senate Districts shaH be 50 altered
~ tHe le0iSiGlEre % tic Grss regular session
aftsr The return Of and based upon ne STATE
Hias hundred and fifteen Gad shall reinaia
unaltereg unfh altered o. hereinafter pro
tidef A. the REGULAR session o. he le0igia-
ture IN the year after tte tabuidt ION OF zach
federal census ne ssrats districts stGi 30
oftrsd y the legtslaturs; Senate districis
altered as herein provided shan repl0.r IN
oIfsrcd tnfN the time herein appointed for
another alteration. ProtGded hoi0euer tho.
u federal census shall ret BE- available Tor
aHy such alteration the sG'ts shan be based
upon an enumeration Of ffe inhGbifdufs o.
the state, srciudiH0 aliens, Gnd the Legislature
sh1A prorffs lor such an enumeration for
that purpose. IL making such alterations
The legislature shall so prorids that each
senate district shall contain a. nearly a. may
be an equal number OF Inhabitants. excluding
a.lens. and te 10 compact form as prac-
t!Cshis and shall Tena .n unaitered until fhe
return OF another cnumerstiCnl and shall at
all times. consist OF contiguous territory
and no county shall be divided IN the forma-
tlon OF r. senate district except 10 make two
or more. senate districts wholly Ia said
county
40 town and no block IN a city inolosed ~
streets or public ways shall be divided IN the
formation o. senate districts. nor shall any
district contain greater excess IN population
over an adjoining district In the same county
therein adjoining such district Counties
towns or blocks which. from their location.
may be included IN either OF two districts
shall - 20 placed as % make said such
halitGuts. excluding aliens. No county shall
have four On more senators unless it shall
county shall have more than one-third OF all
the senator's; and two counties or the ter
fltory thereof as now organized or the hrs!
day o. January. ote thouscld eight hundred
ard ninety five which are adjoining counties
Or which are separated only by public waters
shall have more than one-helf OF all the sen
shall always be obtained by dividing the num-
her OF iuns hitants. excluding aliens. by d.ty
and ths senate Shall always b. composed Of
ffty members, except that II any county hay-
apuortionment. shall be entitled on such
ratio TO an additional qcnatorf j or senator's
such add.-lonal f-natorl.I or senatorsll shall
be given 20 tueh county 10 addition 70 the
afty senator's and the whole number OF SEN
ators shall - Increase 10 that extent.
AusrRACr.-lhe amendment substitutes the
federal census fOr the state enumeration as the
basis for nNng the boundaries OF senate d. Is
trists at the decenuial alteration thereof IN
less TIE taollaucn or ne FEDERAL census does
not furnish the necessary information. The
state enumeration. which costs about one-halt
million dollars every ten years. IS therefore
eliminate except when. as above stated, the
tahulati0n Of the federal census shall not ar
FORD the requisite Information. The only
change necessary IN the usual tabulstion II
L. 1 L.
population ot city blocks excluding aliens. IL
therefore may be assumed that the state onum-
GRAFTON r. eliminated. Under tie Amendment
The hrst alteration Of senate districts Is 10 us
made by the legislature IN 1916, upon the state
enumeration or 1915. The succeeding altera-
tons are O. be made IN tie year following the
ta5ulation II each federal census. beginning
With the census OF 1920. The refe -encc. 10
tales % the lfst day % January, 1898, Is 20
counties Of New York Kings and Bronx may
not elect more than one-hait Of the state sen
ators.
shall De chosen b. single districts ana SHAH
DO spport Toned hy the legislature az the hFsi
regular session after tlo return OF lefeiy.
The state enumeration lafeh 80 the yeI. o.i
thOu5aHd Htle hundred and Gftecn among lu'
several counties az The state las hteiiy a.
may 10 according 10 the NUMBER OF the4E re
spectiVe Inhabitants. excluding a4lensl. Al
The regular 5eSsl0. Of fhc isDisldtare ~ edot
pe1r ~ trhtch senate districts shdH BE- dl.grec
such members Of f.c assembly shd!l dydlh o.
apportl0ned b. the isgisiat4rs. APport.o1
Inents o. members Of assembly shaH fep'Gr
-Hn4f+ercd rutf me time herein appointed fol
another appor.i0nmenf thereof. htDy dPp0i'
ft...ftanf ~ men. 5srs Gfg0ug ths several cOuH
ties Of me sfafs shau b. Us nedfI % m4b
b. 0C 0r0tty ~ tho number OI the| FtSP-It'e'
fulub4tdrtS. trciutirg uAtfs. ,..,-,.., .,,,
Every county heretofore established a4i s.R
Euftely 0fga"ILed. except the county Oh 4@lHl',
ton shall always ue entitled TO one men1ei or
assembly. and no cu.uA shaii he ea4le, Do
erected unless It's population sAall ent4ue - -
4 member. The county of Huinilton sha44 els.s
,yffh ID. county OF tuliuu until tue pop.laA ion
oi the county ~ Hamilton s-all, He'9li''tIs ~ ~
the ratio cnutle DO 20 hemoet. ID ~
legislature may abolish ne sAl1 1917, ~
ltIrilfcu and annex the territory tneieVi 10
some other county Or cOunues.I A.f
Tts qlotent obtained by dividing tle WOE p,l,
number OF Inhabitants Of the state e1S4eI'us
aliens by tic uumner 4 members OF i. "a
bly, shall he the ratio fof aplvi uv.AiVN-
shall be made as follows. one heNye' " -
sembly shall be Epp0rtoned 10 ever! 60
frrI.'i.y Fultoa ana Hamilton a. one CO. ~!
nCntolutIg lees than the rauo anu oAe ma
over. Two members shhu Ds nv. 49, -.
rysry other county. ne S-l' 10 he couu-
ties na,lng more thsa TO fzuos 49, N.N -
Tie u-mbss OF Inhabitants, eAtAluLLs IL
Members sppOltlOled Oh seLlal1-.' fi~bssf
s,l'.'-ti.1sI 10 tue counties La tias the LtsHjs'
rri.alulers 10 the order tAe4eot LespS .s.t,.
SO county shall have lloFr A4eulger n'-r'rer ~
flr NAM n county having a gfsste! hls,. 80
iu.. .tlnls. c1ciualns aIsns' H. assembly
next enumeration, members "a -e,.'"liss A,
shall be- GpyosI0ned 10 tAe 500 n-nss-f OK
follows. leE4merstcs, a. leLstA' tae &c, ol
....,,.',..-. soru-tlourd by the consutaHyh y.
80 ,cG aypostlonment f. not re slhtSl L. go
because il La already been '.gsfsensSt yypier
al4y. lloA..sH.s = fs.g, OF 1901. which is stlh
to5e. ana d not saected By ths 'essa fS 9
stitstloa Reapposuonment Is 'ei' 10 'I' 80
II sny county entitled 70 more 'Aan q, 01 ~
r.. b. nom fhe board or BODY efrfe' ''' I,
ssi.ar fraet.6n. and il sny cry eoaatg and
~ ~" No nd ot supervisors, ne msmye,'
e,srfs1 from eacA c0uH.g ~ sAs boa,s none
NJ, me common c1uurIl Of II thrie y. - (.
t-,f - a 4erf.sn lcOmm0u councl4I sh~'i q.
sorssi- % The second tuesday u ylA5' 80,
h5asand .sisht hundred a1i ninety ~, ~ 80,
~. fbe te~i-latIre fhcrr1JfeI making 60 spP-.
fiour,ent. as Hereinafter prDvdt1' tnal. W =,
scribe and divide lssoh co1nuesI eeS' eY-',i