The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-27

equal to that Of any justice Of the supreme
court, II Is provided that the compensation
OF a Judge or Justice OF a court OF record
decreased during the term OF office for
which ne was elected or appointed.
Section t1sl. 10. The assembly shall have
the power OF Impeachment, by a vote OF a
majority OF all the members elected. The
court for the trial OF impeachments shall
be composed OF tho prcsiden; Of the senate,
and the judges OF the court OF appeals. or
the major part of them. On the trial OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. neither the lieutenant.
governor nor the temporary president OF
the Inc senate sess ' r.. t ImSi,t s sS. , H. a THAI hIm Of i% %.
p~eschments may oruer all or any part OF
the testimony 10 be taken and reported
the court. sscep, thas the impeaci,ed ON
Ger must be allowed to testify before the
court II he so d sire. No judicial ofhcer
Impeachment agaii.c him shall have been
preferred to the senate, until he shsll nave
been acquitted. BEFORE the trlal OF an I'M
take an oath or affirmation truly anu I'M
partially to try tho impeachment accorI,
ing to the evidence. and no person shal,
two.thirds OF the member present JUG.
ment in cases OF Impeachment .haI npt
fee, or rcmOva. from ONCE and disqualln.
cation to hold and enjoy any offce OF
honor. trus, or profit under THIS sIate; Dt w
Indictment and punishment according 10
law.
Abstrsct-The amendment to this sec.
ton extends the existing prohibition
against the lieutenant-g governor acting as
a member OF the court Of impeachment
on the trial OF impeachncn; agaln5t 'hs
governor TO the temporary president OF
the senate. such prohibition being the ap-
plicstion Of the principle that no man
should cit in Judgment where he has q di-
rect Interest in tho result 10 ttflIlfAlF
the conduct ot impeachment proceedings
IL is also provided that the court Tor the
part Of the testimony to b" idh'n Hhg
reported nv a m composed OF
members o. the court EXCEPT th', me nv;
before tho court. II he shall 50 desire.
section IA 10. The EXISTING county
thereof now In Once shall ho,i their OF
fees until the expiration. OF thelr rtsp.g-
live t ,erms s,sspt thst the S S""~ns ' Ri"b.
mond and Bronx shall he atSli-hed and
the county Judge. transferred as pro,,dcd
In this article. lin the county OF kings
there shall be four county judevsj The
number Of county Judges IN any county
msy talsol be increased, from TINE 70
time. by the legislature. 20 such number
that the total number 81 county judges IN
any one county shall not exceed one ior
every two hundred thousand, or major
fraction thereof. 81 the population 81 such
county. 1.-THE additional county Judges IN
the county ot Kings shall be chosei At the
hered year after the adoption Of ms
nmendmentl The additional county .ndses
M ,Sr o shsii may Sssy chosen he seat az the general
election held In the hrst old-nuinbtt q
year after, the creation OF such ono, ~
i.;InE iuLces. shat. he chosen BY the Ole
tors Of the counties for NJ term - slE
years from and includ !ng the hrs; day %.
January following their election, tNrrpt
s- In this article otherwise provided
county courts shall have the poSe,s AZ
lur,.Slr,,9n iissya no" pr ptTr ai." o%pPiYvlrn"afI
Jurisdiction In actions Tor the .C'Ncty ot
money only. where all she Iei,"iAn's re-
side IN the county. ana IN whsh We CON
plant demand Judgment for a. sum hpt
The Legislature may hereafter %eHlarFe or
rrsfrig, tn Jurisdiction % tho county
courts. provided. however. mar thtlr l"tt.-
diction shall not be so EXTENDED a. 20 'l.
thor!ze an acton therein ~ thr Iry"'sl'
@, money on.y, In which % ah" sun * a.
mnnded exceeds ltN"l 'n'rr tHrua"
lars, or 60 IA Nn,," ""' rJaf.naantII.
unless such defendant hhNe an "ii.' a..
the transaction OF MUSINGS ,h,n ,ro.,.
county and the eau" :" ac'io" ""'>rr
therein. tCourts 81 sessions tN,'P. ~
tn, ,oun'v OF New n".H, a." -
ished from and after the ln-t n1S
ninety-nve. All the jurisdiction -
he court ~ session n e'yn 'ssnn
therSupon ne vested in tn" county G"utt
thereof. and all actions ana pr"'tfuihs
then pending iu such courts "t s'+-i".H
snail he transfyTred a. the sal ,Iln'i
courts FOR hearing a.l 1917 .a,,,,
Every county JUG. ana tpeF ,sme sn"i
Ws1f'-u, such duties as ltheyl may he re-
uuired 10y law. His salary sha'. oe estso,
treasury \ county judge Of any county
may hold county courts IN any In
county when requested by the Judge o.
such other county
AostraGi -Ihs ann. ,ourt o.. Kings.
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