New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-25
cTATr CONSTTTTTfON.

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All vote. FOR any q them. Tor any gl- ..',,a or
"a judicial office. given by TIE les'Hi@+'''
The people email Is yo.d ..... 40.
Section fifI - Judges ~ ne colI, ~ ~
pe+lS And Justice. Of tne supreme courtl } ~
boz removed bv concurrent resolution OF b.I
houses ~ rho legsIafugo. ~ ~" h.i'' -.
&c., All other lud cial officers. except l-sl,
81 Tho resre ana Judges or justices or inlti'"i
courts not - r.cofd. m3T Do i-uI''p ~ '-
senate. ON 'hc Recommendation N ihe gov. l".t..
2 fWo. thirds OF an the members elected 70 We
senate concur therein But no oflcer -haii %.
removed - virtue - this sectYn - .'P' 'g'
cause. Which shail b. entei'1 on ~. ..t1
statement ~ the cause alleged. and shau nave
bed an opportunity 20 b. heard On We b.
Z 90 Of removal. tho yess ard nays 'hS" -
section IIll Is 80 person shall hold The o.
fee u Judge Tori. justice - any conf. W 49,,
gate longer tisn until sud lnclud ~ me az
dsT ~ December next after Dc Ia De stf,ns
years ~ are Lact Justice of thc Supi'A.s
court fhsN receive from the siaie t,Ae sl..-
an annual salary n ten thousand h'NaiE ~
ysrI 1hose ss.igned 10 the appellate DIVISIONS
In tie third aud fourth departments shsh "a.
receive 10 addition The sun - tHv ihu,sshu
sum OF tVo thoussld hgr hundred f"iL@fs ~
year fIhoseI The juefIc non ~ olNcr ~
hereafter elected 10 the hrsi AMI SECOND l19ic.a.
departments shall continue 20 receive t'.'
their respective cities. counties or distflt.-t
rs now provided hy law, s-cn alll-.nHdi
compensation a. vlil maze ih"ir "tsi
gaze cofnpanyatIon what they are now 70
Ss.,ing Those ,uslres elected In any
judicial department other than me lls'
or second AMI ass ncd o. me appellate ol'i-
si0ns Of the trst o. second departments 50 %
while 20 assigned. receive from hose depart
meHts respectively. as LOW prOvls4 - Jaw.
such sdiltona. slm as ls Isd 10 tLe Jts".ts
OF those departments A justice elected ln the
"a .rl or four. lt .artrntnt assigned by me ap-
pellste division or des igustcc y ir governor 70
trlct other than that 10 which be u elected
o., frst Or sccJ1d tn0ictg! fcpdrtmf't tia" ~
CeiYe in addition lteuI fVeHiD lolsfs per t'J
f0r expenses while sctualIy 30 engaged 10 hold
lng futh term. which shall H. pad ny ne STATE
aud charged upon the iud.clsI district where TIE
service H. rendered. he computation hrf'ln
prov Grd shsi. be In leu 81 and stsil exclude
all OTHER compensation end sl.owsnfe 20 ls@ldl
sbct justices fDr expense n every hInl ana
nature whatso"'er. ihe prov siois or IDS sec
tIoL sLsl apply 90 fhe i..< da4 lgsf .crs rpw
la Office aud 90 those hrr-sifsr elected. IT.
opt % fac cdst 0f tho c0EsoNdgii0H ~ ne o.
hc,s OF county ipd9e and s.froydfs. or 10 Wc.s
apDedis egug. 20 that o. Gry Jus'ice o. ne -
Drcte court. tho c0mDersqtiOH 81 tacge or ihs.
tee o. 0ry court ~ recorf IN ne state shdA
be neither fgcredsed NOR decreased during the
term Of office for Uhich he rds elccleg Or dI-
pointed
ABsTRAcr-By the amendment 10 this sec
ton. the existing provisions relating 70 the
compensation Of Justices Of the supreme court
IN the nrst and second departm. MS are made
applicable 10 the Justices how IN Office or here
after elected The additional per diem com
fourth departments Wien hoidinE a trsl OF
specs term 10 the nrsi or second dey0r tments
is increased from $40 10 $50 per Gay Q order to
meet the estimated increase IN the cost Of Nv.
ing In those localities EXCEPT in case Of
the Consolidation Of the offices Of county Judge
and surrogate. or % make the compensation u
Judges % The court ~ appeals equsl 10 that OF
any Justice Of the supreme court II Is pro-
gded that the Compensation OF judge or JUS
tee ~ a court - record 10 the stale shall BE-
neither Increased nor dscre2sd during the term
~ office for which he wa elected or ayDolatcG
Sfcilon ll@l -. The assembly shall have ths
power OF Impeachment. by vote Of a ma, or.ty
Of al the members elected The court for the
trisl ~ lmpea chmenf. sAali De com. os-d Of tie
pres dent ~ the senate, the senators or tue
major part ~ them. snd the Judges " the court
OF appeals. or the major part OF them on the
trial ~ an Impeachment against the governor
or Lieutenant governor. ncithcr tie lieutensnt-
governor nor the temporary president Of the zen.
ote shall lnotl act as member u the 90 .rt
me court f0r the trial OF fpioe chpienfs mag
order oil or Any part OF the testimony 10 BE
r'mbCis OF the court. crccpt that fAs IN ,Gched
0gicer must Be oil0Ued 10 tesnfy bcI0rc ne
S2at hi. S oes a 70 !ndg1 sal
parchment against him shall hive been ne
trrFcd 70 Tie senaie unit. he shall have been
acquitted before the trial % an Impeachment
the members % the court shall take al oath or
Affirmation truly and lmpsrt ally 10 Inv tbs I'M.
pea nt according 90 the evidence and no
person shall De convicted without the CONCUR
renee OF two III rds OF the members mrs. M
Judgment In cases u lmreacl m..f sLal nor OF
tend further than b. removal from on Ice on rr-
nova from o1ice snd DISQUALIFICATION 10 hold
under h. STATE. but the party inlpeached stsii
be- able TO indictment aud punishment accord.
ing To- law.
AssTEAcT.-rhe smendment 10 This soc,,o,
extends The Existing prohibition against he
lieutenant governor acting a. a nie,''I,.r - -
court ~ impeachment on the trial OF ironea r a.
ment against the governor TO the temporary
president or the senate such prohibition t..iuy
the application Of the principle that no In9ss
should III IN Judgment Nhcre he has dire;
Interest In the result. 10 facilitate the ,.or
duct ~ impea hment proceedings IL /. sieo nrn.
vldrd that the court Tor the trial u lmpesrb
nients may order all Or any part OF tha tr.ti.
moNy 10 b- ths'n ana reported by committee
composed ~ members ~ The court except thar
The impeached officer mus, be allowed 10 t.s
MY Dgtor' ne curt II he shall desire.
are continued. and the Judges thereof now IN
Office slmil hold their Offices untll IN. cvt,frs
ton Of their respective terms ,rccpf mat tie
RichmDnd and Br0nr shall br qb0lisfgi yYd "a
county iGdge' trarSforrcd a. proridcd iu ~,
1rtit'c. I'm the county OF Kings thore shall
be- four county Judges The number - county
Judges In any county may talsol Do increa sef
from time o. tipl" ~ the legislature O. srch
number That the total number u county Judge.
in any one county shall not eycocd one Tor oy0-y
tw" hundred thpussnd. or major fraction fhere
81. u the population Of such county In.
additional county Judges IN the connfy or Rin,s
shall be chosen AZ the general election hafd In
the hrst odd numbered yegr after tho a,lonf nj,
~ this smcndmcntl The adA'tIon,l cd'',ty
Judges Whose onlr"- may he created ~ the
ton held In the fret Old Numbered v.or M,
the creation ~ such oTio". All ,1unty il,l.e.
Including Successors 70 existing fpl..r shall
be- h">rn hy the electors - the counties Dor
ga ..uu ot xix years from snd incmdin~ The
cTst day - Janmry following their rlrrtIon
ErceTi 1s IN his article ofhrrtrtss rrorfdei
county ronrt- shall have tn nprnrs aiI f,ri.
dictiun lthryl now pfcscffbrd hy fh> Icrl,.g.
fur-. lpossrss. and also Original iurisl .cfion
IN actions Tor ne recovery - nion~, only,
whore az the defendants res &c IN III counts
aud IN which fhr complaint demand. i,d-,r.n,
Tor a sum not 'Ireei ng tfwol hrc- thousand
dollars The legislature NAV heres. flor ..r
large Or restrict the Jurisdiction ~ The .orn,,
courts provided. however that th.i- mrisfi,..
ton shall not be a. extended - 10 anthnrlz. an
n which tD m" sim demanleG exceeds ffw6i
fhr-e thousand dollars. or ~ 20 Nhf.h sny
person pot resident ~ the oounty 8. do.
fcrdsnfl J. u"l"ss such defcnddHf har- an
o6icc for re frdrsorfnn 81 business ,rlfI!a n.
c0rnfD and me cGhsr - fcffon 0rose fh.r,t,
Courts - sessions ctocpt in the rounty -
New York. sre abolished from and after N.
last day ~ perrmh.v eighteen huufr-d snl
ninety tive. All tho i1risdctinu ~ the CONT
~ SESSIONS 10 each county except me county
~ Sow York shall thcreUpon be- vested M nm.
county court thereof and all actions md nra
,c.dlng- then prulins iu such courts u 49,.
,inn- .ball be- transferred 10 the sui1 ,,rrt,
courts fnr hearing and liberalization gy.fv
county Judge and spSrt1i county iudgc a. cnnn-
ties hlisag the same shall perform such du' -
- lihryl may be- required ~ law. Ills sal
ary shall ~ established by law payable out -
10" county trashy. county judge ~ by
county nay hold county courts In any Other
c"uny when requested 10y the ;udge OF sgch
"thci county
An,TaAor.-Th- amendment 10 thi- .-,tion
ab"iiah"f the county court of kings. 9urrn-.
richmond .ud Bronx. increases the jurisdiction
~ the remaining county Duurts ia c0uiuun ID
actions 10 $4,000. aud authorizes the lsci.il.
tuf- 90 extend their Jurisdiction 70 caus.s IN
which person not = resident ~ the tOHnfF
l. q defendant. II hr have ~ office Tor th'
transaction ~ business WITHIN the county sud
ih- cHue ~ uctlOn arose therein. Those
changes are made IA rrspons' to very ~ic'-
f.r.~d d-mani