The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-11
Civil Procedure i'm Courts
Reformed to Prevent
the Delays.
HOME RULE FOR CITIES:
BETTER A METHODS

the Legislature annually TO make
for the purchase of real prop
erty within the Adirondack and CATS
kill parks, the reforestation OF lanos
and the making of boundary and valua-
ton surveys. and we provide that the
violation OF any OF the provisions or the
article dealing with conservation may De
restrained at the suit OF the people, or
of any citizen.
X. We have recognized the needs OF
the wage earning class OF our people
a. by creating the Department or
Labor and Industry as II OF the civil
departments OF tho State government. at
the head of which is to be an Industrial
Commission or Commissioner as may be
provided by law CD by including In the
amended Constitution the provisions OF
the workmen's compensation amendment
adopted in 1913. and extending its pro-
visions so as to embrace compensation
for injury or death resulting from oc-
cupational diseases of employees. and
CD by comforting upon the Legislature
power to regulate or prohibit manufac-
turing In tenement houses.
NJ. We have extended the existing
constitutional prohibition against the
sale, lease or other disposition of the
Erie and other canals 80 as TO embrace
canal terminals heretofore or hereafter
constructed, and We have provided that
the abandonment, sale or other DISPOSE
ton OF canals or canal property which
shall cease to be a portion OF the canal
system of the State shall DO only under
and pursuant to genera laws which shall
secure to the State "A fair appraised
value Of the property abandoned or sold.
We provide that the Legislature by gem
eral. not special. laws may provide for
the lease OF surplus waters of the State
canals.
Hands on Legislature.
NIL We have continued with but
slight changes the provisions OF the ex-
istlilg Constitution respecting the COM
position of the Senate and Assembly
and the reapportionment Of their mem
bers according to the number of inhab-
itants OF the State. exclusive of aliens.
We provide that such reapportionment
after the year 1916 shall be based upon
the Federal census. unless the same
shall not be available and. In confor-
NIFTY with the home rule principle In its
application To counties. we provide that
in II city embracing an entire county,
or more than one county, and having no
board OF supervisors. the members
elected from such county TO the Board
OF Aldermen, or other body most nearly
exercising the powers of the Board OF
Aldermen, shall meet and divide such
county into Assembly districts according
to the rule prescribed by the Consti-
tuition.
NH. We cave unchanged the pro-
visions In the present Constitution re-
quiring the State to provide for the
maintenance and support of a system OF
free common schools wherein all the
children of the State may be educated,
and f~orbiddfng the use Of the property.
credit or money OF the State directly or
indirectly for the aid or maintenance
of any school or institution wholly or
In part under the control or direction OF
any religious denomination
XIV. We have not deemed II expe-
dent to recommend provisions making
more difficult the adoption OF amend
ments TO the Constitution but in order
that the attention OF the public may be
directed TO any attempts at amendment
we have provided that in case any pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall be adopted by either house OF the
Legislature, on the first Tuesday follow
ing such adoption the two houses shall
convene in joint session for the con-
sideration thereof, and that thereafter
the proposal shall be considered and
acted upon by the two houses separately,
and that such proposal shall not be
passed until after II shall have been
printed and upon the desks of the mem
bers in its final form for at least five
calendar legislative days prior to final
action.
Nv. Other provisions not herein spe-
officially enumerated have been adopted
by us as desirable amendments TO the
existing Constitution. We earnestly
recommend all OF these proposals TO. the
favorable consideration of the electors
OF the state, believing that their adop-
ton will result in a very great improve.
ment in the government of the STATE and
its civil divisions, and thus promote
the welfare of all of its inhabitants.