New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
STATE CONSTITUTION.

STATE CONSTITUTION.
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ARTICLE txIvl XVI
section !. Any amendment or smsailnsn's
TO this constitution may be proposed 10 90,
senate and assembly And II the sane shsl
% agreed TO BY nstriu Of III. pen0cr,
ssration IN jo,.f sssre. a. A.-r.s,fs, d..
ridsd ard aff,r "a. s1~s s.gN have be,a
prist,d and upon "a. s,ss' o. "a. -,nb,rs
0nt- days prtor TO ssree->rf fhess,. ssta
pEopo-ed smsndnsnt or amendnssts shall Be
,a,ored 90 , ,ss.r !ouin.i.: and the y..', a.
lstnre 70 he chosen a. 70, ner, ssaersl els
ton OF senator's and shall he published fof
thrss north. previous to ,hs Tins Of n,ilns
10 re sf5pf,o- 81 Ia so.n % a. ' .:e.
iatvrs Of any proposed o~enduer. 10 ftH co."
".s.ss i.1 ~ ee-:S.r:tiss i.sS s.s s,S dc
a't., ths prspossl shall ;. eo-s,Sersd srd eeiss
.eoH ~ ~, h0r.,' s,garet,'y. land q n 70
such proposed amendment or srn-ndnents shall
;. ,.,..s % ey majority q AZ The @,a.
observed. then II shall b. the duty Of I'd.
legislature 70 submit leach sseA propo,rd
sm-sdm.nt or amendments 70 ID. people for
ny and at .ucS ;in..l !" ,h- l:ss.;ar.
shan prs.cries; and II the people ,hsn sg-
m.n,s by a majority Of the electors voting
thereon, ,uch Amendment or smenfmsnr'
.h.ll esconn. part Of ttnel th<s constitution
after such approval.
AssrhAcr. This section. As amended. con
tlnu,: The legislative method Of initiating pro.
inherited that the eons,deration Of such pro
posed amendments mus; be had BY both
house. Of n. legislature, sitting 'es.,h.r In
also that such proposed amendments must -
upon the desks Of IN. members. In final
pose OF having the lesislstv-s consider A
consfltutonal amendment IN js<pt session 10
occasion and TO insure more thorough dis
po.si. printed IN nnsi form Tor .sv.rsi d.,
evident omission In the existing csest!tution
which makes similar provision for lssfs-
i.ti, " bills provision ha: been i..o,Rs.
and proposed constitutions and all questions
nil Ne h.r...r s rG.T:n ..o :sa.
no" r fore. .sos permit. the ss' i.ssissurs !.
lions The purpose Of this change 10 TO e, q
mere s. p.:p: "si n: 'H ss'. ran
ssction !, txt tn. general election .. ,:
ssf II n: sS..y ag: ,sT
' 'sSsli iR.1. :, = eosS:stios to r.vi.: Is.
decided by the .l.ctor. Of the state; and in
case . majority Of the electors voting there
onl The question Shall there b q cor
s"'' .ssn SIS :us "sa s. :. a.. ,.es,. u
tho state at each general election vert en-
.nn. ns ape o. tmerty s.....ne: y.s,y:
and shall be Submitted Of such other ss.-
srsi sisctters as the leo'slofSrs -lsy ~ lao
prsvtd' !. case nrq,or.tr o. ths sisessrs
convsntion for such purpose. the electors Of
every senate district Of the state as tnen
org: missed shall elect hrs ds,esa,; ;s, .. , the
bers Of the assembly shall be chosen, and tbs
Glaciers Of the state voting az N: same
Ts s.'SI sn. &C. .c,,s hall son,so. =, n.
capitol On y. tf't Tuesday, tof April ,.Si
ensuing after their election teIie,s.ne ~:
ssp SssSs,s; III .seh sy. se snd
shsll continue their session until the bust
sess Of such convsntion shall have bees
his services tho sans compensation and the
Same trlileagsl REIN bursernsrt fer ydslrsdd
far. 'h: then be sIHu'' p:ysss o ss *:
tEa astNe 81 bu.lns.s ADD 40 sm.ndn.., %
Tor approval to the electors as hereinafter
provided, unle.s BY the ass.n, OF majority
Of all the DELEGATES elected 10 the convex.
ton. the yeas and nays being entered On the
Journal 70 be kept, The convenuon shall
have the power TO appoint such efhcers, EN-
.S.' n Az 4. .s:, msg na 70 s' Ss
vide 70. the prisii.s Of Us documents. Jour,
e en II. s own 'o o,se. and b Judge Of
MEMBER M: S:T'" In '' cas-. S.esseS. y death
d.i.si. Elected e ', to tho eonv.n.n such
cancy shall be filled by a vote OF the re.
painins del.s,t.s reprcs.nsns II district ~.
large. such vacancy shall he hlled BY a vote
Of the rsmaiainE dsesat ..,,,,,.n nny
convention. shall be submitted 20 vote Of
in tho manner provided by such convention.
q, Ianl general election which shall bs
held not less than tsir weeks nsretp dny'
TTpon the approval Of such constitution or
constitutional amendments, In the manner
provided 10 the last preceding section. such
constitution OF constitutional Amendments.
shall 20 into eject on the Grst day OF jsnu-
airy next after such approval
ABsrnIcr-By this amendment. the cues,
ton OF holding a constitutional convention viii
not he submitted in the year 1918. as now re-
quired. unles, the legislature shall so pre-
yds nSr 5 ,ns ssT. az .Ssn Ss'
Submitted. .y.ry. twenty y..r.; Ia any case.
by iesislatiys sci. Provision Is made also
BY mi. Amendment for converting the next
constitutional convention on the frst Tuesday
ensuing after the completion OF the canvass
OF the votes cast for delegates t-large TO
such convention. Thir will result II calling
n. cony.n'cn in n. c, later a,s Of p.s.
Instead Of or the first Tuesday 10 April fol
lowing the election as at present Delegates
are 10 be reimbursed for railroad fare In the
same manner a. Is proposed for members OF
the assembly. Provision f. also made for
submitting IN future proposed constitution
DAYS after the adjournment OF such conven-
tion. instead Of not less than s'1 weeks as
at present
avg amendment or proposed constitutions o.
the question shall there b. convertio, 70
revise and dm,rd the corstitntiorr" or .ro-
avg other question submitted 20 TIE electors
OF ne STATE under this constitution. and the
determination rh>ther ihs proposed amend !.
,n.rt. consriu'tor or fn'sfios hds reoe,,sd
The number OF votes rsqaisu, for the odop-
zion Of such amendment o. constitution o. the
decision OF such question. may b. contested
IN 'hs 'rpreme court og any ,xcIo' w q.
after such Election against the secretary Of
stat. and the Judgment rerdered shan b re-
,,e,rdbI, by ~, court Of appeals
ABsraAcr.-Pro,ision Is made BY this nev
section for permitting the validity 81 an
election upon any constitutional Amendment
or nroporei constitution or any other CUES
tion submitted to the electors under the
PROSTITUTION and the determination OF the re-
nj, OF such an election 20 be contested by
snv .l,ctor in an sction brought in the SUI
nrem. court The court OF appeals has re-
Gently decided that this Is impossible unds!
he Sxi.'ing consii,u'ion and the omission az
such a provision has been deemed perilous b.
the convention
Section l3l ! Any amendment proposed
by a constitutional convention relating 20
he sam- subject as an amendment proposed
by the legislature. coincidently submitted 20
the people for approval lat the general cleo
ton held 10 the year one thousand eight hun
drsl and ninety Your. or AZ any slhs.Guent