The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-18

~ inc state shall he neither Increased no
Increased during tho term OF office fol
which he was elected or appointed.
Section t1sl ~. The assembly shall have
the power of Impeachment. by a vote Of d
majority of all the members elected. TIL,
court for the trial of impeachmcnts shall
be composed OF the president OF this. senate
the. senator's or the major part OF them
ana the judges OF the court of appeals. OF
the major part Of them. on the trial oil
lieutenant govo rnor. neither the lieutenant.
governor. nor the temporary president Of
the sf"s,e ' re-. e InS,t 20, s"t n, i, a thai %In Of inn %.
prsch,ments may order all or any part 81
the testimony To be taken and reported
the court, except that the impcachcd ON.
cer must he aliowrd to testify before ths
court " he 80 desire. No Judicial object
Impeachment against him shall have been
preferred to the senate, until he shall have
parchment the members of the court shall
tako an oath or affirmation truly ana I'M
partially. to try the impeachment accord,
ing to the evidence, and no person shail
be convicted without the concurrence oil
two-thirds OF the members present. Judg.
mcnt In cases Of impeachment, shan not
extend further than to removal from OF
Zee, or removal from or'cG and disluaiih,
cation 10 hold and enjoy any offlce Oh
honor. trust or pront under this state; but
tho party lmpelcn"d shall be liable to
Indictment anu Punishment according to
law.
Abstract.-The amendment to this sec.
tlon extends the existing prohibition
against the governor acting AZ
a member of The court OF Impeachment
on the trial Of impeachment against ihe
governor to the temporary president OF
NE senate. such prohibition being the APP
pllcation 81 the principle that no man
rect Interest in the result. To hcIlifate
Inc conduct Of impeachment proceedings
u is also provided that the court, Tor the
trial OF impeachments may order al or any
part Of the testimony. TO be taken ana
neportei ny comtnlttee ,2inpoS.u oi
peached officer must he allowed to t~estifS
before the court. II h. shall 50 desire.
section tlil 10. The existing county
courts arc continued. and the judges
thereof now In office shall hold their or
ives yr HT1,. IN" s.riIh,,,o1, I'M. OF c .msIr f cop,,r,-
in the counties of Kings. Queens, kich.
mond and Bron, shalt he abolished and
the county Judges transferred rs provided
there shall b" fnur county Judgcs.l The
number OF, county judges N any county
time. by tho Legislature. to such number
that tho t"'h number uf county judges IN
any one county shall not exceed one Tor
every two hundred thousand or major
fraction thereof. of the population of such
county. lThc additional county Judges "a
the county Of King shall be chosen AZ the
general election held Ia IN" nt-t oJi-nuin'
bored venr after he adoption OF ms
amendment Tho additional county Judges
whose Offices may be created 10y the loyts;
iatuT. shall he chosen at tn" E"nctil
election held in tho first odd-nnmoer.di
f'h AaA'A ~ -" Vs. FHN' 49,
county Judges. Including successors 20 cN-
lstiug Judges. shall he chosen by the "icc-
tors Of the counties Tor the term OF six
years from and including tho hEst day ~
January following their election. t>ccrt
as In this article otherwise provided
jurisdiction ltheyl now prescribed by the
legislature, posses and also ]orieina!
money only. Wh're all the defendants re
side IN the courty. aud Ia which the com
r.aint demands julement Tor a sum nov
The legislature may hereafter enlarge or
restrict thu Jurisdiction OF the County
courts, provided. however, that their lurl--
dicttuu shall not l.. 50 eAtend,i a. 10 Az.
thorizo an action therein ior ne recovery
o. mon! on,y, ~ WITH hr :. ,hnus,,nnT do.-
lars. or 90 IN which amy prison no, a
resident Of tn. county j. deirnaanItl J..
unless such defendant have nm office Tor
the Transaction Of business within the
c"uniy and the 'nn'r q, "'', ""scp, in
i.hed from and after the 1T day
OF p,Semocr eight" nuhdTya "oI
n.ne'y-h,@' n, rm, ln each county.
| except the county OF New York. shal.
,he.eupon be vested In ths couhSy tHnur,
then pending In such courts OF sessions
shall be transferred to the said county
| Every county Judge and special county
judge in c%oun,ir, having IN. same shall
| au.reI by law. itis salary shall be e-tao-
ushei by law. payable out OF the county
treasu.y \ coHnty Jn9ss in any any Other
county when requested by the judge oil
su~i other county.
Abstract Tho Amendment to ms sec
gu,cns. Ei,hmoul AMI hyouN .h.t.,,.-
And authorizes the Legislature - c>i"ul
,u.,r iuri~al..ipu Zoo causes IN Whi'h a
person not resident Of she ,"nnH =, q.
a.t .#- % LH nIEN an tfII|F A1H me
triu.,rttpu 70; b@usln,-- within tnr county
.ul the 'tn-" of n.,I't "r"sr t.',,'"
These changes Hrr mtA" IN i'Sp'"'u 70 d"
ycry wI.,sp.ett i'' Hnh
section t!sI II. The c]>ist.ns sIrrog,t"s'
courts ar0 continued. anu the suiFpSi'rs
roN n otn," shah hold tA,ir Ola .,. unit.
la-sors Shall Doe ,hos-u b. ,he electors ~
their tcspa,tiy. counties. and 'ae.f terms
,uun.y Of Sew York. Where ih"F shall
continue 80 10" fourteen yrtre- -JrfosA'"-
l.Ji.ioH .uA powers lwNi.A '"f -nt.o,
nov tpcs,s -s. prescribed b, the lrvi,'a-
l"gisltt.r.I law. The county judge shall
he surrogate ~ his county, except, whore
, separate surroc At" has been "r ~hA. h'
elected In counties having a pupu ,ii"r
exceeding tory Thousand, whrl"'n .'h"'"
"a, rr,,t IL, Tor The r|iort.ou OF 4 scplra'e
ofucci - he ~a'roEl'a. who's" torn ot
oin'@ 'n,u! 'n ~ I,..,i v, n" ..n,,t,c of.
ncssr MI, salary sh ,I be o,,tb!i.neI by
Law, payable "n' "' ihn county ,tf"tsnIS
Sfugc longer ul.,u urt.. and Including the
last day Of December neat after u" SHAH
Curing IN tAr otH,e ~ judge Of tn" court
Of general -es-i"n- Of the city Of New
York. judr" Of the .it, court OF New
OF surrogate sinai! Do" allied In tn" same
manner a. like vacancies occurring In the
supreme ,uurt. tine compensation Of any
county Judge or surrogate shall not be
incrca-oi or diminished. turing his term
courts tho legislature MAJ confer upon the
supreme court IN ANY couuiN having 1
population exceeding iour h%nuir"i ihous-
ant, ,he pow, an! ~ ',i'"t''n o. EUR.
~ fa.t by 1u-y IN probate cu~"s \ sur
rornie "f any conn,, may held a snrro-
uur-i,l bN the surrogate ot such other
c%ounih', The l"uiLatnrr, ma, ut ANY time
consolidate the offices 81 county judge and
surrogate" In any county.
Ahs,ra. tn the amendment to this
section. surrogate ana SarruEttrs' courts
are given 'hg lpr''d'l'.J nov prescribed
ribbed hy HW Tho general extension Of
the Jurisdiction pt those officers and
.,.r,s hy the code amendments OF 1913
mental to justify more than a continuance
~ ~, ,.,Tt.d..ftpu -, ,,rr,rrr. .,IFr.t
10 Lex Ng.atlyn rhlUce or modification. Tho
surrog ate Of tnF county o. authorized %
ho.d Il surrogate court IN any other
~ ss,n county. and the legislature s., an.
,horlXrl at any time to consolidate The
office ~ oouuty judge and surrogate ia
']Scc,iou jleI ~, The legislature may.
on application Of The boar, OF super,
ofr.crs. no. 'o eNreed Two in any
county, to discharge the duties OF rola.r
Judge and ~ surrogate. in cases ~
IN such other cases ~ may be provided
hy .'w, 9''i ~ 'N'rcl-r slrh Other poHrr.