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

other person, 40 may maze spplicston 10 =.
so enlisted
and divlced into such and aid naval. and
actiy. and reserve forces, ss the legislature.
may deem proper. provided ho~sver that,
Their. shall - maintained az al times a
men. fully uniformed armed. equipped dis
ciplln-d and ready for active service AMI IL
session 20 make sufficient appropriation. FOR
Section Th- governor shAl appoint lthe
chief. % the revrrsl staf departments his
aide. -ds-csmp and military 'scretsry AND ia,
odirtort general Q, n. itaie. 81 Of vhom
shall ROD 0fns' agT.s hi p pc. IT,, 'h,.r
which tho governor shall have bssn elected
he shall also nominate. and with the consent
Of the 'sns,s appoint. az ma Isener,.s
auanscd,ts-, Of major oessroIs ord AIDES.
AssT..or-se. ne abstract below under
Section 5 All other commissioners and
I non -commlssiosed officers shsll he chosen o.
appointed In such manner ard sboll bat, s1ch
Qualification as the Legislature may deem
most conducive 70 The improvement 81 the
militia. provided. however thai no Law shal
be ps.,ed changing ,hs existing mod. OF .l.c-
| lion and appoln tinenr unoss twO-,hirds % the
members present ls each house shall concur
therein.
section 1 o, this article
Section 9. III. commissioned officers .hsll
3. com9l.;on.a By The soy,sr.9r e: comma
be removed from, Office during ~. term To-
which he shall have been appointed o. elected.
unies. ~ ihe senate on the reconm-ndA,ion
OF the governor. stating the grounds On which
such removal IL recommended. or hy th- sen
i,ncs OF court artisl. or upon ihe find. ngs
law. or Tor absence without csvs FOR q
period OF six three mopths or more
AssrsAcr III. provisions q the present
constitution have become imperative 10 Ger
. t.fo nsFflculzrs bY of nFf nj
requiring that the organization Of or National
Guard conform 20 that Of the regular srmy
Iis4ss;, conlrss; {; .ncSo,versd 70 DC, by ID.
had antlcips ted mi. federal law by ensctlnx
cur military law OF 1896 under which the
National Guard had been reorsanized This
purpose OF tn. amendments 10 sections four.
I'VE and sir OF this article 4. 10 harmonic our
constitution with the demands, OF the federal
.N sot also with the eIis,ins prscti.ss as
embodied In ne state military law OF 1888.
ARTICLE xii XIV
Section I, ,hal bs IN. duty Of y.
s. ei qi to sd RT0Ees ,sr tsi
/ villages. and 20 restrict their power OF taxa
ton. a,ssssmest borrowing money. contract
proven, abuses in sss-ssments and IN con
tracting debt By such municipal corporations
ana ne legislature may regulate and TX
I labor. and make provision for the protection.
welfare and safety Of persons employed BY tho
.ise, Or S,y y any county sly tow, yil,ss, S or
contractor or ubcentrsctor performing work.
/ labor or services for the state. or for any
eSouny. city town. village or othsr ciyil d.
Visien thereof n s1ch rio~~er shall Sc
crre 70 then, thf exercise Of the po,cers
gronted 70 o,t'cs N thls article. Ero-pt az
10 cts, hovns more thaA o-s bsrdred thou-
Legislature 10 rs,trtc, the po,cer, Of tarasior
tara'lo1 end o,,e;,mc-. s. ssy CITY or m
" Kssfssc nae "TSs eliminated par, q, thi. SEC
tion relating TO employee, has been taken
care OF In the next succeeding section ~
provisions Of tho constitution TO tho home rul.
provisions OF this constitution. The duty OF
power Of ;sxat,oa and s,-,,m.nt by I'M muniet-
psllties is, by the Amendment to this section.
confined so far as cities are concerned 10
tho,s having more than one hundred thou
Section 4 P.rtl g. The Legislature may
and may also re0~! late and Ar the hours Of
work or labor. and make provision FOR the
pro,.ction. welfare and safety OF persons EN-
RSysd III ,n' oT Shs or fsgny Of chg Ss
state. or b. any contractor or subcontrsctor
performing work. labor or services FOR the
or other civil division thereof
ABSTRACT This section Is part OF section
one OF article twelve OF tho presen, constitu.
/ ton snd modlhes II only to the .x,en, OF
/ transferring from the legislature 10 cities the
right TO tx the salaries mentioned In tn. en-
suins provisions Of the article.
Section !. Every CITY shoII Move exclusive
pomer 10 manage, regulate and cortro! q,
property, sratrs and municipal pecerrcs.ri
subject te The provisions Of thi, constitution
ard subiscs further TO the provisions Of tn,
genera! loo, Of tbs state. Of iaws appiytnG
10 all The cities o. the state ,cithort cld-si1od
fton or distinction, and Of latos applying Il
establishing or affecting the relation bet,oee'
such q county and a city therein.
Such po,oer shall b. deemed 10 ,rclud'
among others.
.lal Th> pe,oer to o-osrts end .n'dra0'
| oil departments, bureaus or Other divisions
q "a rnnnictpa! poverrms-i ard 10 reoYlat,
selection. number. terms o. office. con,pensa
tior and method Of removal Of al CITY ofd
GER, and e'npioyeeI irei1dirc al! police ond
and o. ali NON Judicial officer. ard employee,
attached 70 courts rot Of record, and n
regulate the compensation Of al! officers rot
I chosen b. the electors and o. sU employees
/ Of counties situated tohollp ufthin a city ,E-
cspt assistants and employees 81 district at
torpeys and ercept officers AND employees o.
/ 10 TIE po,csr, as hereinafter prot4d>d, 10
rerfse enact amendments 70 us charter IN
relation 10 ifs property. drdirs or ,nnricipol
/ government and TO ersot amendments 10 any
'scdI or special lac IN relation thereto A
/ o,ty may adopt ->rfssd charter or enact
amendment, 10 us charter or any ertstino
special or local lao m rclsfio, TO any mat
/ ter Of state concern the management, rc0s-
/ i1tios aud control Of Which shoH have been
delegated % the ctty BY loo snnl snd na!es;
/ section four Of IRIS article shall enact ls,c
/ Inconsistent th.rstcith The tern, "chsrier
&, declared for the purposes o. thi, c,fieIe
/ TO Include any general city ldw enacted Tor
the cities o. one class IN 50 far as m spphes
/ 10 such city.
such arrsrdnrents. sub iect 10 the approval Of
/ fhe mayor and o. tn. board Of estimate and
! opport'onnent o. the c'ty v any there o.
avn Of ths Members Of the board o. estimate
and dpport,onuert erc nor elected or IN
! ,ohich no such body erisfs no such amend.
mert shall be enacted without ne assem- q
| ttro-thirds Of oil mem bers elected 10 such
le0ts 'at;ve body Ev>fD such enactment shan
embrace only one subject aud shan e;5p[rsssIy
amendment Uhich changes the (iGncwork OF
/ m, Government Of the city or mobiles rcs,ric-
tons Of to ISSUING bonds or coniraour9 deots
shdH De submittsd 10 the legis!Gfnre IN the
,sar on, thousand rirc hundred aud str.rer
on or before the fifteenth day o. hdrch ana
IN anu year fhsreaft,r during the frst uesk
Of is rsIt regular session, and shdH take
EJECT as ldU slrty days after Sbch su0hlta-
sion url,ss ga the meantime the legislature
shall disapprov. no SOM oy j9int 's,G 35j,
take eGeci upon Ns enactment as dbole pro-
vtded tctthort such submission 10 the !e0rs-
The legislature BY general lao shall! pro
eide for q public notics ara opportunity for
a public 1edrir0 b. the Ie0is!df'ts body Of
the CITY concerning orv srch amendment 0c-
FOR, fraI action thereon b. 70.
AZ ne genera! election IN ne 5,ar, one
thousand min. hundred and seuertee,, ard IN
I,ss its charter after one rcttsion thereof skgis
Otherwise provide, ip every eigAth year fh,'r-
otter ether az the senrdI or a. iyeciGi elee-
fion. every city shG!I sabrass 10 ne electors
fh,,,sf TIE 5ussti0, "shdH there b. com
,,t,s,or 10 retise the charter Of the e.yf" cri
u,gy a. IA, scme fine choose ,evcn eOnmis
.on,rs 10 r,rts, hs CIV charter IN rose me
ou,,tiO, b, snsrered In the Affirmative. pro-
,,GSd' kotcsrer, fhaf IN sse oiv Of Ss,o Yo,k
ne nHmb,r o. ssch eom-issioners ssdH be
.f-,.Sr rfo. Of uhops shcH b. chosen " ne
,'s~tor, or m, ,nfifs cffy, too BY the electors
Of rae borough Of IGrhciid7, 'vo ~ the
siecfors II rae borough o. Brooklyn. and one
sacL BIZ he electors Of he borough, o. Tas
Ryer- Queens and Richmond respectively.
s.ch ,,vison uher conpi.f,d shsi. BE- flsd N
ia Otto, Of the ctiy clerk and not ksS than
a. al. -Ilcfnra Of fht rliI q. ihs nsrt snan.