New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28
er,rr CONSTITUTION.

~, oot''no s-,-,,-s-t thereof who
shall act a, such t.fins hi. erin 20, ,s-,r1sut
~ ofhe- fr.fice. -raIl - iesirnni'l ~
oor.r-or from Ill ~ furftc,7 '|clr. 80 a..
,spr~.r- Coa-' for 'lms ~ n-e 80 t.r,nq
- ok-s = fess Tran fye years fyu M
20 fif7e a. th4 terms - tsu.hl ~ -.
t'on. expire o- so andes ' u, to-.
ihel shsii mako reo desirnauon'
|.v 81 ia justices 90 drsignsfei 20 rl ~
,rre''afa division in cacl depaf .r'r". -.
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~ r-<,td.ro ,u.ftce 'he~-of ~ fnp ,ii'. 80,
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..r . ,e,,..,> .re g9r,-ror shall de'iG
rot. r,ro ddd,f,otoi 'p'''rr' 10 - h~t,1H
iHe may s'so make tei1por+, - 90 az
~ IN -ase Of 'he ao,er.' Gi ,S.i appellate
d',ision ~ prcsidirO .us'tcc th('eol ~.
oss0~ any Of 20 fvsfi@t. oL,...s,o- ,r,fg
,.ch obs>-r- ~ ,~ob,hiV but no itstics Shdu
bc 80 designated 20 ~ longer nav .o,r
nnoHft' ~ o-g yror or dIv.sor shall
certify 10 lhnl ft qo'T70i M W. ,DT me
moro adi'tionaf justices are he.G' ,,f
speeSv disposition o. the business p'to, %
the co--erro- stgu detigf0ie Tnch 'dn.l'ys .s
,u,tfre o, Justice, Wherever he eppel-ste
division IN amp department tn"n - he
10 dispose ~ it- Business VIM ieerVus -
linn. I, r1afo-i-t O. - prf-iI'rs iur'fee 81
the several departments a. nfr 20 -, A.,
hy ~, presiding hustle" ~ tnc "rp - b.
arrears fmsvI shall transfer such faino H
Of m fanyl pending appeals az fh' p'ffidlHg
tusficcs may d~'-rpire 10 be ~. - Sor
such department % any othes l'pa, 49, 49,, ~ he
hearing and denomination. 20 -lt'l 49,,
sppeilsfe division s-au. within me fenatt
n.ert - which hA uaJ - d"siCns,ea I" -
form ne duties o. an appe'ln jtsilc'' sAtI
t,se ory or I'M. movers Of , justice - me
supreme cou-- other than those "f lNh,'-
out ~ court. and those p. ".I;.,e ,rt A.
ci,ion Of motions submitted or consent oi
counsel. hut any such Justice. hen not ac,I-
sy sngsssd ID Per'o513s s ,hr e HltsF 20 vheh
he Is designated. may hold ans term on ny
supreme court and exercise any "t lue PoN..ss
county or judicial district IN any Other de-
par'nient OF the state. Tbs dppeAGi' dii''oh:
trcep' AZ her~~ p-orid.d, 'h:" -, ~, "a
efter Tho asst day Of peremb-r. eighteen nun
drs. and ninety Nvo The appellate division
shall have the jurisdiction now eIercised ~
the supreme court At ITS general terms al'4
hy The general 'errla 81 fhs court o. COM non
pleas for the city and county Of %e~ roIt
The superior court y nc cllS OF ~" ~
Brookiyn.l an such additional lurls'i' ~" -.
may he conferred b. the legislature on dp-
pcdls from judgments Of eortic'io" ~ cri'n
mol cases The cppe.iofe division or ne d7ptl
late term as the CASE ri0D De nay reduce ne
,ertsnce imposed b. the trial court o ludge
II shs haEs Po"sf 10 aPP0,,Rt.. an" .poejnte d.
vision I'm each department shall maze power
70 tx the times and places FOR nn4dihs ~
IkpeCidll terms or INC supreme cOlAft ti''''
and 70 assign the justices IN the departme nis
70 hold such terms III Tor 10 MAKE iu'eS
therefor
ABsTR4cr.-T section 10 smended 80 as 10
provide for the continuance o. he, prsseh NJ
division Of the ststr into four judicial de
partuents. II Increases the pumner Of Jns
ices Of the appellate division IN the INST De
partment 70 noi less ihsn en- nor nor '". ~
.eyen. leaving I've Justices In each OF
tho other departments. AZ a. present no
Vidcd. lu order 10 make II possible FOR m"
appellate division 10 the hru department 10
dispose Of the growing volume % Jus appeilNit
Guinness. which n 1915 amounted TO upwards
" l.5O1 appeal sud $50 original motions
,tatc- the court - authorized To- 1T in two
parts. and Il the vresiding Justice At any
tine shall certify TO Tho governor that the
interests u justice so require. BE- may desic
nate two additional Justices 10 ST N that III
vision. The presiding justice Of any appellate
division IS also authorized, IN case OF t""
absence or inability 70 act Of sny Justice
thereof. % ssslEn any jusiic, II N, supreme
court to SIT in N" appellate division during
such absence or 'nlhinty, hut for ptN}u
not longer than four months 10 ANY year. IT
is further provided that on appeals from j1ds
ments Il conviction 10 criminal 'a-'' the 1p
p'llate 81 yislon or the appellate term. as tli
case may be. may reduce the sentence impo'' o
~ the trial cour. Jr Judge. For the purpose
IL better distribution u the judicial bus!ne's
ate division iu each department are gwen
power 60 III the times and places Tor holdin<.
court ist which equity cases only are trleblsi ,
blt Afro all other tgrns ~ the supreme court IN
that department. snd 70 ~sslsr ~ justices IN
!ste provisions referring 10 the court Of COM
mon pleas for TIE city aud county Of New
lork. the superior court Of u" ny OF NtN
York. the superior court Of Buffalo and the
city court % Brooklyn. are stricken out.
section s There ShOll be appellate term II
the sppfemr court ~ she 1r5i end ~ me
secorG drpof fnrnf corsSft1g u no. teSS thdn
thru rOl rore hdn fr, jVsticss 81 me ~
pfenO ,onrf ~ De desl0ndfcf drnnGHg b. re
appellate dirtstou Of me supreme cOprt " surt
department ifspccfitsig Such GDPc late d.
risious reSP>c'treiJ may designate fpsf.ces 80
,if ~ ne IypeliGfc tim during me fsugIfGry
d',gndted. Th''~ shaA constitute quorum
and the concurrence 81 d majority OF iae ne
';,cSs stttr1 sheH b. accesf9yy 70 a. f,c's on;
u appeals from J1oQHeni. and ordttS - cirtt
odsts made ~ cour;p courts uitLiI Sach de-
p0rfu'rfs, Grd az cpPeo. rom lbGgmcn''
q d o,igs made ~ the city court u tHe
city ~ Ns'r } OK, the court Of spect0. sessions
or ne CITY Of Nev York - svch courts non
srisf. ~ rs aete1ff'r c0nsODcaf'd or r'0rccr-
i,ed pUSrdrt 10 U''- dtnci,, and " oil oihsr
fIfcrior Local cOurfs, ercept coSr's hed bp
justices n TIE p-Oc'. ctip nIqstr1fcs courts.
Gad co"rfs Of spscto. sed''ons h,ld bV one ciiy
. mdqist'afe only, UifttH such Departments, shGd
je heard AZ the appellate ferr. The Ie0tSld
fnre nag enlarge or tfstficf ne jurisdiction
q ths appel'gts term Appeais 70 ne apP;l.
Oppeiaote term may bs tob IN ds of tfght only
,cher the oppe'idfe ten o" re,~s.n0 ~ nods-
fy,n0 a Judgment Ddkc, rou findings Of iact
ana renders ivdooieHl sAsrCor. APpedls 10 tie
appellate dirisi9f Gis0 may BE- alOs Cd BY the
proper nppeiici. dirtstoH.
the appellate term % the supreme court In the
FIRST and IN the second departments which
now is composed ~ three justices changing
from month 10 month. IN the future shall con
sist ~ not lees then three. MOI more than Ave
Justices 10 be annually designated ny the sp
pellate division; thus giving II grsater perman-
A Q,A al o. he I'm
bers Of the court e develop into more har-
monious working body than il possible under
also cmpowerei 10 designate Justices 70 all
In the appellate term during the tempora ~
disability o, any Il those regularly designated.
The appellate Iurisdict!on OF the appellate
term embraces generally speaking sppes :
from Judgments and orders ~ inferior courts
within such departments, subject 10 exceptions
as To certain courts and limitations as 10 Ger
tain Judgments snd orders whlch clearly ap-
pear from the text but the legislature may
10 the appellate division from Judgments or
orders ~ the appellate term are 10 be taken
at Of right only when the appellate term. ca
reversing or modifying a Judgment. MAKES new
but ID Is provided thst appeals 10 the appellate
division nav be allowed by that court. This
divisions from the confederation Of matters
which are generally OF lees importancs than
other hand 10 make OF tine appellate term a
/ digaih.d and eri ci-ut branch Of the court
Section 1914! No Judge or justice snail sit In
tho appellate term. appellate division Or 10 the
court Of appeals IN review Of decision MA DE-
bJ hia or by any court Of which be vas 40
tie time sitting member. The testimony
IN equity case. shall be taken 10 IKE ma mn r
as IN csses Of law and, EXCEPT as herein
otherwis4 provided. N. legislature shall have
the same power to sltsf and regulate the
Jurisdiction and proceedings IN Law and in
: equity that IL bas heretofore eIercised.
ABsrEAcT. By this section az amended the
pressnt prohibition -gsinst judge Or justice
In he
court Of appeals IN review OF decision made
~ him or by any court % which hs was 1T
the time sittins mrmber. Is extended 70 the
sppsllste term the sine reasons which Induced
: - Nh MINI In The a Lalue a-.uaI-A