The sun., 1915-10-03

bers apportioned by the constitution of
1894. Such apportionment II not re-stated
seeded by the apportionment by legislative
enactment under chapter 727 OF the laws
NV which st !, , in ,ersS and
apportionment is left to the legislature OF
In any county entitled to more than
4 one member. the board Of supervisorsl,1
or there he none. the board or body
eIrerci.ins exc similar functions. and in any
.ity embracing an entire county. or more
shsn one county. and having no board of
snpsr.yisors. .ni,s. the members elected from each
common councill or II there be none. the
nody most nearly exercising the powers
shall assemble ON The second % Tuesday OF
June one thousand feight hundred and
ninety .ilvel nine hundred and sixteen. and
thereafter making an apportionment a-
hereinafter provided. shall prescribe. and
assembly districts as nearly equal In mum
Der or Inhabitants, excluding aliens. a.
may be. Of CONVENIENT and contiguous
each OF which shall be wholly within
senate district formed under the same
apportionment equal to the number of
members Of assembly to which such county
shall be entitled. and shall cause TO be
filed In the office OF the secretary OF state
scriptlon OF such districts. specifying the
number OF each district and of the In
habitants thereof excluding aliens. accord
Or " no state enumeration shall have
been taken within . period of i've years
Ing to the preceding frdcrsi census, and
such apportionment and districts shall re-
main unaltered until another tenumera-
herein provided; but said division of the
city OF Brooklyn and the county OF Kings
be ons mad. ON the second
ninety-hve shall be made by the common
council of the said city and the board Of
Joint session. In counties having more
than one senate district, the same num-
her OF assembly districts shall be put In
ench senate district unless tho assembly
districts cannot be evenly divided among
the senate districts of any county. In
shall he pu, in the senate district in such
county having the largest. or one less
assembly district shall be put In the sen .
smallest number of inhabitants. excluding
aliens. "a the case may require. No town.
and no block In a city inclo.ed by streets
formation Of assembly districts. nor shall
any distticttsl contain greater exces.
In the same senate districtt;l than the
population OF town or block therein
or blocks whichLl from their location
may be included In either OF two assembly
districtst, shall be so placed as 10 make
equal In number of Inhabitants. excluding
aliens , .,! Hut n tn. division OF cities
hrst apportionment, regard shall be had
TO the number of inhe hebItants. excluding
aliens. OF the election districts according
ieightl nine hundred and tninetv-twol
hfteen. 80 far as may he. instead OF blocks
Nothing in this section shall prsyent ,hs
division at any timetl OF counties and
townsTl and the erection OF new countie,
and towns by the Legislature.
Assembly district: ~ At present con
stitutrd shall remain unslterrd until al
tered as herein provided.
An apportionment by the legis.dturet !
or other bodytl shall be subject to review
any citizen under such reasonable reruia.
lions as the legislature may prescribe
and amy court before which cause may
shall give precedence thereto over az
other causes and proceedings. and II
Isaidl such court be not IN session IL
of the same.
Abstract.-@The changes effected by this
amendment are TO make the aprort'on-
20 the changed conditions under which
senate districts are TO be altered. after
each federal census, under the provisions
OF section 4. The existing apport ionment
and the assembly districts as now con-
stituted are continued until the next ap-
portionment of assemblymsn and the alter
alton Of assembly districts. which nre 20
be made in 1915 In conformity with the
home rule principle az applied % counties
ci'N embracing an entire county. or NOR"
than one county tmeaning New York rltN'.
and having no board OF supervisors. the
members elected from any such county
20 the board OF aldermen SHAH FIX She
boundaries OF assembly districts within the
county. Al present. the members Of such
mond. for instance. have voice In fNing
the assembly dls,riots In Queens county
Section 1871 @. The elections OF senators
and members OF assembly. pursuant to the
provisions Of this constitution. shall b.
held on the Tuesday succeeding the rrst
directed by the legislature
IS Z No member o' the legislature
SHAH receive any civil appointment within
this state. or the senate OF the United
states. from the governor, the governor
and senate, or from the legislature, or
from any cliN government. during the
time for which he shall have been elected
ana al such appointments aud all votes
given ;or any such member tor any such
Abstract,-rhe actual working - the
section above eliminated h1- been 20 cN-
clude from the public service many per-
sons having exceptional qualifications rnr
particular o;1ces The section has ncvr-
| hlndarsd ths appointment o, senators and
7 ss>mb'ymeh TO orlCes not flled hv the
governor governor and senate and 'erlsla-
ture, nor TO any orice whatever after their
% the elimination Of the section u 20 make
-enators and ass"mhlymcn equally eligible
With other citizens f0r any puh'ic once,
year and legislative term shall BEGIN on
| the FIRST day OF January, and the lcglsla-
ture shall, every year assemble on the 1Jat
! Wednesday in January
section I6l 4. Each member Of the 'egI,-
| ature shall receive for his serN ices NJ an.
nuai salary OF lionel two thousand nve
hundred dollars The members OF lcl'herl
each hous. shall also receive 1.-THE sum of
one dollar for every ten miles they shall
truvell the railroad fare Rctuall, paid In
! going 70 and returning from their place OF
meetingt, once In each session. on the most
| usual route but not aftenrr than once eaci,
week during any session Of the IcgisIa-
turr. Such railroad fare shall he repaid
bcr entitled thereto after audit by the
comptroller. senators, when the senate
| alone II convened In eNtraordinarN session.
/ or when serving as members of the court
for the trial OF impeachments. and such
| memhe-s of the assembly. not exceeding
nine In number as shall be appointed man
ayers Of an impra chment. shall receive an
| AbstraCt-The amendment increases 10
| $500 per annum the salaries of senators
and asscmblymen, II also allows them
! their actual railroad fare between their
/ homes and Albany, each way once a week
| during any session In place 81 ten cents "A
! mile once during a session. The salary al
! the present time is not really equal he
! cause OF the difference in distance from
| Albany OF the residences Of the members
| Failure to pay his railroad fare nuts "A
| premium upon staying home to save the
| expense, II a member lives far from AL
| banS. The present salary Of 81 500 was
| fxcd forty years ago. The nadeuuacy of
thiH sum FOR meeting the increased cost
OF living tends to exclude from the leglsla-
| ture many competent and worthy citizens
whose services are sought to be secured
IN ~ ~ al 1aan