New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
STATE CONSTITUTION

49,. "Ni-l.h directing the legislature 20 ap-
/ IlVpi late sums n~cefaary for interest install
I menus OF principal. contributions to eNlstirc
,,h"'ns iuhds' ana ~ case II lis failure "a
. such payments out Of the irst available mon.
! eys In his hands
ra Section ", I improvement Of high
imP!ouemenf Of Aiohwaps shall be created oni,
tn fhe NoHner pforifsd 10 section four OF fais
gil-f; 40 rorisinn ~ fhis Grfici, sAdll b,
eetmed to impGE o. agcci the tgud,fv Of en-
0fof ~ thc sf1fs hcfsf0fors CONTRACTED o, ant
. t,ght % oOAqGti0n heretofore created belueeA
re 'fafe ana ony Of ~ c'uH dirtsion,.
4 debt or debts Of the state msJ be an.
/ thurizcf by law for the improvement OF high.
ways. such highway shall he determined
/ uhd'r general laws. which shall also provide
/ for the equitable apportionmcnt thereof among
/ The counties. The aggregate 81 the debt.
I authorized by this section shall not at any one
Z time exceed the sum Of nifty millions ~ dol
/ lars. The payment Of the annual interest on
D. hu'h oeht ana. the creation OF siuhIng fund
B ~ at least two per ccntum per annum 10 dis
7 charge the principal al maturity shall boz pro
flu,d ty general laws whose force and cfcci
shall not be- diminished during the existence oi
nry debt created Hereunder. The legislature
. may hy general laws require the county or
' town or both 90 pay 20 the sinking fund the
ptopoguonate part OF the cost OF any such
I highway within the boundaries Of such county
d or town and the prOpOrtIonate part Of tho
interest thereon. but no county shall az ans
tine for any highway Ice required 10 Day more
ihan thirty hlndredths ot th' cost II such
+ highway ana no town more thnn hfteen hun
. dredths. None Of the provision Of the fourth
section of this article shall apply 90 debts for
I ne improvement Of highways hereby author
ArsTBAcr.-The amendment 10 this section
makes the following changes The present
section provided special method for highway
bond issues. The amendment Substitutes a
provision which allows highway bonds to be-
issued in the same manner az the other bonds
Of the state. NJ amendment o. the article is
10 affect such highway debt heretofore con
+ fracted. or rights and obligations heretofore
created between the state and any OF its civil
SECTION s. The moneys authorised 10 be
Tdiscd 5V The sdle o. hQhwdv bonds pursuant
thc general election hcid in the yeof one thou
sand nine hpndr,j and tTelre. ichich haze been
I OFportiored % cCtqin counties "a crceSs Of tho
sums. % De- determined by me comptroller,
wLtch ave or triu B, foQur,d 10 construct and
/ improve the hiQalcGbS Heretofore determined
I ~ general lars % b. constructed and tmgrorci
.ntcndenf Of pHbhc tcorks Gffcr appropriation
0y the legislature 70 the construction and i'm
fhue0f. Gs rerc dcnned BY inc rhen such
bonds tcCre authorized. and located outside Of
such counties, as he nay de'm erDedienf.
ARsTHACr.-By peculiar situation. over
two million dollars have been lawfully appor-
toned among several counties for the improve
mcnt Of highways therein under circumstances
which prevent the money from being lawfully
expended therefor. or for any other purpose,
without a constitutional amendment The high
ways for which the money might otherwise
have been used are already constructed. The
above new section Is designed to make such
/ money available for the construction and i'm
proycment of unfinished trunk lucs OF high
ways outside Of such counties.
section l6l .. Neither the legislature canal
board, nor any person or persons acting in
behalf Of the state. shall audit. allow or pay
any claim which, as between citizens Of the
state. would be barred by lapse Of time. This
provision shall not be construed 10 repeal any
statute fixing the time within which claims
thau be presented or SLOWED. nor shall il
extend to any claims duly presented within the
time allowed by law, aud prosecuted with due
fnaa a Aff4Hh HHH.r.
Bur II the claimant shall he under legal dis
ability. the claim nay be presented within two
years after sucn dlsaMhty Is removed.
Section ISL 10. The legislature shall not
sell. lease or otherwise dispose ~ the Erie
canal the OswcgO canal the Champlain canal.
the Cayuga and Seneca canal, lori the Black
hereafter cOnsfructcd, nor shall any easement
Ia or tucuDIbrGrcc on such canals or terminals
, be created but they shall remain the prop
erty Of the state and under its management
forever WHOM rcccssqry IN the opinion O1 tho
superintendent Of public rorks. easements IN
bliSoe co,.sfylcton. prouidcd that sac6 Sqse-
ntnfs shall mt Dtcrfere Nth or impair the
use " the canals. 1.-THE prohibition Of lease.
sale or other disposition herein contained shall
Lot apply % the canal known as the Main and
Hamburg street canal. situated IN the city Il
Buffalo. and which extends easterly from the
westerly line Of Main street 70 the westerly
line Of Hamburg street. All funds that ma y
be derived from any lease. sale or other dis
position Of any canal shall be applied 10 the
10 trhicA such DTOhibifiyH dgDhcs shan Be those
non knoirH as the Erie, the Osicegoi ne Caam-
par, the tdyUgd ana Seneca, ana Ihf bgcN
Rircr canals until the barge canal improve
mcHt Under chapter one hundred ana lgly-
scrcn ~ The i1Us Of one thousand hM9 nun,
dred 0Nd three, as heretofore amended, ana
chapter three hundred aud ninCfy-OHe OF tfc
iGtoS Of one thousand nine hundred ana NM
as heretofore amended, shdH hats Oecn coM.
Dietsd iChel such prohibition shdu opDiv ong
to the sGif terminals, the Black RtrF clHui'
the SAID imDrortd canals, the portions o. y
iSfing cdndis heretofore rcscrref Tor bdrQs
canal or canal terminal purposes " statute.
the eristinQ inland Erie canal from IoniHolhu4
creek 10 connection Wtth TIE Bthcf HD,. Gut
bOT those portions " the Erie ana ChdmpiQ"
canals heretofore restTrcd by chapter toO h"N-
dr,d and JOrfD-fhree u thf idW5 o. one tHyH-
rand nine huHdrct and thirteen ana cahai sips
numbers one and ftco IN the cHy ~ DHyVt.D F,
proUided. hoiCeUcr, that ~ the city o. 't g."
mat portion u the crlSiMg bfc cuHu' IA
ficceu SckuyleT and Third streets mdb Ct Solu
or Othertcisc disposed Of on CONDITION 'aui y
flOiC Of sN1fcieHt iCGfer from ScAHyln 10 ~,
street u Jed that portion ~ the CANA edSs ~
Third street be maintained. The dtdhdo"-
ment, sale or other dispost'on ~ cuho.S, 70
canal property shall b. under ana Pu'SHohI ~
general ldWs only and snch ldGS s4at o,ottsc ~
10 the state me far appraised td'tt ~ ~
pr0Dsrtu tchich nldV be GOGnd0ned ana SDi4'
such general lGiIS may prou1de JoL ~ uUun
d0nment Of portions o. lnt tSs','"y ,oyfs Of
the DGr6e canals shall hare become thh10ts.
cara for purposes Of navigation ana s"u.' w., =. /,
certified by the superintendent % P"V''' WV
80 ReaI pSo5Srfy ,oiich has been or which may
hcYel}tCr BE- appropriate lOi Su"u. ~" ~ fcS
sbgU be docncd 10 BE- ned ~ me StdIt W. %
s',i.ss erpycssiy taken for temporary purpose.
The lcGNHg u surplus Rdt1s u aHy W,,.s
STATE canals Or canal ItedtrS o. " ,umg ,sser-
tt,Do1,ud,d bv the construction o. duWsl ItS' .
Xxx Er ofRer strpcturcs shall heredfiT DC
Dursuqnt to general tGcs Uh.T' OH' no oftey
pisiOn shall not authorize we toC 'VIireyfcd
fLGn nqrigofion purposes % Hdtu tetd tbe
rom The Black fiUcr trGte1Shed ~ leta w
Erie canal 40 sucB lease nor ~ i,rS ion
eaters Hereunder shdI ~ any = ~ ,,i9etion or
80 iyferf,rs nth. Or tndGHgp HdD'yu.to1,.. ~,
H.. cn,str,.cfioH. use, maintenance, opcIat'oss
or saf,tv Of the canals Or Of 0lhe' p'OP' sttSSti
n, staK Zach lease shall be IoI, s tg,,-
~. ,ot eJcesdino thirty pears ana ehqt' ~,
.s,rS 70 me state IN. rgnt, ~henep| ~ '"o
opinion Of those having cHdIge tt@t ned, Of
,apemt and opsrGfion VI the edngls l"u. ,s"end
D'' '.,'o. rreouiys a. 20 ferntn or stePt,tt
,Sc sanis and 10 regulate or d"ei ny ny 70 I'm
~ ,cGter TO be used tkerenna~' tVsSts%" ,rtb-
tho corresponding c0mpth9S.'0 ne o0rt Of the
our tncurring liability upon INC P''' -
AesrRACr. This amendment e1iehuS e sI or
,stiTe urohIbitiOn against the So 90 i
80 dttsrositlou OF the Erie shu Vtio4 -
50 a. 10 embrace canal te. ma dimes tie
~ b.reaftrr constructed. IL hlso ut"A IN
VI ~ 60 which such prohibition sppDeS ~, w. =
derUifiop being necessary on h''uIticcb xlrn
Construction Of the barge cshals Nm VIM" canals
co,nnlcted will leave certain tA's.'"t ., 80 r-
.IIf-.o,si lands IA a condition where 'htN -
moi ba used for canal pprl"ses. ot.-d,rIuenf
meht lheIrtig,D tisnositiou Of canals or cNAAt
t nrnoegtv which shall cease TO be pa.t % %
iLr canal system shall be only Pu' t'. state
general Jaws. which shan secure ~, ~ crantirg
- or attraised value thereof ne his ~ ~ . >
az etscments With respect 70 cana -. re-.e..
opeL8tlJ1ht - n - slso provided that surplus
waters OF the canal. nay he ieasfd sS Ss' The he
i.ursuant 70 general and NOT Spa s,n-otii-
atrd - designed 10 remove al unc'I 49, - 49,
qo he states title 10 the properly anu $50
not In any manner interfere VIZ"
rights. r. .hsu hereafter h,