New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
srArF CONSTITUTIONS.


20 rof nod any other office or public t.lhl.
All votes Tor any Of them. for any oihci ."@ an
judicial office, given ~ ms 'es''''
the people. shall be void .
s.Sfion mi Is Judges OF the court c' ap-
peals and Justices Of the supreme cN'itl y I
he removed by concurrent resoluil'n 90 I'll
houses q the legislature. t No ,,,,,.-r ,b.re-
TO- Al other judicial ofhc'rs, - tl, $3.50
- the peace and jlq-fs 10 llti.,es on ta
courts bot - record. may DO remover ~ ~
,rrofe On ito Recommendation - fhe spf rrh.i.
= two-thiris ~ ai tue members si',l.Y ,ti b..
fenntc ,oa,lr leiein ~ y. IN c,etp, fr
cause Which shall DO entered go ihf J'-i.1
ror Inlos, DO snail have been sl'.t 80
statement n me cause ahNE'1 an. Pr. ~, .,...
hsd a. OPPORTUNITY 10 De beard on ibe Y-'f.
Ton ~ removal the yeas and nays sls" We
entered on tho journal d.. 49,. 81,
section iiZl IL. 40 person shsi L.'t w
0ce Il fudge f0rl Justice ~ any court o. s4ff'.
gate longer than until and including we la. :
dsy ~ December next after be slgll DO s'fru
years Of age Each Justice or me slpI,.'.ti
CONT shall receive from the state 1.-THE sum
ap annual salary 81 ten thousand dollars lFr
yearI Those ass gnod 10 the appellate" dIfi'i"h-
in the third and fourth departments ~ 'u, .
receive IN additioD the sum ~ $50 ll"l ."N D
dollars snd the presid NJ justices thereof lle
sum Of two thousand Eve hundred dollars i'r
year f1Losel me justices nor 90 D.hcf ~
departments shall conruu' 90 receive r..i
their respective cities. counNf. or aI.ifi '-.
as row provided ty law. such a'ii....e'
gate compensation 0hat they afe no" PEI
selyiuE Those justices f.'ie1 Ih "N.
judicial department other than mo if.l
or second aud assigned to me appellate nlfl-
tlous OF the rrst or srtOud departments sAaI,
while so assigned. receive from those dfpaIL To-
n.ents respectively. ~ now provided ~ is".
tuch additional sum Isl lsil 20 tie JUSTICES
u those departments A justice elected l1 ne
third OF fourth department assignee Dy t"' ~
peiiate division or designated ~ ~" sgterH'I 10
bold trsl Or specis! term in a Judicial dls-
frict other than that i1 which De- is elccttHI
me drsf ~ second ilatctdi department shaI re-
oeive 10 addition Item iv'rfy dollars yer Gay
for expenses while sctually 20 engaged 10 hn.l-
lng such term which sAsll hc pGid hy fl.r stale
gud charged upon the judicial district "uefc ne
service IL rendered. The compensation hefr.l
provided shall he 10 lieu ~ aun SHAH chf.lle
81 other comsensatiou arl o ilDvance 20 itaibl ]
sAch Justices frr expenses ~ evcrJ f.fN 800
nature wlsfso.ter. Iuc provisions ~ fi.s se.-
fIon shall arp.v 10 ihe JUICES and justices Low
Iu ofHro aud 10 those hereafter "Ie'icI- tl
CfDf fns c0sc ~ ne concentration Of t.f p'-
pcs Of coaniy lhdge ana eIftDgat,' ~, ~ haNf
tis cJWpsrsQfto1 ~ no indgfs ~ me clhrf NJ
dDDeqs equal 10 that ~ Grg ibFiicf or Pho sn-
Drcpie court. tho cOWpfnsffior o. J1dge Df l4s-
itcc OF any court Of rscord "a ne stais shc.i
be neither Increased mar decreGsed during ne
term Of office for u htcb he w1s elected or a.
pointed.
ABSTRACT ~ the amendment 70 this sec
ton. the existing provisions relating 10 The
c0mpe nsatlon az justices ~ the supreme court
IN the rrst aud second departments are made
applicable 70 the justices now 10 office or Dcre-
after elected. The additional yer diem CON
penss ton given to justices 10 the third and
fourth departments when holding . tr.sl or a
special term In the Arst or secoud departments
"a increased from $40 10 $40 per car 10 order 10
ing IN those localities. Except ia case o.
the Consolidation ~ the offices Of county Judge
9Gd surr9eate or e. make TIE comqeasat.oo =
any Justice 81 the supreme court 10 II pro-
y.dsd thsf The compensation Of Judge or JUS
i.ce 81 a court ~ record ln the state shall b.
no. IlI cd 81 a ri la. farm
~ Office for which be was elected or apuolafed.
Section ll3I rs. The assembly shall have the
power 81 Impeachment. BY vote Of majority
~ all the members elected Tie court for the
trial 81 impeachmenis shall be COMPOSED Of tie
pros dent ~ the senate. the senators or the
major part ~ them snd the Judges OF the court
OF Gppeals, or the major part Of them. ON tie
trial ~ 40 impeachment sEslnst the governor
or Lieutenant governor. neither tho Lieutenant
governor nor the temporary presidcHt Of ths ron
gre shaiI mott act a. member u the court.
The court for the trial Of inpeachweHfs mag
order dH or any part Of me fcsftWJHg ~ be
taken oEd reported IN committee c.sffos.I ~
n1rrvb ~ ne court. creep. thGf ne imp.gcaed
o0icer must De- dii0reJ 10 fcsutg 5ff1re fLs
court he en- destre No judicial officer shall
exercise his office after articles ~ I'M
parchment against him shall have been pre-.
frrred 10 the senate. until he shall have been
acquitted. Before the trial - an impeachnenf
the members Of the court shall take an oath ~
Affirmation truly ard impartlal.y 10 tgy the ir..
peechm"ut according 10 the evidence aud 40
y ron shall De convicted without the concur
HtNe % TWO iliTN~ or The members present
Judgment In cases ~ Impeachment shall not *.
tend further than 10 removal from Office or D..
m"yal rom oui'e and disqualification 10 hold
Gnl enjoy any office OF honor trust or rroat
under his state; bat the party impeacl.d st3ii
Ice Liable TO indictment and punishment accord.
ing 10 sw
ARsTRAcr.-'Ihe amendment 10 this section
extends the existing prohibition against thr
lieutenant governor acting HS q member ~ ia,
court ~ Impeachment on the Trial cf l',,f..' i,-
meht against the governor 10 the temporary
president OF the senate such prohibition Je.u
the ap9ilcGtion or the principle that no man
should 1T In Judgment where be hq, n dira,f
Interest IN ID" result TO facilitate the con.
duct 81 impca bmeut proceedings IL Is also pr5-
yii"d that the court for the Trial Of lmnea, b
menis may order all or any part o, the festi.
nony 10 be taken and reported by committee.
composed OF members ~ the cOurf ex.aut ~, f.
the lmpeached officer must be allowed 10 tss-
nfy before the court II he sha NJ SD desire.
section US 10. The existing county courts
are continued. and the Judges thereof now in
Office shall hold their Offices untiI IN. ayrir,.
tion ~ their respective terms ,rcegt mt me-
county courts ~ tho counties N q mas Oucsus.
county JEdges trgHsfe,rcd a. pr0r.drd ia fbf,
article. I'm the county u Kings There shall
be- four county Judges. The number ~ county
Judges In any county may ialspl DO lnrrea sei
from time t. time. by tile legislature 4, srcb
number That the t0tHl number ~ county irlr..
Boo any one county shall not exceed one flr every
~" hundred thousand. or major fraction There.
o. Of The population u such county fTh.
adii tloual county Judges In the county Of kfrss
thall b. chosen At the general election hold 10
the first obi numbered year after tin ,,ionftor
~ this amendment. The add tional ,dl.n-,
Judges whose Offices may he created Ly th,
Legislature shall De chosen OF the general ol.r-
ton held IN The first Odd-numbernd year after
th- creation % surh Ollie. AL county igl,e..
iufludin- SUCCESSORS 90 existing irlgss shall
be 'hos'n ~ the electors - The countes for
the torn % SIX yrar- from and including th,
FIRST day 81 January following thpir election.
Ercept IN this article 0'herrise prorIFsi
county courts shall have the powers and luri,.
,Ifa fNsN NHf Ia. .H..
fure. fpos-~ss.l and also original Jurisdiction
IN actions fJr the recovery a. money only
whore a.! the defendants res de IN the county
aud To- which the complaint demands Judgment
FOR sum not exceeding ttw0l tirer Thousand
dollars. The legislature may hereafter au.
large ar restrict the Jurisdiction - tho ,.ouufv
ton shall not be 50 extended l. o. authorize an
action therein FOR th" recovery of MONEY only,
.hr,e thousand dollars. or ~ in which auy
person not resident ~ tho county I, he.
fendsnti J. unless such defendant have an
0rlr, for IN, trdHsGrti0G Of buelness trltIl, ~
Courts - sessions. except in the county -
New York. ere abolished from and after The
ninety nve. All the Jurisdiction ~ the court
OF sessions IN each county. except The count ?
Of Scw Iors. shall tbereupon be vested 10 a..
county court thereof ard an actions and ur,-
cccdings then peudlnx In such courts u SOC.
sions shail be transferred 10 the said county
courts fnr hearing and determination Every
county judge ana 3prc!1l county fEdOf % cffifi-
ncs hGrinO the same shall perform SUCH duties
81 tthryl laay b. required by law. His sal
AIRY shall be established by law. payable out ~
the county trashy. A county judge OF any
county NAY hold county courts IN any otbrr
county when requested by the Judge or such
other county.
ABsrGAcr The amendment 20 this section
nholishrs the county court ~ Kings. Queens.
Richmond and Bronx. increases the jurisdiction
or the remaining county courts lu common ln~
acu'ns 10 $1,000 aud authorizes the leSiSih
tlre u extend their Jurisdiction 10 causes 10
winch person not resident " the county
II defendant II he have an Office FOR the
transaction Of business within the county Hnd
The causc Of action arose therein. These
changes are made 10 respoDs- - yer, Wide
spread demand
Section 1851 II. The existing surrosates'
courts arc Continued, and the Hrrogatrs nov