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

rae county court, &" "a. .eg'''S'"' ''''' ~
A,-r.lc1.-Thi. s.ctios &, intended to refnepy
the existing evils OF the ei'll -. .sop
courts OF the STATE II c>nttnV's a.,
tioe By ID. hrislsturs Of . nI b,.s .ssil tsie
and q body Of practice rules "hlcs "a n, the
the place Of ID. practice nov rsfHl.eu -
cod. Of evil procedure. Uoder me "a .,st,i.
c-siure the practice IL regulated ~ - o,.y
mere matters Of procedure. IL the p,V' 1870
this ssctioa are carried into enc, hp -ttch
will - regulated br s.rlbl. court rules W,
Vii lend ts r,no,. al disputes over matters or
prscilce. II places the responslbiIy 10. ~
kdminisuition OF justice upon IN 'vnLn and
than upon the Legislature. The pfscll's -, nrr
rules referred 10 10 the section have ofes Pr,
nsred by the board " statutory '"h'v 80,
which has been snGsGsd upon the W. ~, ,b.
ps.t two year, beng chl.ny confined TO me
civil procedure In tho courts NJ Oo. nd
'olidsted the r-nersi statutes OF uhr ..'sI
prepared the statutory record OF ,he 81
private and local statutes OF the state az W..
90 that Of tho general statutes - .
upon .proccdure IN hire volumes. "hl .ia-s tho
f,rr,i 20 In this section. Is nov oeiorr, ~
lesulstur- and 4, b~lnE examined BY )o'nt
committee OF the legislature sod conmlttesss -, y.
report viii come before the legislature for &C
ton at i's reIt session. ,.,
socito. Z IA, court Of claims % eont'reen
and sAaN bs court o. record. II ma" cor
sssf Of No fhr>e iYdgcs no,e ~ e'fce. Uhe shai'
hold he,r offices unhl "a. er1irdi'on or theW
respective i,'rss. and fhtsr srcctss0f' N"o ''Y''
a.
sdutoe snd consent Of the senate drd sho ma"
Aold office for nine yedrs. Ths IeeS1di"re m1y
furfh>r increase hs number o. trdJN OF me
po,rtn,rt' ssf rst 10 ercesS A.. IN sA ne
additional 'ndgss heretofore dfpetrf,t sasI COZ
nnps 30 serve unr1 ne hrtt 10y 81 .enad' y.
ono f.os.s-d ,,ss hsrsred dsd eighteen. of
such earlier sGis az ,AsII ~ defsr~Naes es''a
snf 10 Igp Ne court sAdl. Asts pore 70
oppotpt ana reuOr, clerk and suoh COWS 'sh
e0ropAsrf and oifcreGrs az me !s0''a'~e NOV
iron, ne state fh,'f pr>sent c0rnpehdnor an9
dl0uGnecs tHn. re legislature saaA ofhrwi'e
sc>c cpercuea ~ 70 and such additional ib'''
stcfSon 70 hsor and desers'-e ols.rs seeinsI
The sfafe OF stiwce~ eonfhoH.S o1e1"sHts a.
fk !estsIstsre nsp protSss. 1he isds~ o. re
court may scpdrsielr fshe tesfsrsesy ~ re's
ton 10 any oiairs bot no svsfs sAeH % msse
eEce,f ~ . majority o. the ~AoIe court me
coSri may Ssfgbiss ryIes 70 covers SO oSr
procedure
AssTRAcr.-This section makes the court Of
claims permanent court Of the state subject
TO the provisions Of the constitution, as arc the
other courts enumsrpt ed therein. The recent
changes ln this BODY for political purposes ~
the legislature have prompted the convention 70
establish tbs court as oonstitutional triounsI
10 ne 20 rive IL permanencs and 10 improve its
eiaci.ncy The lsnsusE. OF the provision sub
this court. except that the legislature may con
fer upon the court the power 10 determine con
rictinE claims between claimants, jurisdiction
/ which IL does not now possess
r. 3. The superior court Of the city OF View
York. the court of common pleas for tho city
and county = New YORK the superior cour, 4
Buffalo, and the city court Of Brooklyn are
abolished from and after the trst day Of JAM
AIRY. one thousand eight hundred and ninety
GI. sDd th,reupon the seals records, papers and
documents OF or belonging 70 sEch courts, snall
be deposited in the Office. OF the clerks OF the
several couptie. In which said courts now exist I;
and all actions and proceedings then pending IN
such courts shall he transferred 10 the supreme
court for hearing and determination The
judges Of said courts in Office on the nrst day
Of January ore thousand eight hundred sBi
ninetysiN. shall. FOR the remainder Of the terms
Tor which they were elected or appointed, De
justices OF the supreme court, bur they SHAH
SIT only In the counties In which they were
elected or sppolhted. Their ssIa.ies shall be
paid by the salf counties respectively. and
shall be the same as the salaries OF the other
justices OF the sri rene court residing In the
same counties The SUCCESSORS shall be elected
ss Justices of the preme court By the electors
OF the Judicial districts In which they respec-
lively reside.
The Jurisdiction TOW exercised BY the several
courts hereby sbolith.d shall be vested IN the
supreme court Appeals from Inferior and local
courts now beard Ia The court Ct common pleas
FOR the city and county OF Nes York and tho
superior court Of Burslo. shall be beard Ia the
supreme court ID such hthnet rnd by snch JUS
tice or justices a. The appellate divisions In the
respective department. which Include New York
ana buffalo shall direct. unless otherwise pro
Tided by the legislature
AhsrRAcT This section g eliminated as BE-.
ing obsolete
u 8. Clrruit courts and courts OF oyer and
and ninety Ave All Jurisdiction SRA N
fhereupon be vested ia me supreme court, and
all actions and proceedings then pending IN such
courts shall De Transferred 10 the supreme court
FOR hearing and determination. Any Justice Of
the supreme court except az otherwise pro-
rided 10 this article. may hold court IN any
Assrncr Til. first two sentence, o, this
eliminated section arc obsolete. The last sen
court. composed OF oil the justice. Of the state
sui lhsre rs 10 restriction as r. the iocalliy in
several provisions assumes the transfer OF fun
lice. from one county. district or deps rtnent IN
another.
Section s. supreme court eomnis,ioners rrdy
be eppo'rfed as hereinafter provided. ons o.
more o. pho1 may be dest1nsfea bv Inc cou, Z
TO determine me compensation 10 b. rad ,ek.n
ersr pirate property 10 idtcr for q public we
"a %. lhdrt1! sspdr'n,eri OF district for Wh,c,
fAey shaH h0re been appointed. chen .uch CON.
DeHa1on - not made bV the slaf,. and ioho
al{o ray fe'peciireiv Be desfgrdfod .. rereres
Whenever ssges are properly referred for ds.,,.
n,rafon Or report. ana pho shaU ps,io,,, ,ycA
other o. furfker dafie, o. may be d.volrsd
upon ihem ~ spceiai o'de, o. rule Of cour. 5y
rvles. TIE rcspcefire appellate dtt1,l0u. /, "a.
1rsf and second judicial depsrfrsrfs from nrt.
10 rrie may appoint for each o. tho co.rf,s,
theron 1tfatn The city % A,c York such COW
mis,ion~' as Aey tenn reo.s,sry and vtt
ne opprotsI Ae board OF ,stimsic
sSS 's S5sgtS.stiSa r,,s, e :scfr
FFrAM
torn IN eoch county and chqrOc
agd'n'i he ci.y Of Srr York. *
leg,sLd''Te -dy az any fir-c authorize TIE ep.
fhc fhrf and fogrfh iuil-iGl Department., a,i
N ths Counties ~ re s,conG department moi
~itAin u. c'ty ot Se'r YORK. snch co IN ~.
fioHers shan be pperber, of the bar Of nor I,s,
ihdn ten years sfDTdir1. They shall NOT p,ac.
hce Us attorneys o' conr'eiors IN any cour. Of
tm, siais or q ne United Sfete,. fhsg .hoi!
Nod oftes during the pleasure Of the r,.p,cftr.
appellate dttfslOns b. tchfck fh,v ,hct -.
been GSpoirfed. Surrrr7e court conmf.sio,-,,
during iketr coBurEcnce ~ 0r.ce ,haII ,.f boff
any othcT Office or Dsbbc trust
AdsTRAcT.-Io relieve the court, fran ths
consideration or many procedural motions .ur-
nlsh means OF condgctng proceedings for
tb- concentration OF land where the cuinp.nsa
ton Is not paid by the state without th. or
pense and delay OF the present system. and I,
provide a standing body u competent n,sr.rs
or referees section eight authorize, The an
pointment By the respective appellate. division .
In the nrst and second apartments, Tor :. ch
Of the S9unnes therein within TIE city Of New
number as they msy deem necessary. and with
the approval Of the board Of es,lm,t. and ap.
portionment, 10 M their compensation which
shall be uniform IN each county and |, char-r
against the city. The legislature is .mpow.
cred 70 au'horis. n, appointment OF such com
partments and in the counties 10 the second de-
partment not within tn. city OF New YorI
Section I!I: IN. S0ust q appeals /. con
associate judges now IN office. who shat hold
their Offices until the expiration Of their r.'
spective terms. md their successors. VIII hal
be chosen by the electors Of the state /. and
o. the tire, 'ss'iees o. He supr,rse eo,r, 400
serrsr1 as nssoetdfe tudg>s q TIE court Of az
pca's BY GsngnG:!or 81 tie oorerror. ,Eo
shat! b. as'oci1te ridges o. nc coDri Of az.
pecls urn! he expiration o. ths terms Tor
Of tbe svrrer,, eosrt and thew succss.o,.
pAo hall b, sA,s,s ~ ne ,lector. Of The
adtc. The official terms OF ID. chief fudge and
associate Judges shall be fourteen year, from
and including the nrst day OF January next
sitter their election. Ne nors thor setcr
jsdges shall 81 IN dst edse Fiy. nemher,
81 the court shall tfornll constitute a quorum.
and the concurrence OF four shall be n-crs.
siry 20 a decision. The court shall have power
70 appoint ant 70 remove - reporter clerk aud
ATTENDANTS II case o. h> I'm. gOr1ru sh,snr-
or inability 70 act q any ridge Of n. court