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

All votes Tor an nf mem. TOT ar .,r''. go. 49,
a judicial on i.er by tho legislature o.
ths people. shall b. saf ....-..,, an.
sssiieg a., 4, J9ss' Of IN. , ,9art u my 5P
h. removed by concurrent reso i."h o' u.,4
houses Of fho legislature. = fW" iIIfn' q. ~
tho members elected 10 ea'ii house concur -
IN All other iud ..sl oficers. erc'pt s,
of The Desre and llIg'f Dt Jusuc.' on ~
courts NOT - seco-d may - rcmo' ~ W
senate nm mo accommodation ~ ne g9FcInoI
II two.th'rds n 81 the members s!f.i'a 70 Ire
removed by virtue n this section except tof
- a. which shall 10 entered 0D The journals.
statenlen, ~ me -auae alleged. and shall have
had 40 opportunity n pc heard. on the als+
ton % rsmovs. The yoas and nays shsI 10
section fi2l ~ 70 person shall hold tho ~
Eco u iudg. Tori. Justice u any court o. swrr0.
Qa'> longer man rntl and sciadinE the ls't
dov Of December next after he shall - sevcniy
wars ~ 1Ze Each irstico N the siifTmc
court shall receive from toe state Itne SUM-
vearl Those ssr gned no ~ appelai" divisions
10 he IA m aud fourth departments shsI eAco
receive in ada I0h The SUN = t"0 iD"!stll
dollars and tho U-osidng Justices thereof ne
yoar fTh4seI me justices uOU 90 of1cf ~
hcroGf.cr elected q thc arst and second yndic'ai
as nov pro. f-f ~ la@. such additional
compensate - vi. max .osf sss-
.ei,lrg Those justices e.ecfcf I1 any
..Y.-ir'sl deuarfro-- ofnsr than tho FIRST
or second. and srsigaed % no appellate a.5i-
.rh!le so assigned receive from hose depart
r.a1ts respectively ne lov provided 10y law.
such sdd riona $40 as Is pad 20 me )tsuces
airf or four .iepa r.rnsr' assigned 1y the sp-
peIate division - drsignstef nv ne governor 10
nod trsI or sDe ia. tern 10 70 Jidi9ai uis
.ct other man thet 10 Wh!ca p. - elected
ne frst ~ sacOnd 'rdicS1l department shall re-
ce.ve 10 addition Item iuc7fB dollars per Day
for eTp+usss while actually % engaged ~ hoia
lng such Term. which fhsll he paid by the ate
and charged upon the judicial district where The
service l. rendered The compensation herein
provided shall b. IN leu OF and shall exclude
all other compensation and allowance 70 tssidl
such justices for expenses u every Aind and
nature whatsoever. The provisions Of This sec
ton shsii apply n the Judges and justices aQy
10 Office and 10 those hereafter elected. Fl
cepf IN the case Or the c0rso'i4qiioS Of the a.
uces n county 1ad1e ana surroCGfe. or 20 MAS
ire con, Dersqtf0n NJ 'fe 'ud0ss ~ RE court Of
prerie court the compensation o. q judge or jrs-
nce Of any court y rccJyf o. the state shan
b. neither tHcrecsCd mr. docrcdSed during ne
term ~ offcs for Uhtcn he Uc5 elected or az
pointed
ABSTRACT BY the amendment 70 this acc
ton. the existing provisions relating 20 the
In th~ hrst and second departments are made
applicable 70 the justices now IN Office or here
after elected. The additional per diem com
pensation given 10 Justices IN the third and
fourth departments when holding a trial or
special term In the drst or sscond departments
ls increased from $40 10 $50 per day "a order 20
ing in those localities Except I'm case of
tho Consolidation Of the Offices % county Judge
and surrogate. or % make the compensation II
Judges Of the court OF appeals equal to that Of
any justice Of the supreme court. y Is pro
yited hat the compensation OF q Judge or Jus-
tice ~ court ~ record Ia the state shall be
neither Increased nor decressi during the term
II Office for which he was elected or appointed.
Section 1897 IS. The assembly shall have the
power OF Impeachment. by vote OF q majOrity
NJ all the members elected. The court FOR the
trial n lmpes ch nenfs shall b~ composed Of the
president Ok the senate. the senators or the
npjOr part 81 them. and tho judges ~ tho court
Ok appeals. or tho major part Of them. on the
'rsl ~ sn Impeachment against the governor
or Lieutenant governor. neither the Lieutenant
governor nor the temporary Drcsident Of the sen
ate shall lnotl act a. a member OF the court
orter Oh or 0ay part Of me tcsnnOag 10 BE-
token ard reported BY 4 committee composed o.
officer must BE- 0iowef to festifg before ne
exercise his Office after articles Of I'm
IeachneDt against him shall have been rro-
acquitted BEFORE he trial of an impea hrnent
the members Of the court shall take an oath or
affirmation truly and impartially 10 try tho in
porson shall be convicted without the concur
renee Of two thirds Of the members present.
Judgment IN cases Of imle1chment shall not ey.
teud further than 10 removal from oYica. or ~.
moysl from office and dlsquallncat!ou to hold
and enjoy any onice u honor. trust or profit
under This state; but the party tmpea ched shnll
be Liable IN Indictment and punishment accord
ing 10 isE.
AssTEAcT.-The amendment 20 this section
extends the existing prohibition against the
court OF Impeachment or the trial OF inpeaeh-
ment against the governor to the t-tnnorary
president Of the senate such prohibition being
The application OF the principle that no man
should sit IN judgment where he has q direct
interest In tho result. 70 n, llitate the con
duct II impeachment proceedings II IS also pro
Vidrf that the court for the trial Of impeach.
ments may order al or any part Of the testi-
mory 70 be taken and reported by a committee
s2nposol q 14em c ~ the court except that
ucy before the court, n he shall 90 desire
Section Gi4l rs The Existing county Courts
Office shai hold their ofces until the S sYDra
zion ot thoir rsspe tive terms except that me
cosntv courts In the counties of Ril0s Queens
county 'u4ge4 transferred az ProDided IN fhts
criticize In the county Of Kings there shall
BE- four county judges. The number Of county
judges In any county may lalsol be Increased.
number that tho total number II county Judges
in any one county shall not exceed one for every
two hundred thousand. or major Faction there
II Of the population Of such county. Tha
additional county judges In the county OF King,
shall BE chosen AZ the general election held In
tho hrst odd numbered year after the adoption
Of this smsDdment.l The additional c6nnty
Judges whose Offices may b. created nv ~.
Legislature Shall be chosen at the general cleo
ton held In the first odd numbered wear fter
the crcs ton OF such Office. All county judees
Including Successors 20 exiting Judges sheli
be rhoson BY the electors ~ the counties tor
the torn Of SIX years from and Including the
nrst day ~ January following their election
Erc,pt dS IN this article othe-rctSe propfisS
county coqrts. shall have the powers and juris
dlctipn lthcyl now prcscTfbe9 ~ TIE NCfsic-
ture tp0ss-ssl and also original turisd fcfior
10 actions tor the recovery ~ money only
whore az the Defendants reside 10 the county.
and 10 which he complaint demands Judgment
for A not exceeding ftwol TIRE. thousand
dollars. The lc4slatuEe may hereafter en-.
large or restrict the juris,liction " the countr
courts, provided however, that their iurisd,c.
ton shall not be 20 extended {. 20 authorize an
action therein Tor lhe recoveIy Of metey only.
tAr,e thousand dollars. or ~ 10 which any
person pot rssidrnt 81 the county Ia de
'cntantl unless ?rch defendant hove az
county and th1 cGgs> Of cch0n arose therCin
Courts Of sessions. except 10 the county ~
New York. ere abolished from and after the
niaety.eve All the jurisdiction Of fhe ,~ourt
Of sessions in each county. except rhe county
Of New York shall thereupon b. vested IN M.
county court thereof. and all actions and pro.
ceodings then pending In such courts u ses.
sions shall be transferred 10 the SAID county
courts Tor hearing sEd detcrmiuatiou.' Every
county judge and spec.cl eonrtv fudgc IN eou.i-
ties kd'tHQ ftc sqsio shall perform such duties
as they nsy be- reqyirei BY lev. His sal,
DRY shall b ests blished Dos Law. payable out OF
the county treasury. A county JudSr u any
county may hnld county courts lu any other
county When reaH>stcd by The ladze Of such
other county.
AssraAcf. tn. amendment 70 this section
anoli'hes th- county court ~ Kings Queens.
richmond and Bronx. increar cs the jurisdiction
or thc remaining .OLny 'odrts 900 common a.
actions 10 $3.50. anu authorizes the icSSl
ture 10 extend their jurisdiction 60 causes ~
which person rot resident II the county
- d defendant. II b. have ofTiCe for the
I'd" Nsuse or action 1rvse therein. These
'hanEes are made IN rcspons- - very ~lde-
spr.ad demand
Section fl5l II. The sNisi.ug ,urpsates'
rlurfn ..unfI nltaN md III now