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

criminal NnfHa
Incorporating Villages a.:
,Frov.dlrE for election Of members % boards
selecting. draE,,aE. .nmm.op'ng or snpanei-
R6ylla,ing the rate q in,or,s, on
The op.ninr anf conducting q elections or
cfsa,rs. Increasing ~ decreasing 's,,
percentage or allowances o. public officers.
during che term for which ,sall. s.ch officers
are elected or aru1irtafr
Granting 20 aag corporation. association or
di,.laii nc rignt @ prove . cl4iDi gg1irsi
authorizing any cirA d.rfsion - ne state
70 G..ow ~ pay aHy c.ai'a OF aecounf5
Individual the right 20 lay down railroad
tracks..I.
Granting 70 any private corporation. s.-o-
Immunity or franchise whatever.
Granting 20 any person. ossoc.ation. --n or
r-a! or personal propertyI.
Providing Tor building bridges ana charter
Ing companies f'r such pnrposes except On
ne Hudson river below Waterford sni m
the East river. OF over tho waters forming a
part q The boundaries u the state
fh- legislature shall pars general laws pro-
yidng for the cases enumerated p this sec
zion. AMI for al other cases waI.h In JOS
judgment. may Do provided for by general
avs But r1 IaW shall authorize the cone
strlcfion 90 operation n "a street railroad
except upon d. condition that ,fe consent OF
+ the owners ~ one-half In value or tho prop
erty bounded On. and The consent also u mo
local authorities having thu control n that
portion % a street OF highway upon which ID
Is proposed 90 construct or operate such raii-
-0al BE- first obtained. or ir case the consent
Of such property owners cannot Pc obtained.
. the appellate division o. the supreme court. ln
the department Ia which 70 is proposed 90 pc
constructor. nay. upon syp.l,auon apppo.nt
three commissioning who shall determine.
after hearing o. all parties Interested.
whether such railroad ought 20 De constructed
or operated ana their determination. con-
frmeI hy che court may - taken 10 lieu of
. the consent Of the property owners
AR,TaAcr. This fsction, now IN article as
section u.s. defines most OF the cases 90 which
Tho legislature is prohibited fTom passing pie
tlte or local tills Action. % any. in such
general laws The amendment includes in the
IIst OF matters as % which private or local
tils may not be passed The granting % any
corporation. association or individual the
rlght to prove a claim against the state or
any civil division thereof. or authorizing a
civil division 20 allow or pay a claim or
section u.s. 90. Tho legislature ,han
neither audit nor allow any private claim or
account against the state or against dHp clriI
I,,.lsf0a Thereof but may appropriate money
10 pay such claims cnd accounts against the
state "a shall have been audited and allowed
AssTR4cr.-Th.s amendment, IA 70 proven,
the legislature from auditing or allowing any
private claim or account against a civil a.
inE provision which prohibits ths Legislature
from auditing or allowing any such claim
state the spirit - the prohibition has been
sometimes overlooked hy the direct appfopria-
tlon OF money Dy the legislature 90 pay claims
not otherwise audited and allowed The
. section as amended will prohibit that prac-
section .2ol a. The assen, q two-thiris
OF the members elected 70 each branch % tho
legislature shall be requisite 20 every bil.
sppropriating the public moneys or properly
for local Or private purposes.
NO pubic moneys or property 'hi" p az
| rFOuTaufFN
newt - oHD building. bridge, hghWQy a"'
canal, feeder. waterway or Other uofS bhl,
plans ard estimates o. the cost % such NOrt
shall have been flcd '1ith the secretary f
state b. the superintendent o. pubic rorNs'
together ttfh certificate D. him as %
'chether or not W his judgment me 0sherat
Interests Of the state then require that skcH
Improvement BE- made at state expense. rms
section shan not opply % ne conirtoatt9s
o. the state 20 the cost Of eliminating craze
crossings or 20 items 81 the budget for ne
conStructtoH OF highways from no proceeds
Of bonds authorized Guder section Jour o..
article nlus Of this cohStNutOn or HsDt'el
four Of former article seUcn thereof Is 90
force or the frst day 81 January, one tno--
sand riHs hundred and ten.
ABsTRACT The second paragraph Is we
matter added TO the section and comprises l'
entire amen tment. Under proposed arttc.e
fun charge OF the works enumerated In the
F above amendment and u Is believed that H.a
estimates OF money needed therefor amor W.
best source OF Information Tor the ltfs!st lle
F 70 act upon IN appropristing money thc, eI.t,
Such improvements are often Of incidental
benefit 70 particular localities. The amend
ment is designed 10 have the necessity tor an
Improvement determined IN each case on lI.
merits and not by tho desire OF mrilnef oi
the legislature 20 please the voters o. MS as
trict. The effect 81 the last sentence ia 70
leave the legislature free 10 applolilal
money. without a certificate from we s-psl ~ y
tenient Of public works. Tor rl,mihatlns s,els
tion.
Section l2iI re- No money shall ever BE-
paid out Of the treasury Of this state or any
~ its funds or any ot the funds under 10
management except IN pursuance or an ap-
propriaticn by law. nor unless such payment
be made not later than three months q. tcf
The close Of the FISCAL year Hert succeeding
that 80 tChtcb such appropriation ud' Wddf
lwithin two wears next after the passage OF
such appropriation acttl and every spth law
making d new appropriation or continuing "I
reglFlng an appropriation shal! dl7tii.tiJ
SPECIFY me sum spprop.iAted, s4I '.'s I'm r0,
20 which Il IS 10 be applied, ana u sHA" N..
be sufficient for such law>to refer 10 any
other law 20 TX such sum. Appropriations
made ~ the legislature DC the DfGr one tho4-
sand nine huair,d and sixteen shall BE- made
for period ending the thirteen ddy OF JAHcI
one thousand nine hundred dnd srtchtech, gig
end on the tbtrtiefh day % June OF edc" ye@''
anless 0ther1ise pror.aed BY !a'c, .,.. ,,,.
ARsruscr. This Amendment makes we Io'-
lowing changes Al present aypinpl .i.i"'
expire from dime 20 time az random tni.4sA
the year. Two years from the GATE OF lhr-t
passage. The amendment makes them a.i eN-
plre az a definite date one year and three
months after the close OF The fiscal year in
which they were made. AZ present mo h7c-l
year begins October first The amendment
brings IL 10 July nrst, nearer the tine when
The legislature adlourus
4 20 Sections seventeen and eighteen or
this article shall not apply 20 any biz. or the
amendments T. sly bill, which shtu De te-
ported q the legislature by commissioners VINO
have been appointed pursuant 10 Ia" ~ revise
AssrRAcT This section Is eliminated be
cause unnecessary. the H'atttoly 49,
commission therein referred 20 has Ions since
completed lie work and ceased 20 eAiat.
Section % IS No provision OF enactment
shall be embraced 90 the annual app OPT iatl."
or supply BILL. unless 10 relate. spe'lh. ANY 20
some particular appropriation IN the Diii' Gnu
any such provision or enactment shhll ls liNi-
tied In It's operation TO such appropriation.
section 20 Every law which Imposes. con-
tlnues or Teyives tax shall distinctly stale
line tax and The object 90 which % is 90 Dee
applied. and 70 shall not be- sufficient 10 trI'.
10 any other law 10 TX such TAX OF ooJect.
8 Is. ON the final passage in either mousse
OF the Legislature. o. any act when lmposee,
continues or rcvives tsN. OF c.s- ~, o., ,.,
appropriation Of public or trust money or
property. or releases, dischar-,s Vt COM
rnutes any claim Or demand or me hlat. ..'
question shall be taken ty yeas ana NAYS
which shall 10 duly entered upon the Jour
mails and thTeo-rtths % al ths mcmpeiY
elected 10 either house shall in an such cases,
4 be necessary 70 constitute a quorum thfirlh.l
ABsrHACT The elimination az TINS section -
% prevent minority ~ titl'r mouse "A t"'
legislature from Ar4ratiAss ~ NtD4' 90 +.-t
the enactment OF financial llea 7hfrs WHICH nave
the assent OF va lHgltY N the memDrrs-
section l96l %. There shall be 10 each county.
e1cept lu a county wholly included in ciy, a
board OF supervisors u DO composed ~ sIrh
ui.filer. aul elected go such manner and Tor
such period - is or may De provided ~ Jaw.
IN city which includes an entire county, z
two or more entire counties. tlf powers anu
lutia, u a board % supervisors may be de-
volved upon the municipal assembly, common
council board u sidrrAen or other le-isiatlt e
body u tie city PrDrlIcf. kOuct-rf fh4f me
legislature. by general aus. may esiaD.ist
aifsreng forms - government for counties hDs
uh0l'y INCLUDED 20 cifg. qHg stch Iofm OF
cgrernwent 50 become cIe cftts % any c)tFin
oniy tshen oppr0tcd bV ihc electors f,rfyf "a
such us0Ha,T as sAs .egls.efsfe may pfescUbs.
80 local Or special lGD rc.lftny " t9-HiB