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

APP ~. so,s an o,h.r ofic. or public trust
Al ,o,.. Tor any Of them. for any other than
a judicial ories; given o,t ~ 'ne ~ ''N'''
Section mn - Judge. % IN. court OF Ap
peal- md Justices 81 the supreme couf'l,l my
~ renewed by concurrent rr'olu,,,2n {" III
lie members sl.~ied 20 esch house concur mere
In All other Irdicisl Officers -tcep,, Yn,.fe,
Of the pace AID judges or l usu,es =. y, no
seuaie on III. Recommendation Of the governor,
II two-thirds Of all the membsrs ,ectea 10 10, ~ ~
,d,.S soP,uf ,Isa. ot tS. section ,Icspt Tor
cause. which .bsll b. entered on The Jonfnss,
nor unless be shall hsve been ser'el Nitn
ststemen, OF me cause snssea ~, ~. on.,'
ton Of removal. the yen and nays 'hs' -
entered on the journsl .,,, .,
section ll2l Is. No person 'hs.l no'o -. 49,
crf, longer than until and Including the lsst
day OF December nett after he shsl 10 srVehy
year. o. aT h.e 81, J1', ~. . 81 I'm. srmI
an 1rpual salary OF ten Thousand dollars trr
yesrl. Those assigned 70 tho sppelate nl''s.ohs
IN the bird and fourth departments shs encn
receive In addition the sum ~ two thouNhl
dollars, and tho presiding lu,t!oc. ,h.fro, ne
sun Of two thousand I've hundred doHsf' yer
year Those The iustice- "on IN olfce ~
hsre1rfsr elected 10 the nrst and s'cond lgdlciai
Departments shall continue 70 fecelte from
their respectiy. cities. counties or als,,lct'
compensation as VIII make their sgsr-
gate compensation what they arc no" r
eeiyirs Hose jg'' o,s.r s ,Sae ~. A..
or second and ass gned 70 The appellate di'i-
,lons OF the hrst or second Department. shs \
Will. so assigned. receive from tho,e depslt
uents respectively. as now provided b' IaN
such sdfitlous sum as - paid 70 the justices
o, those apartments. Justice elected 10 me
tnird or fourth depa rtment asssnen ~ nc az
pellste division or designated By the governor 10
bold trial or special term In Ia jufcit di'-
trict other than that IN which be IL eieciedll
the frst socond 'p1tc,oI drparf-eff sLai r.
crive 10 sdditioa item tce-fy collar. per Gay
for eIpens-s -hns actually so engaged in ho.d
ing such term. which shsll b. paid by toe state
aud charged upon the judicial district where ne
service IL rendered. The compensation her'ln
provided shall be In lieu OF and shall eIclnfe
all other compensation and Allowance 10 SAID
such justices for expense. ot e,.ry .isa 10
tlon shall apply 10 tho Judges and justices gov
10 office and 10 those hereafter elected. r.
ceps IN the case o. fAe censohdGtfo1 Of ne o.
1ces o. county fudge s,d surrogate. o. 70 make
fhs cofrpersatop o. tAs fudses Of fhs court Of
SpDeGs eqsdI 10 fksf 81 snt iu'rcs o. ne ga
pfs"e court. ne eo,pensano" i" a nag, or W.; ~
be ,sitAr t,crssses nor decreased during the
term o. office for ~hch Ne 'cas elected or AZ
pointed
ton. the eIisttng provisions relating 10 the
compensation Of Justices OF the supreme court
IN the nr.t and second departments are made
applicable 10 the justices nov 10 office or here
pensstion given 10 justices in the third and
fourth departments when holding trial or
specis term in the nrst or second depsrtm
IL increased from $40 TO $40 per day In order 10
meet the estimated Increase la the cost OF Nv
ing IN those localities. Except In case OF
the Consolidation Of the offices n county Judge
and surrogate. or 10 make the compensation ot
Judge. OF ths court OF appeals eaual 10 that OF
any Justice Of the supreme court. 10 IL pro
,ice ot court % record IN the state shall BE-
selther Increased Dor decressd during he term
OF office for which be was elected or appointed.
Section 1871 IS. The assembly shall havs tho
power Of impeachment. by a vote Of a majority
Of all the members elected. The court FOR the
trlGl ~ iinpeachments shall Be- composed Of the
presfeat Of the senate. the senators or N.
major part Of them, and the Judges Of III. court
OF appeals, or tho major part OF them. on the
trial OF an Impeachment against the governor
governor r0r fhr temporary president o. the sen
ate shall mot act a. Q member Of the court.
Ihs coITf for ne fra! Of irpesehments may
taken c,d reported BY committee composed Of
r,ab,rs o. the court. creep. thdt the tr,occch,S
officer mat BE- s!!o~ed 10 i,stty before ths
exercise his offce after articles @. 'p Pa!
parchment agsin,t him shall have been pre-
saqgSa BeroTs ts: s uns ~ an ns ssyf 6ee1
the members OF the court shall take an oath or
Affirmation truly and lmpartislly 10 try tho In
person shall os convicted without the concur.
renee OF two-thirds OF the member, present
Judgment In cases OF impeachment shall not ~.
moysl from Office and disqualification 10 hold
ard enjoy any USice OF honor trust or profit
under This state; but the party impesched Shall
ing N lsw.
AbsrrAcT.-The amendment 10 this s.c,jo,
extends the .Iisting prohibition against m.
oo sgseH -, s0.sT1Tr .;tns a. member OF u.
ment against the governor 10 the temporary
presld'nt OF the senate such prohibition bein,
the application Of n. priacple that No man
Interest in tAe result. To facilitate - con-
duct 81 impeachment proceedings IL Ia also nro
'ided that the court FOR the trial OF in,p.,ch
ments may order all or any part Of the test.
composed Of members 81 the court. EXCEPT tbs,
the lnpca ched officer must be allowed 70 t tss
section lisl rs In. existing county court,
are continued. and the Judge. thereof now in
oric~ shall hold their offices until the expirs.
county courts ~ the COUNTIES NJ Hiros Ov.,r.
Richmond and Brorr sh1H De abohsScd o.I ~
county jsdgc' trprs'rrred a. propfdcd IN tM,
ort,cic. In the county Of Kings there shall
be four county judges The number Of corn,y
judges In any county may lalsoJ BE- increased
from time 70 time. by The Legislature. 10 such
number that the total number o, county Judges
In any one county shall not exceed one Tor .very
two hundred thousand. or ior fraction there.
Of. Of the population Of such county fThs
additional county Judge. I'm the county Of Rings
shall b. chosen az the general election hold 10
IN. hr-t odd numbered y-ar after the adop,.on
Of this amendment The additional county
Judges whose offices may he crested br tha
legislature shall be chosen at The general elec.
ton held 10 the nrst odd numbered year after
III. erection OF such orloo an county Judges.
hs chosen BY the electors OF the counties FOR
the term Of 81, vars from and Including IN.
6rr day n, January following their election.
county courts shall have the powers and hurts
dictlon ttheyl now presribed br ~. l-cisiG.
tu-e. lpossess.l and also Original jurisdiction
in actions To- the recovery OF money oniy'
where all the defendants reside in the county
and In which the complaint demands Indignant
tor .un' not eSceedng ltwol thr.- thousand
large or restrict the Jurisdiction OF The connty
courts, provided however, that their iuri-ilc.
ton shall not be so extended AZ TO authorize IN
IN which % tho sum demanded exceeds two
TIRE thousand dollars. or 90 In which any
person pot a re.ihen, q ihc county I. ). de
o~ice for tie transaction Of oust-e" pithn ~.
county and h- c1us. 81 cotton arose there,-
YORK * , .r. aS.a ss' from IN The s rHg.
last day OF December. eighteen hundred and
ninety Owe. All the Jurisdiction OF the court
Of sessions 10 each county. except the county
Of Now York shall thereupon be vested In the
county court thereof. and all actions and pro
cecdinss then pending 10 such court. az ses-
sions shall be Transferred TO the said COUNTY
county Judge and speo.al cor-ty t.dse IN oo.n-
nes far'r0 the srnis shall perform such duties
as they may b.. required by law. His sal
AIRY shall be established by law. payable out Of
The county treasury. A county judG- OF any
county may hold county courts In any other
county when requested Try the judge Of sch
othef ,punfy.
AhsfEAcr.-rh- smsp dnent 70 this section
aoo!ishes the county court Of Kings. Queens.
Richmond sod Bronx incr~ases the Jurisdiction
or The remaining county courts IN common 10 v
action. 10 $4,000. and authorizes the lsgisla-
ture 10 extend thar Jurisdiction to causes 10
which person not q resident Of the county
Is defendant, II be have oTice for the
Transaction Of business within the county ano
The canso OF action arose therein. These
changes arr made In respons- TO Q very wide
spread demand
Section ii5l ~. The existing rurroGates
ID oiIiCe shall hold their Offices until the rx