New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN

November. nineteea hundred twenty.
F.RANCIS NJ. HUGO,
Secretary Of Stats.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN
Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and
ATfaa FIVE pc
Relation to State Officers and Depart
ments
concur). That article five of the constitu-
ton be amended to read a., follows:
troer s Tsf1s'4 aSd " general 9p
land state engineer and suN,eyorJ shall be
chosen at general election, vt the times and
places Of electing the governor and lieuten-
ant-governor. and shall hold tue offices for
the same terms Us the Oorerncv and leute'',
ant-oouernor 1.-TWO years excepA as provided
in section two Of this articel. The comp
trolier shall be required: % lVt audit all
rouchers before pdy,sent and all rt1cfot &C
counts; CD to audit the accrudl ,1ad collec-
ton Of all revenues aud receipts: "a 90 to
prescribe such methods Of accounting as are
going duties IN such respect the lea stature
sh0l dennc his powers and duties any may
Glso assig" to him snperr;si9n Of ~ &c &c
state, but shall assign to him no adminA tra-
tue duties, erceptin0 such as. may be 4"cs-
dental to the performance Of these funct a u.s.
any other provision of this constitution to : he
contrary notwithstanding He Each OF tl'e
officers in this article named. excepting tn,
speaker of the assembly, sha,i, at stated
times during his continuance in office. receive
for his services a compensation which shall
term for which he shall have been elected
shall he receive to his use any fees or
mo person shall be elected to the office of
state engineer and surveyor who Is not
practical civil engineer]
Is 2. The first election Of the secretary
of state, comptroller treasurer. attorney
general and state engineer and surveyor
pursuant to this article, shall be held in
the YEAR one thousand eight hundred and
nnety-five. and their terms of office shall
begin on the first day of January following.
10
era election IN the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety ght, and every two
years thereafter, their successors, shall be
Is 3. a superintendent of public woTNs
shall be appointed by the governor. BY
senate, ana hold his office until the 80
of the term of the governor by whom -
was nominated. and until his successor IS
appointed and qualified. lie shall receive
a compe. sation 10 be fixed by law. lie
shall be required by law to give security
fore entering upon the duties thereof. He
shall be charged with the execution OF all
laws relating to the repair and navigation
of the canals, and also OF those relating
to the construction and Improvement Of
the canals except so far as the execution
Of the laws relating to such construction
state engineer and surveyor; subject to the
control Of the Legislature. he shall make
the rules and regulations for the naviga-
ton or use of the canals He may be sus-
pended or removed from office by the
governor. whenever. In his judgment the
public interest shall so require; but in
case Of the removal of such superint endent
of public works from office, the governor
shall file with the secretary of state a
statement of the cause of such removal,
and shall report such removal and the
cause thereof to the legislature at its next
session. The superintendent of public
works shall appoint not more than three
assistant superintendents whose duties
shall be prescribed by him. subject to modt-
hcation by the legislature. and who shall
receive for their services compensation
to be fixed by law. They shall hold their
sion or removal by the superintendent of
public works. whenever. In his judgment,
tae popn n NE oea Of So Any
ant superintendent shall be filled for the
remainder OF the term for which he was
works; but In case OF the suspension or
removal of any such assistant superin-
to the governor, in writing. the cause Of
such removal All other persons employed
in tho care and management of the canals,
except collectors OF tolls. and those in the
department of state engineer and surveyor
shall be appointed by the superintendent
sion or removal by him. The superlntend-
ent OF public works shall perform all the
duties of the former canal commissioners
by the legislature. The governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the senate,
shall nave power to fill vacancies in the
office OF superintendent of public works:
II Inc senate be not in session. ne may
grant commissions which shall expire st
the end of the next succeeding session OF
the senate.
Is A. A superintendent Of state prisons
SHAH be appointed by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the senate
and hold his office for five years, unless
in such amount. and with such sureties
as shall be required by law for the faith
full discharge of his duties; he shall have
the superintendence. mara cement and con-
tTol or state prisons subject to such laws
as now exist or may hereafter be enacted;
physicians and chaplains of the prisons.
sThe agent and warden OF each prison
SHAH appoint all other officers OF such
prevail of the same by the superintendent
The comptroller shall appoint the clerks
or the prisons The superintendent shall
nave all the powers and perform all the
duties not Inconsistent herewith which
were formerly had and performed by the
inspectors of state prisons The governor
may remove the superintendent for cause
at any time, giving 10 him a copy OF the
charges against him, and an opportunity
to be heard in his defense.
rS 5. The lieutenant agovernor speaker Of
the assembly. secretary of state. comp
stat engineer and surveyor shall be com
missioners OF the land office. The lieu
tenant governor. secretary of tate comp
trollcr. treasurer and attorney general
shall be the comm ssioners OF the canal
fund. The canal board shall consist Of
the commissioners Of. the canal fund the
intendent of public works.
$ s. The powers and duties OF the re-
spectiNe boards. and OF the several officers
in this article mentioned. shall be such
as now are or hereafter may % prescribed
by law.
Is Z. The treasurer may be suspended
from office by the governor. during tho
recess of the legislature. AMI until thirty
dayn after the commencement Of the next
session OF the legislature whenever il. shall
alpcar to hin, that ouch treasurer has in
any PAL uc1lnr. violated his duty. The
governor shall appoint competent person
TO discharge the duties of the office during
sucn Suspension of the treasurer
2. There shall be the fouo,cin0 ctrsI de-
partmerts in the state government. l. Er
ecutlue; ?. Audit and control; 3. Taratiom
J. Finance; S. Lotc; 6. State, 7. Public
Works; s. Conservation; O. Agriculture and
mdrkets 10 Labor; H. Education
~ Health: 10 Mental hygiene; II, chart
ties; Is. Correction. IS. Public service; H.
Banking; IS, Insurance: 49, CiuiI service
60 Military and naval o1oirs; IL. Architsc-
ture
8. At the session Immediately yoflotofno
the Qdcptt0n Of thlA GrtfcEe tina Isois InturA