New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE

AMENDMENT NUMBER. NINE
Concurrent resolution OF tho Senate and As
Five Of tho Constitution. In relation to
state officers and departments
Section r., / Resolved or the Assembly
tuition be amended to read follows:
]: The tsecretary OF state,l comptrol-
Ter, treasurer and attorney general land
state engineer ana survcyorl shalt be
chosen at "A general election at the times
ana places OF eloctlng tho governor and
icutcnant- governor, and shall hold their
and heWendnt- governor two years, except a 8
provided In section two of this articlel The
an romchcrs before payment and all official
Hrcorn's: 20 to audit the nccrnal onG col
10 pr'Sc'fbc such 'ncthods OF accounting
arc necessary for the performance Of tho
sga nes dssn h IL $ms yespsd' PEE e eg
mag also assign 10 him supervision OF the
nccoants Of any political subdivision Of the
stnto s!, bMt shoH assi0n to him no adn,inistrd-
dehfdt to the performance of these functions,
am other prorision Of Us constitution to the
c0htrcfU notwithstanding. He leach of the
olIcers In this article named. excepting the
| speaker OF the assembly, shall at stated
times during his continuance in office. receive
FOR his services compensation which shall
not be increased or diminished during the
serm for which he shall have been elected;
perqusitcs of office or other compensation
NO person shall be elected to the office of
state engineer and surveyor who is not
practlcal civil engineer
ls >. The first election Of the secretary
OF state comptroller, treasurer, attorney
pursuant to this article. shall be held in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety five. and their terms of office shall
begin on the first day of January follow
ing, and shall be for three years. At the
general election In the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety eight. and every
| fhatr
be chosen for the term of two yearsl
l$ 3. superintendent OF public works
snail be appointed by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the senate
and hold his office until the end of the
term tern, OF the governor by whom he was
pointed and qualified. He shall receive a
| compensation to be fixed by law. He shall
be required by law to give security for the
INthfui execution of his office before en-
terins 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 or
Improvement shall be coniided to the state
engineer and surveyor: subject to the
control of the legislature, he shall make
the rules and regulations for the navga-
| ton or use Of the canals. He may be sus-
pended or removed from office by the gov
nrnor, err , whenever; in his Judgment. the pub
lic interest shall 50 require; but in
Of the removal Of such superintendent 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 tho 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 mod
iiication by the legislature, and who shall
receive for their services compensa ton
to be fixed by law. They shall hold their
office for three years, subject to suspen-
removal N TOR de- Of
public works whenever, in his Judgment
the public interest shall require. Any
superintcndent shall be filled for the re-
maindcr of the term for which he was
appointed. by the superintendent of public
works; but in case of the suspension or
removal of any such assistant superintend-
ent by him. he shall at once report to the
governor. in writing, the cause of such re-
moval. All other persons employed in the
care and management of the canals K
cept collectors of tolls, and those in the
vcyor, shall be appointed by the supern-
tendent of public works. and be subject to
suspension or removal by him. The super
intendent of public works shall perform all
the duties of the former canal commits
sioners and board of canal commissioners,
as nov nov, dSclared by lay, until , Otherwise
crnor by and with the advice and consent
of the senate, shall have power to fill
public works; If the senate be not in ses-
sion. he may grant commissions which
shall expire at the end of the next sue
cecding session Of the senate.
Is A. A superintendent of state prisons
shall be appointed by the governor. by and
with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate, and hold his office for five years, un
less sooner removed; he shall give security
in such amount. and with such sureties
full discharge of his duties; he shall have
the superintendence. management and con-
troll of sats prisons subject to h such LAYS
he shall appoint the agents, wardens,
physicians and chaplains Of the prisons.
The agent and warden of each prison
shall appoint all other officers of such
prison, except the-clerk. subject to the
approval of the same by the superintend-
clerks of the prisons. The superintendent
shall have al! the powers and perform all
which We're formerly had and performed
by the inspectors of state prisons. The
governor may remove the superintendent
tor cause at any time. giving to him a
copy OF the charges against him. and
opportunity to be heard in his defense]
rs .. The lieutenant governor, speaker
of the assembly secretary of state, comp
troler. treasurer, attorney general and
state engineer and surveyor shall be com
mssiOners of the land office The lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state, comp
troller; treasurer and attorney general
shall be the comm issioners of the canal
fund The canal board shall consist of
the commissioners of the canal fund. the
state engineer and surveyor and the super
intendent of public works.
Is 6. The powers and duties OF the
spective boards, and of the several officers
in this article mentioned, shall be such
or hereafter may be prescribed
by law.
Is Z. The treasurer may be suspended
from office by the governor during the
recess of the legislature. and until thirty
days after the commencement of the next
session of the Legislature whenever it shall
appear to him that such treasurer has. in
any particular, violated his duty. The
governor shall appoint competent per
son to discharge the duties of the office
during such suspension of the treasurer.]
2 There shaH be the followino civil de-
Erecutiuc: 2, Audit and control; 8, Taratiou
!. Finance. 5. Lato; 8, State; z, Public
toorhS. 3, Conservation; 9, Agriculture and
markets.. 10, Labor; II, Education
~. Health; f3, Mental Hvoicne II, Charities:
in1; ls, Insurance: 10. Ciril serrice 20,
Military and ndraI affairs: ef, Architecture.
3. IT the session inmcdiatcly tollo,cinp
the adoption Of this article the legislature
shall prorido lW lar for the appropriate as.
si0nment, 10 take cfcct not earlier than the
first day Of Jd1ruurD. one thousand uinc hun-
drcd ard tlrcntD-tlco, OF all the ciri admin
iStrGttue and crccutirc functions Of the state
government, TO the Scrcral departments in
this article proridcd Subject to the li,nitG-
ldture mag from time TO tiDle assign by ldlo
nel0 potucrS and functions to departments,
officers, boards commissions continued
created under thts constitution, and Increase,
modify or diminish their po,oers aud func-
tions. No specific grant of poDer herein to
from confcrrinO additional pot1ers upon such
department. 10 nelC department shall be
created hereafter but this shall not prerent
the legislature from creating commissions for
article shaN prercnt the legislature from
ducilO the number OF deD0rtOtentS $