New-York tribune., 1920-10-09

Ccncurrent Resolution of the senate and
Assembly Proposing an Amendment to
section Seven Of Article Seven of the
Constitution. in Relation to the Forest
Preserve.
oSe,,m5 Section Il; l. Resolved or the Assembly
sever. of the constitution be amended to
read follows
5 : The lands Of the state. now owned
lores' preserve as now fixed by law, shall
be forever kept wild forest lands They
shall not be leased. sold or exchanged
to be taken by any corporation. public or
private, nor shall the timber thereon be
soid, removed or destroyed Nothing con
tanned in this section shall prevent the
state from constructing state highway
from Saranac Lake in Franklin county to
Long Lake in Hamilton county and thence
to Old Forge in Herkimer county by way
OF Blue Mountain lake and RaQuette lake.
The legislature may by Igenera!l laws pro-
vide for the use Of nor exceeding three per
centum of such lands for he foi5oicin0 mr.
poSes' for the construction and r,laintenance Of
reservoirs for municipal water supply OF the
canals ca Z, Of the state and to regulate the TOW
development Of tDdter po,cer and for rights Of
irGy for electric Transmission lines, all Of
hneS shall be constructed owned and con-
trolled 10y the state, hut such work shall not
be undertaken until after the boundaries and
nigh flow lines thereof shall have been accu-
rately surveyed and fixed, ana after public
notice. hearing and determination that such
lands arc required for such public uses The
expense Of any such Improvements shall be
apporuoned on the public and private property
and municipalities benefited to the extent Of
shall always be operated 10y the state and the
legislature shall provide for a charge upon
the property and municipalities benefited for
a reasonable return to the state. upon the
value Of the rights and property Of the state
used or leased and the services of the state
rendered IN the construction control and
aud transmission lines, which charge shall be
fixed for terms of not exceeding ten years
land be readiustahie at the end of any
term Any such ieater po1cer may be leosed
for terms OF not ercecdin0 ten gears Tn
sanitary conditions shall he created or
continued by any such public works. A vio-
lation OF any Of the provisions OF this sec
uon may be restrained at the suit of the
people or. with the consent Of the supreme
court in appellate division, on notice to the
attorney general AZ the suit of any citizen.
2 Resolved or the Assembly concur),
That the foregoing amendment be referred
10 the legislature to be chosen at the next
general election of senators and. In con
lormity with section one OF article four
three months previous to the time OF such
election.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
The foregoing resgluti9a apr. vas va ''sS1 duly
passed ot,ns msjqTty Of al ,bo1cs the Senator'S
HARRY c. WALKER.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
pr %. 1920
The foregoing resolution was duly
passed. a majority Of all the members
eected to the Assembly voting in favor
thereof.
BY order OF the Assembly.
THADDEUs c. SWEET.
Speaker
STATE OF NEW YORK,
Office of tho Secretary of State. SIS
have compared the preceding copy of
concurrent resolution with the original
resolution on file In this office. and do
hereby certify that the same is a correct
transcript therefrom and Of the whole
thereof.
Given under my hand and the seal
of office Of the Secretary of State,
II. s at the city Of Albany, this first
day OF July in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty.
FRANCIS NJ. HUGO.
Secretary Of state
FOURTEEN
Explanation Matter in italics is new;
matter in brackets | is old law to be
STATE OF NEW YORK.
Office of the Secretary OF state.
Albany, Julv /, 1920
Pursuant to the provisions Of section
one of article fourteen Of the CONSTITUTION
TWO hundred ninety five OF the Election
Law, notice Is hereby given that the fol
lowing proposed amendment to section
eiE mt Of article seven Of the Constitution
of the state Of New York is referred to
the legislature to be chosen at the next
general election of senators in this state
to be held on the second day of NoNem-
FRANCIS NJ. HUGO,
Secretary of State.