Year: 1868

their Successors The existing Judicial Districts OF
the State arc continued until changed pursuant 10
this section Five OF the Justices shall reside in the
district in which is the City of New.York and four
III each of the other districts The Legislature may
alter the districts without increasing the number.
once after every epuneratlon under this C0nstitu-
ton Of the inhabitants OF the State.


SIC. T. At the first session OF the Legislature. af,er
the adoption of this article, and from time TO time
thereafter as may be necessary, but not OfteneT than
in five years provision shall be made for organ
izng in the supreme Court not more than four gen
era terms thereof each TO be composed Of Presiding


Justice and not than three other Justices who
sh all be designated according TO law from the whole
number Of justices. Each Presiding Justice shall
continue 90 act as such during bis term OF Office.
Provision shall he made by law for holding the gen
cra in each judicial district Any Justice OF
the Supreme Court may hold special terms and Cir,
cuit Court, and may preside III Courts Of oyer ana
Temiuer IN amy county.


SIC g. No Judge or Justice shall sit at a general
term Of any court or IN the Court of Appeals IN TO,
view Of "a decision made by him, by any court OF
Which be was at tho time n sitting member. The
testimony ia equity shall be taken III IKE man
nor as in cases at law and except as herein otneI
wise provided, the Legislature shall have the same
power SO alter and regulate the jurisdiction ana pro
ceedings iii law aud equity as they have heretofore
exercised. =,


SIC 9. When vacancy shall occur. otherwise
than BY expiration of teIm in the Office OF justice oi
The Supreme Cont, the same shall be hlled LOT iu
term, nt the next general election happeng o' d Id'
than three months after such vacancy occurs ana,
until any vacancy shall be 80 filled. the Governor ny
and with the advice and consent of the Senate II the



Governor may appoint to fill such vacancy; Any Any
such appointment shall continue until ana inciudng
tho last day OF December next after the eiecuoh '
which the vacancy shall be filled.


SEC 10. The judges of the Court OF Appeals, ana
the Justices of the Supreme Court. shall not hold
any other office or public trust; All votes for any OF
them Tor any other than judicial Office, gwen by
tho Legislature or the people, shall bc Void =,


SIC n. Judges Of the Court of Appeals and JUS


ecs of tho supreme Court may 90 foTea inc ~
if twothir,s of all the members elected TO each
House concur therein. All judicial officers except
those mentioned in this section, and except Justices
OF the Peace and Judges and Justices OF inferior
counts not Of record may bo removed by the nenate
ON the recommendation of the Governor, II two
thirds Of all tho members elected TO the Senate con-
cur therein BIT no removal shall be made by virtue
Of this section unless the thereof be entered on
the journals nor unless the party GoPneo oa sha
him. and shall have had an opportunity or beihg
heard On the question of removal, Yeas and Nays
shall be entered Oh the journal.


SIC ~ The Superior Court Of the City Of New
York the Court of Common Pleas for the City and
County of New York. the Superior Court OF Buffalo
and tie City Court of Brooklyn, are continued, win
the powers and jurisdiction they now soveray have.
aud such further civil and criminal jurisdiction az
may be conferred 10y law. The Superior Court u OF OF
New-York shall be composed Of the Judges IN oiice
ut the adoption Of this article and their successors
te Court of Common Pleas Of Ncw-York of the three
Judges then in office and their successors ana Iiee
additional Judges; the Superior Court cf Buffalo Oi
the Judges now in Office and their succesoOs; ana
tho City Court of Brooklyn Of such number OF
Judges, not exceeding three as may be provided py
law. The Judges OF said Courts, IN Once al the
adoption Of this article, are continued untll the ex
pirat0n of their terms Chief Judge shall bo
appointed by. the Judges OF each OF sald Courts
from their own number. who shall act as
such during his official term. Vacancies IN
the Office OF the Judges named in this sec,
tion occurring otherwise than by expiration OF
term shall be filed in tho same manner as vacancies
in the Supreme Court. The Legislature may provide


for detailing Judges Of the Superior Court anu Court
of Common Pleas Of NewlOTk 10 hold Circuits or
al NJ he SuuTemp
the public interest may require.


SIC 13. Justices of the supreme Court shali DO
chosen by the electors of their respective judicial ds


ricts Judges of all The courts mentioned IN the last
preceding section shall be chosen by the electors OF
the cities respectively in which tbo sad courts
and Judges who shall be elected after the adoption
of this article shall be fourteen years from and III
Guiding the first day Of January next after heir eitc
or Judge of any court longer than until and lnclud-
Ing tile last day of December next after he shall be
seventy years OF age.


mentioned shall receive for their SERVICES cointn-
saion TO DC established by law, which shall not be
diminished during their official terms Except tho
Judges of the Court of Appeals and the Justices of
the Supreme Court they shall be paid and the expen-
ses of their defayed by the cities counties


in which such courts instituted, shall be pro


SIC. Is. The existing County Courts are continued
and tho Judges there OF in office mt the adoption Of
this article shall hold tiIer offices until tho expifa
ton of Their respective terme Their successors shall
he chosen by the electors Of the countries lOr lno Term
of six years The County Courts shall have the pow
eTs and jurisdiction they now possess untl altered Dy
the Legislature. They shall also have original Jurs-
dcton in all cases where the defendants reside IN the
county and in which the damages claimed shall not
exceed one thousand dohars and also such appellate


jurisdiction shall bc provided by law, subject how
ever 10 such provision as shall be made by law for
the removal of causes into the Supreme COnrt They
shall also have such other original jurisdiction as shall
from time TO time be conierrd ON them by the Lcgo-
lature. The comfy Judge with two justices OF tho
peace to be designated according 10 law, may hold
courts of sessions, with such criminal jurisdiction as
the Legislature shall prescribe. and he shall perform
such other duties may be required by law. Ills
salary and the salary of the Surrogate when elected
as separate officer shall be established by law. pay
able out of the county treasury, and shall not he
diminished during his term of office. The justices OF
the peace shall be paid for seryiccs IN Courts OF Ses
sions per diem allowance out Of the county treasury
The County Judge slnll also be Surrogate Of his
county but in counties having n population exceed
ing forty thousand, the Legislature may provide for
the election of a separate officer to bo SURROGATE
whose term Of Office shall lie the same as that OF
the County Judge The County Judge OF any county
may preside at courts OF SESSIONS OF hold county
courts in any other county except New-iork ana
Kings. when requested by the Judge OF such other
county.


SIC I6 The Legislature may. on application Of the
Board Of Supervisors provide for the election o local
officers not to exceed two in any county to discharge
the duties of County Judge and of Surrogate IN cases
OF their inability or OF vacancy, and 10 exercise
such other powers i'll special cases as may be provided
by law


SEC n. The Legislature shall provide for sub
mttng TO the electors of tho State at the general
election in the year 1873 two questions 10 be voted
upon on separate ballots as follows First Shall
the offices Of Chief Judge and Associate Judge Of the
Court of Appeals and OF Justice of the Supreme Court
be hereafter filled by appointments II majority
of the votes upon the question shall be IN the afTa-
tive, the said offices shall not thereafter be elective,
but vacancies occur they shall be filled by appoint
ment by the Governor by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate; If the Senate be not in
son by the Governor but in such case he shall nomi
nate to the Senate when next convened and such ap
pointment by the Governor alone shall expire at the
end Of that session. Second: Shall the offices OF
the Judges mentioned in sections IL and Is of article
VI of the Constitution be hereafter flied by appoint