sary, and fix their compensation and to provide for the printing of its documents, journal and proceedings. The convention shall determine the rules of its own proceedings, choose its own officers, and be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members. In case of a vacancy, by death, resignation or other cause, of any district delegate elected to the convention, such vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates representing the district in which such vacancy occurs. If such vacancy occurs in the office of a delegate-at-large, such vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates-at-large. Any proposed constitution or constitutional amendment which shall have been adopted by such convention, shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the State at the time and in the manner provided by such convention, at an election which shall be held not less than six weeks after the adjournment of such convention Upon the approval of such constitution or constitutional amendments, in the manner provided in the last preceding section, such constitution or constitutional amendment, shall go into effect on the first day of January next after such approval. Const. 1846, art. XIII, § 2.

3. Amendments of convention and legislature submitted coincidently.

Any amendment proposed by a constitutional convention relating to the same subject as an amendment proposed by the Legislature, coincidently submitted to the people for approval at the general election held in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, or at any subsequent election, shall, if approved, be deemed to supersede the amendment so proposed by the Legis lature.

New.

Sec. 1. Time of taking effect.

§ 1. Time of taking effect.

This Constitution shall be in force from and including the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, except as herein otherwise provided.

Done in Convention at the Capitol in the city of Albany,
the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the one hundred and
nineteenth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed ou
JOSEPH HODGES CHOATE,

names.

CHARLES ELLIOTT FITCH,

President and Delegate-at-Large.

Secretary.

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Academies.

INDEX TO CONSTITUTION.

A.

application of literature fund

Actions.

legislature may alter, etc., jurisdiction and proceedings in
law and equity

not affected

private or local bill changing venue prohibited...

Agricultural Lands.

leases of

Alienation.

restraints upon, abolished

Allodial Tenure.

all lands held by

Amendments.

to constitution

of convention and legislature to constitution submitted co-
incidently

Appeals.

See, also, "APPELLATE DIVISION;" "COURT OF AP

PEALS.

jurisdiction of court of appeals....

judge not to sit in review of his own decisions.

Appellate Division.

how constituted

designation of justices of

powers of justices

jurisdiction of general term transferred.

VI

transfer of appeals to another department.

justice not to sit in review of his own decisions.

VI

designation of special and trial terms

VI

assignment of justices to special and trial terms..
appointment and removal of reporter..
may appoint and remove clerk..

VI

VI

VI 19

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Appropriations.

requisites of appropriation bills

III 21

general provisions not to be inserted in appropriation bills,
two thirds vote required for appropriations for local or
private purposes

approval or veto of separate items by governor..
state moneys to be paid pursuant to appropriation only.
for private claims against state..

IV

III 21

III

9

for maintenance of canals..

VII

6

claims barred by statute of limitations not to be allowed, VII

special charters prohibited

VIII

legislature not to authorize suspension of specie payments, VIII
registry of bills and notes issued as money.

VIII

billholders are preferred creditors

VIII

liability of stockholders

VIII

limitation of indebtedness of cities and counties..
direct tax for payment state Longs..

Bookmaking.

prohibited

VIII 9, 14

Bribery.

official bribery and corruption..

offer or promise to bribe.

person offering or receiving, disqualified as elector
person bribed or offering a bribe may be a witness..

Bridges.

private or local bills for building, prohibited.....

powers and duties

V

not to allow claims barred by statute of limitation.

VII

36566

Census.

enumeration of inhabitants...

III

Charitable Institutions.

VIII 14

state and municipalities may provide for support of in

mates

Charities.

See "STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES."

Charters.

See, also," CORPORATIONS."

by King of Great Britain before 1775 not affected..
by state not affected

of savings banks to be uniform

special, for banking purposes prohibited