Sec. ARTICLE FOURTEENTH. 1. Amendment to constitution, how proposed, voted upon and ratified. 2. Future constitutional conventions; how called; election of dele. gates; compensation; quorum; submission of amendments; officers; rules; vacancies; taking effect. 3. Amendments of convention and legislature submitted coincidently. § 1. Amendments to constitution, how proposed, voted upon and ratified. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate and Assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, and the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the Legislature to be chosen at the next general election of senators, and shall be published for three months previous to the time of making such choice; and if in the Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the Legislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors voting thereon, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the Constitution from and after the first day of January next after such approval. Const. 1846, art. XIII, § 1. § 2. Future constitutional conventions; how called; election of delegates; compensation; quorum; submission of amendments; officers; rules; vacancies; taking effect. At the general election to be held in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and every twentieth year thereafter, and also at such times as the Legislature may by law provide, the question," Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same?" shall be decided by the electors of the State; and in case a majority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a convention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of the State, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next ensuing general election at which members of the Assembly shall be chosen, and the electors of the State voting at the same election shall elect fifteen delegates-atlarge. The delegates so elected shall convene at the capitol on the first Tuesday of April next ensuing after their election, and shall continue their session until the business of such convention shall have been completed. Every delegate shall receive for his services the same compensation and the same mileage as shall then be annually payable to the members of the Assembly. A majority of the convention shall constiente a quorum for the transaction of business, and no amendment to the Constitution shall be submitted for approval to the electors as here after provided, unless by the assent of a majority of all the delegates elected to the convention, the yeas and nays being entered on the journal to be kept. The convention shall have the power to appoint such officers, employés and assistants as it may deem neces 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 offirs, 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, Get vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates representing the district in which such vacancy occurs. If such raconey occurs in the office of a delegate-at-large, such vacancy stil be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates-at-large. Any propused constitution or constitutional amendment which shall ave been adopted by such convention, shall be submitted to a te of the electors of the State at the time and in the manner rovided by such convention, at an election which shall be held t less than six weeks after the adjournment of such convenUpon the approval of such constitution or constitutional nebiments, in the manner provided in the last preceding secboz such constitution or constitutional amendment, shall go into of it on the first day of January next after such approval. Coast. 1846, art. XIII, § 2. ¡ 3. Amendments of convention and legislature submitted coincidently. Any amendment proposed by a constitutional convention relatto the same subject as an amendment proposed by the Legislature, coincidently submitted to the people for approval at the receral election held in the year one thousand eight hundred and. inety-four, or at any subsequent election, shall, if approved, be deemed to supersede the amendment so proposed by the Legis ARTICLE FIFTEENTH. 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, In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names. CHARLES ELLIOTT FITCH, President and Delegate-at-Large. Secretary. 54 Academies. INDEX TO CONSTITUTION. application of literature fund Actions. legislature may alter, etc., jurisdiction and proceedings in not affected Amendments. to constitution XIV 1 of convention and legislature to constitution submitted co- Appeals. See, also, "APPELLATE DIVISION; " "COURT OF AP- PEALS. jurisdiction of court of appeals.. judge not to sit in review of his own decisions.. transfer of appeals to another department. VI justice not to sit in review of his own decisions. 22222~2~20 3 Appropriations. requisites of appropriation bills two thirds vote required for appropriations for local or approval or veto of separate items by governor. state moneys to be paid pursuant to appropriation only,. for maintenance of canals.. general provisions not to be inserted in appropriation bills, 18 claims barred by statute of limitations not to be allowed, VII 6 legislature not to authorize suspension of specie payments, VIII VIII VIII VIII 4688 Bills. See, also. "APPROPRIATIONS; "LEGISLATURE;" " ་་ STATUTES." legislature may provide for education and support......... VIII 9, 14 |