Documents of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1915: Begun and Held at the Capitol in the City of Albany on Tuesday the Sixth Day of April, Issues 1-54 |
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... estimated for the next year , and the expenses that are incurred in the previous year , the appropriations- that is , the estimates made in the pre- vious year and the appropriations made on those estimates - so that a comparison can at ...
... estimated for the next year , and the expenses that are incurred in the previous year , the appropriations- that is , the estimates made in the pre- vious year and the appropriations made on those estimates - so that a comparison can at ...
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... estimates are made up by the different bureaus who , in the State of New York , seem to have the same idea as to the importance of their various bureaus that you have described their having in the Federal government and , as a result ...
... estimates are made up by the different bureaus who , in the State of New York , seem to have the same idea as to the importance of their various bureaus that you have described their having in the Federal government and , as a result ...
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... the preparation of a proper budget . They prepared the budget for one year ; that is , they transposed what had been a statement of the estimates and the appropriation and put it in the form of what they thought Doc . No. 11 14.
... the preparation of a proper budget . They prepared the budget for one year ; that is , they transposed what had been a statement of the estimates and the appropriation and put it in the form of what they thought Doc . No. 11 14.
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... estimates , because the old statute required us to send in the old estimate . What they were trying to do was to prevent my sending in a new estimate in addition ; but they did not do it , because I sent it in ; but that is preserved ...
... estimates , because the old statute required us to send in the old estimate . What they were trying to do was to prevent my sending in a new estimate in addition ; but they did not do it , because I sent it in ; but that is preserved ...
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... estimates for the head of the de- partment and the head of the department should send those esti- mates to the Secretary of the Treasury , and then the Secretary of the Treasury should send it on with this comparative statement to the ...
... estimates for the head of the de- partment and the head of the department should send those esti- mates to the Secretary of the Treasury , and then the Secretary of the Treasury should send it on with this comparative statement to the ...
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Page 9 - Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive...
Page 8 - All county officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of the respective counties or appointed by the boards of supervisors, or other county authorities, as the Legislature shall direct.
Page 2 - In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 1 - Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 3 - Congress of the said colony, and of the convention of the state of New- York, in force on the twentieth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven-, which have not since expired, or been repealed, or altered; and such acts of the legislature of this state, as are now in force, shall be and continue the law of this state, subject to such alterations, as the legislature shall make concerning the same.
Page 4 - ... reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. Upon...
Page 31 - The Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this State may be educated.
Page 18 - No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime (except in cases of impeachment, and in cases of militia when in actual service; and the land and naval forces in time of war, or which this State may keep with the consent of Congress in time of peace, and in cases of petit larceny, under the regulation of the Legislature), unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury...
Page 6 - If after such reconsideration, twothirds of the members elected to that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of the members elected to that house, it shall become a law notwithstanding the objections of the governor.
Page 7 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of , according to the best of my ability...