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.

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,
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 our
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

designation of special and trial terms.

VI

assignment of justices to special and trial terms.

VI

appointment and removal of reporter.
may appoint and remove clerk.

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

III

22

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

Audit.

legislature not to audit private claims.

VI 20

V 1

III 19

6

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

See, also, "SAVINGS BANKS."

special charters prohibited

I 5

VIII

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

billholders are preferred creditors

liability of stockholders

VIII

VIII

VIII

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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....

VII

commissioners of canal fund.

canal board constituted

powers and duties

not to allow claims barred by statute of limitation..

VII

VIII 14

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

Circuit Courts.

abolished; jurisdiction vested in supreme court......

Cities.

See, also, "Municipal Corporations." legislature to provide for organization of. regulation of wages, etc., of employees of. classification of

general and special city laws.

enactment and acceptance of special city laws.

division into assembly districts

blocks not to be divided in senate districts...

election or appointment of officers...

civil service appointments and promotions.
preference of veterans

extension and abridgement of terms of officers.