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HherilT. To nominate a candidate for County IClerk. To nominate a candi¬ date rof County Treasurer, f o nomi¬ nate a candldat.* for District Attor¬ ney To nominate a candidate for County CoroplroUer. To nominate a candidate for County Spuerintendent of the Poor.
On the part of the Independence League votera To nominate a Candi¬ date for United States Senator. Tu nominate a cundldate for Oovernor. To nominate.a candidate t ••¦ Lieuteti- anc-Oovernor. To nominnte a cana: date for Secretary of Htati To nom¬ inate a candidate for Stat>i Comptrol¬ ler. To nominate a candidate foi- atate Treaaurer. To nominate a can¬ didate for Attorney General. To nom¬ inate a candidate for State Enginci^r and Surveyor. To nominate a candi¬ date for Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal*. To nominate a candidate for Ass'iCiate Judge of the Court of Appeals. To nornlnate a canoidatt for Justice of the Supreme Coi.rt, fiecond Judicial District. To nomin¬ ate a candidate for Repreaentatlve In Congress, from the flrat congressional district. To nominate a candidate f<.>r State Senator, from the first senator¬ ial district. To nominate a candldatf' for Member of Assembly from thi; assembly district comprising tne. County of Nasaau County and Dis¬ trict Offlcera also to be nomlnatei for
. nald County. To nominate a candi¬ date for County Judge. To nonilnat.5 a candidate for Surrogate. To nomin¬ ate a candidate for Shoilff. To nom - nate a candidate for County Clerk. I o nominate a candidate for Coutily Treaaurer. To nominate a candidate for District Attorney. To nomlnntj :i candidate for County Comptroller. I .j nominate a candidate for County Sup¬ erintendent of the Poor.
On the part of the American Vfitera, To nominate a candidate for United Stat-a Senator. To nominate a candidate for Governor. To nomin¬ ate a candidate for Lieutenant-Gov¬ ernor. To nominate a candidate for Secretary of Stale. To nominate a candidate for State Comptroller. To nominate a candidate for State Treas¬ urer, To nominate a candidate for Attorney General. To nominate a candidate for State Engineer and Surveyor. To nominate a candidate for Chief Judge of the Court of Ap- peala. To ne-minate a candidate for Associate Judge ot tiie Court of Ap¬ peals, To nominate a candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial District. To nominate a can¬ didate for Representative in Congress, from the flrst congressional district. To nominate a candidate for Stale Senator from the firat senatorial dis¬ trict To nominate a candidate for Mem-
' ber of Assembly from the assembly dis¬ trict comprising the County of Nas¬ sau. County and District Officers also to be nominated for said County, To nominate a candidate for (Jounty Judge. -To rominate a candidate for Surrogate. To nominate a candidate for Sheriff. To nominate a candidate for County Clerk. To nominate a candi¬ date for County Treasurer. To nomi¬ nate a candidate for District Attor¬ ney To nominate o candidate for .County Comptroller. To nominate a candidate for County Spuerintendent «f the Poor.
On inc part of the Prohibition voters. To nominate a candidate for United Slates Senator. To nominate a candidate ff r (Jovernor. To nomin¬ ate a candidate for Lieutenant-Gov¬ ernor. To nominate a candidate for Secretary of Stale. To nominate a candidate for State Comptroller. To nominate a candidate for State Treas¬ urer. To nominate a candidate for General. To nominate a for Slate Knglneer and To nominate a candidate Judge of the Court of Ap- nomlnate a candidate for Judge of the Court of Ap- nominute a (-andidate for >f the Supreme Court, Second District. To nominate a can-
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OittmUm mt vUlaces ef ¦»¦•¦ or more inhabitants the Klection District Is made the Primary District for the purposes of this Primary Election ^d
raopoanoN tnnaitat om.
STATK or KEW T08K. OKFICB OT IU ttmeXettnk of State, Alfassy. Aazoxt 1, 1916.—Hir- ihe'fdcatlon of each po'lling place^ln I •»»**-V> t»«> proririon. ol secUos lour of .rticl. the Town of Hempstead where voters I ¦»»«« o* "»e constitutloii of the state of New
Tork, ¦rction two huodred and nloet^-flre ef tht Electioa Law, snd aection dz of chapter (Ira. hua- drcd and aixty-nlnc of tlic lawi o( ninctcco htm¬ dred tnJ lixtiefn, notic: is hereby given tiist chapter Ore hundred and iixty-nlns *f tbe lavs
om
EXFLAKATIOIf—MATTEB Cf ITAUCS IS TtCtTf UATTTn IN BRACtLSTB [ ] IA OLD MATrXB
TO HE 0!«TTED.
BTATE OF KEW YOBK, OmCE OF TBS Secretary ot State, Albany, Augrust 1, 1918.—far- (Bsnt to th# provisiona of aection one ot articia fourteea of the Constiiutlon ul the SUte of Xew
rmlmm to modifpmr trnpermede ttmtulet tkmrrfr; i Mijarity of all th* member* dectad te tiM A» *!* "*" *«?* **** .'.'^'*'^.*'^ '*• ""^ amblr ToOag in taror thereof. By order .1 (h.
of all parties above named may vote follows:
VILLAfiB OF HEMPSTRAD Priratary iiMtriet !««. 1 coiiatltute* Klection Districts Nos. 15 and 12, and
enrolled inei.ibers ot llie Repuulican ; . . , , . . , . , , .^ . . » _. ¦ , . . .,_..-
Party ealy of the above ruentioned | "' nineteen hundred and alxteen, of which th« | foUowtnir propoaed amnxltn^nt to a.Ttioa alz of of auch election.
of amp twck roKvtution thai! te fuetieet mf th* tupremt comri.
I i. Rnolrcd (U tbe AiBrmbly concur), IWt the foregoing amendment be aubmitted to tbt legislature to be clioaen.at the next general elec¬ tion of senators, aed in confumtity with aection
Ycfk, asd aectkm two hundred ninety-flve of tha | one of article tourteen ol the conaUtutloB, be Election lew, nntlc« b berelir given that tba ¦ publlahed for thre* months prerioua to the time
Attorney candidate
Survey Ol for Chit peals. Tc Associate peals. T< Justice Jiiilicial
(lldate for Uepresenlatlve in Congre.s.-^, from the flist conjrre.-iMional di.stricl. 'I'o nominate a cundldate for State Senator from the first .senatorial-dis¬ trict To nominate a candidate for Mem¬ ber of Assembly from the a;<senibly di.s- trlct comprising the County of Nas¬ sau. County ond District Officers al;'o to be noiTilliated for said Countv. To nominate a candidate for CountJ' Judge. To nominate a candidate for Surrogate. To nominate a candidate for Sii'erlff. To r.omlnate a aandidato. for ¦County Clerk. To nominate a \;andl- -date tor County Treasurer. To nomi¬ nate a candid,ite for Di.slrict Attor¬ ney To nominnte a candld.Tle for Countv Comptroller. To nominate a (-imHIdcfe for County Spuerintendent of the Poor, , , ^
On the part of the National Pro¬ gressive voters, To nominnte a candi¬ date for United States Senator. To nominate a candidate for Governor To nominate a candidate fir Lleuten- ane-Governor. To nomlniito a candi¬ date for Secretary of State. To nom¬ inate a candidate for Stale Comptrol¬ ler. To nominate a onntildate for State Treasurer. To nominate a can¬ didate for Attorney General. Ti nom¬ inate a candidate for State Engineer .and Survevor. T.. nominr*- r (-:mu1. date for' Chief Jndire of the Court of Appeols. To i>omlnate a candidate for Associate JiidK> of the Court of Appeals. To nomlnato a cami'dnt-'
for Jii.s.tice of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial District. T-o nom n- ate a can-lidttte for RepvoMentall"e In Congtes!'. from the flr.n con-v--sion'iI district. To nominate a cmdldiit ¦ fo: State Senator, from the first senntoi- lal district. To nonilnnt" a candld.-iV for Member of Assembly from the jisscmblv district comprit-!nfr llie <:ountv of Nassau f-ounty and T")ls- trt-t Officer.s nlr-o to be nominated foi- ^ald County. To nominnt" a candl- -dnte for County Judge. To nominate « candidate for Surrogate. To nomin¬ nte a candidate for Sheriff. To nomi¬ nate a candidate for County Clerk. To ¦nominate a candidate for Ciount-.- Treasurer. To nominate a candidate for District Attorney. To nominate a candidate for County Comptroller. To ¦nominate o candidate for County Sup- «rlntendant ot the Poor,
(>n the part of the Socialist Party voters. To nominate a candidate for United Slates Senator. To nominate n candidate for Oovernor. To nomin¬ ate a oaVidldate for Lieutenant-Gov¬ ernor. To nominate a candidate for Secretary of State. To nominate a candidate fon State Comptroller. To nominate a candidate for State Treaa- wrer. To numinate a candidate for Attorney General. To nominate a candidate for State Engineer and Survevor. To nominate a candidate for Chief Judge of the Court of Ap- r>'>ala To nr minate a candidate for Associate Judge of the Court of Ap- peaia To nominate a candidate for .Tuatlfe of the Supreme Court, Second .Judtoial District. To nominate a can¬ didate for Representative In Congrcaa. from the iir*t congressional district. To nominate a candidate for State Senator from the flrst senatorial dis¬ trict To nominate a candidate for Mem- her of Assembly from the assembly dis¬ trict comprising the County of Nas¬ sau. County and District Oflicers alao to be nominated for aald Countv. To nominate a candidate for County JudS^. To nominate a eaadldate for Surrogate. To nominate a candidate for Sheriff. To nominate a candidate for Couaty Clerk. To nominate a candi¬ date for County Trea*tfr*r. To nomi¬ nate a candidate for District Attor- ¦ney To numinate a fcandidate for Oounty Comptroller. To nomlnato a candidate for County Superintendent of the Poor.
The number of candidates to b^ nominated as above feclted ar« the same as set forth In the respective statements issued by the Ropubllcan, Democratic, Independence T.«.ague, American, Prohibition, National Pro- gresilive and Socialist party County Committees.
SBC 74 or THBI BLBCTIOW LAW Ptkrtdnn tmr tke deMlaitatiea ef Prt- mayy tllslriet*. OSIMia MM n*BinK Plata^n In All First CInB* tlllnMea, In the villages of Hemvatead. Tr^- Vert and Reekvllle Centre the enrolled mem»«ers of the RenuMlean Parly ONI.T vote In the polllne places as¬ signed to such party within the Pri¬ mary District. _ , _
In the vIllBgea of. Hempatead, Free- port and RookvlH* Ceatre the enrolled member* of the Democratic. Indenen- danee Learue, American. ProMMtion. Natlanal Progreaalra and Socialist Partie* vot* in th* noIHnir places asT siihued to then wltkla Che Primary DIstpiota - I
of aellinK said Ijoniln to tlic highest bitl-li-r aiivi adfcrtlslni? for ¦ iicriod of twenty consecutive days, Sundays e.\ccptcd, in at least two dail) newspapers printed in the dty of Nirw Yurk an') Company, Freeport, In I one In the city of Albany. Advertisements sliull contain a pruvisiun to the effect that the eomp¬ troller, in his discretion, nay ri-jcct any or al-i bida made in pursuance of said advcrtis monts, and, in the e^cnt cf such rcjcctiun, tiio c-miii- troUcr Is aiitlmrized to readvertlse for bids in the form and manner above described as many times as in I.la Judgrornt may be neccB3.iry to effect a salisfactory sale. Said bonds shall bs sold in such lota and at such times aa may ba required for the purpose of making partial or ftnal paymenta irf accordance with the pruvisinni and i of this act. There is hereby imposed a dlreci annual tax at the rate ol eight thousand eiglit hundred and aiitly-flve dollara and fllty conta to¬ gether with interest on the debt fir each one million dollars of bonds IsKued, to provide fur a sinking fund for the redemption ol the E.-iiJ bonds, together wllh the interest thereon. Tin' tax imposed, ns herein provided, shall lie assess¬ ed, levied and collected in tho manner prescribed by law and shall be paid by the several oounty treasurera into the treasury'Vl the state. Thi' proceeds of such tax ehall be Invested by the comptroller in securities in which he la author lied b.v law to invest the trust and sinking funds of the state, and tognther with the inter eat arising therefrnm, any premium nceivcd on j the sole of said bonds, and interest accruing on I deposits of money received from the sale ol sai! viz.: In tiie i bonds or from miscellaneous sources fhall const; Company, ! tutc a sinking fund which Is hereby created. Said fund slnill be used solely for the purpose ol paying the principal and interest of bands issued in accordance with the provisions of this act.
5 3. Tlu- proceeds of two mfllion five hundred thousand doUars of such bonds, after apprnprla tion or appropriations therefrom by tlie IcgisIa ture, shall be
districts wltl vote at the polling plac situated in the Filteentn Llectiuii District, viz.; In the Town Kail, Front Hired, Hempatead, iu said uiatrici.
Enrolled members of the De.-nocrat- Ic, iiiUep'.-nd'.-!ice League, American. Prohibition, National l'rugre>,hive anu Socialist parties of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Klection Districts will vote at the polling place situated in the Seventeenth Klection District, viz.: In Agnew'a stationery store. Main Street, Hempstead, In said district.
Primary Ulatrlct Ne. Z constitutes Election Districts Noa. 13 and 18 ana enrolled members of the Republican Party only of the above menlloned districts will vote at the polling place situated in the Thirteenth Lleclion District, viz.: In the house of Protec¬ tion Hose Company, Prospect Street, Hempstead, in aaid district.
Knrulled mcinbera of the Democrat¬ ic, independence l^eague, American. Prohibition, National Progressive and •Socialist parties of the Thirteenth and Ughtecnlh Klection Districts will vote at the pulling place situated in the Klghteenth Election Dlatriet, viz.; In the office of John Doty, Greenwich Street, Hcnip.-lead, In said district. Vil,r.A4;B OF FREKPORT. PrUuury UUtriot No. 3 coiistltiitea Klection Dl.slilct.s Nos. 7 and 9, and enrolled members of the Republican parly only of tlie above Hientloiii-<i districta will vote ot the polling place sltuated In tlie Seventh Klection Dis¬ trict, viz.: In the house of Freeport Hose Co., .Vo. 1 Southslde Avenue, Freeport, In said district.
Knioiled member.^ of the Democrat¬ ic, Independence League, American, Prohibition, National Progressive and Socialist parlies i/f the ,St-ventli and .Ninth KleCtiim Districts will vote at the polling place situated in the Ninth Klecllon IJlstiict, viz : In the hou.se of Ray View H said district.
Primary Ilistrict No. 4 constitutes KItfClion Dl.slil<-tH No.s. C and 8 and enrolled members of the Republican party only of the above mentioned distrlct.s will vote at the pollin;? place -situatid in the Sixth Klecllon Di.stHcl, viz.; In the truck hou.se of K.vcelsloi Hook and Ladder Company, Freeport, In said district,
Knrolled members of the Democrat¬ ic,' Independence League, American, Prohibition, National Progressive and Socialist parties of the Sixth Kighth Klection Districts will vote al the polling iilace situated In the Kigh¬ th Klection District, viz.: In the offlce of John M. Raxter, Grove SIreet, Freeport, in said district.
Primary OiKtrlet No. 5 constitutes l':iectl<m Districts Nos. 10 and 11 and enrolled members of the Republican party only of Ihe above meiitl^ined districts, will vote at the polling place situated in the Tenth Klection Dis¬ trict, viz.: In the store of G. Howard Randall, 30 lirooklyn Avenue, Free- port, in said district.
Knrolled 'nrmber- of the Democrat¬ ic, Independence I/oague, American, Prohibition, iNatlonai T>roK^res.slve and Socialist parties of the Tenth and Kl- eventh Klecllon Districts Will vote al tlie polling place situated in the Kl eventh Klection District, l-iouse of Vigilant lIo¥ Freeport, in said district VII,I,A<;iO OF no< ¦K\ILLK CEXTRK. Primary Dlhtrlet >o. « con.stilules Klection Distilcls No.s. 2:> and 24 and enrolled niemliers of llie Repulillcan parly only of the above mentioned districts will vole at the poUinR place situated in the Twenty-third Klection Iiistvict, viz: In the house of Alert Hose Company, Observer Street, Rockville Centre, In said diHtrict.
l-;nio'U-d member.s of the Democrat¬ ic, Indep'-ndence League, American. Proiiibil ion. National I'roprresslve and .Soclall.st parties of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Klection Districts will vote at the polling place situated in Die Twenty-fourth Klecllon I>l.s- Uicl, viz.: in the Cruser Building, Ob¬ server etre.it, Rockville, Centre, In aald dl.strlct.
I'rimiiry IllNtrlet No, 7 constitutes Election Olatrlcts Nos. 2.5 and 26 and enioUf-d members of the Uepublican pa»ty only uf the above menlloned dis¬ tricts will vole ut the polling place .siluated in the Twenly-flflh ICIeclion District, viz.:ln the store of Hernuin J. Martens Co., 37 Front SIreet, Rock¬ ville Centre, in .said district.
Knrolled members of Ihe Democrat¬ ic, Independence Leasfue, Amentan, Prohibition, National ProgreRiv** and Soclall.sts parties of the 'Twenly-lUlh and Twenty-sixth Klection Districts will vole at the jiolling place situat¬ ed in tho Twenty-sixth Klection " Dis¬ trict, viz: In the house of Live Oak i'lngine Company. Rockville Centre, in said district.
VILL.VGKS OK LESS THAN 5,000 OiKt. I.'o. 1—In Firemen's Hall. Wantagh, in said district.
Dist. No. 2—In John N. Seaman's Store, Jeni.salem Avenue, North Wan- laM:h, In raid district.
Dl.st. No. 3—In Firemun's'Hall, Bell- inoi-e, in ::aid district.
Dist. No. 4— In Kast Meadow Hall i;ii t .\I(-iido\v, In said district.
Iii.st. No. ,')—In Firemen's Hall, Mer¬ rick, in aald district.
Dist. No. 12—In Firemen's Hall, Roosevelt, In said district.
Dlsi. No. 14—In the houae of Mea¬ dow Rrook Hook and Ladder Com¬ pany, Unlondale, In said diistrlcl.
Dist. No., K;—In the house of Garden City Fire department. Garden Clly, In said district.
Dist No. 10—In the house of Raid- win iTose Company, No. 1, Grand Ave¬ nue, Raldwin, in said district.
Dist. No. 20—In tho houso of Bald- Win Ho;-e Company, No. 2. Church Street, Baldwin, tn said district.
Dist. No. 21—In the Fire House, P.irk Place, Long Bench, In said dis¬ trict.
Dist. No. 22—In tttfi house of Sala- mnnda Hook, Ladder and Bucket Com¬ pany, Oceanyide, In said district.
Dist. No. 27—In the house of Hook, Ladder and Ho.se Co.. Broadway, Mal- vc'-ne. In said district.
Dist. No. 28—In the Hose Company House, Blake Avenue, Lynbrook, in said district
Dist. No, 1i9—In the houae of Hook and Ladder Truck Company, Karle Avenue, Lynbrook, In said district.
Dist. No. 30—In Firemen's Hall, East Rockaway, In aald district.
Dist, No. 31—In the house of Lyn¬ brook Engine Company, Atlantic Ave¬ nue, Lynbrook, In aald dlatriet.
Dist. No. 32—In Jacob Caski's Ga¬ rage, Lynbrook, In said distilct.
Dlat. No. 33—In Firemen's Hall. Floral.Park, In aald district.
Dlat. No. 34—In the House of Bel¬ mont Hook and Ladder Company. Kl¬ mont Road, Elmont, In said district.
Dist. No. 35—In the house of Nassau Hook and' Ladder Company, Valley Stream. Ip said dlatriet.
Dist. No. 36—In Jacob Phnel's bar¬ ber Shop. Valley Stream, In said dis¬ trict
Dl*t No. 87—In the House of Em¬ pire Hook and Ladder Company, Woodmere,' In aald dUtrlct.
Dist. No. 38—In the Offlce of E. F. McGinn's Ice Company, Chestnut St., Cedarhtrrst, In aaid dlatriet.
Dlat. No. 39—In the store of J. S. Powell, Central Avenue, Cedarhurat, In aaid dl«tMct>
Dlat No. 40—In the House of Wash¬ ington Hook and Ijidder Company, I>awrence, In said dlatriet.
Dlat. No, 41—In the Jefterson Social Club Houae, Lawrence Avenue, Law¬ rence, In said district.
Dlat. No. 42—In Odd Fellow's Hall, Inwood, In said district.
Dist. No. 43—In the House of Elec¬ tric Hook and I-adder Company, In- wood, tn said district.
The color of the Republican ballot shall he cherry; tlK Democratic bal¬ lot. Light Green: the Independence League. Canary: the American, Ter¬ ra Cotla; the Prohibition. Mandarin: the National Progressive, Light Blue; the Socialist, Buff. BOARD or ELFCTIONS OF* NASSAU
COUNTY. LAWRKNCR E. KIRWIN, President, r<xraT)T.inia tt Bivttxm a»/.rjit>nr '
lollowin; is a copy, will be submitted to tha
poople for the purpoao of Totlng thereon at tha
next ireneral dection In thia atate, to be held
1 on the aeventh day cf Xovember, nineteen hrni-
I dred and sixteen. FHANCS U. HUGO. S<cretary
I "* ^'•'''- CHAPTER (Sao,
I AH ACT making provision for issuing bonds ts I the amount ol not to rxceed ten million dollar! i for the acqui.-iition of lands for state pjrk pur- I po=es, and providing for s submission of tha I fame to the people to be voted up:>n at tha j general election to be held In the year nine¬ teen hundred and sixteen. j I Became a law May Ij, 1016, with the approval
i of tlie Oovemor. Passed, thre.-flltha bcin; prr«
' ent. I
I The People of the State of New Tork, represent- j
> ed in Scnale and Ansonihly, do enact as fullowrs: j Secllen 1. Tlicre slia'il be iaaued, In the mannif
I and at the tlmi-s hereinafter recited, bonds of 11.'
i stale in an amritint not to exceed ten million dol-
I lara, which lunula sliall he sold by the state an<!
I the proceeds thrreof pai-l into the etate tr.-a
1 ury, and so much thereof as may be nepe.i-,-« ,.
' extended lor the aci|uiaitlon of lands for »tj'.- park purpopea as hcrnlnafli r provided. Suih Ijoudi
¦ when issued tl,all be sxempt fmo taxation. I 9 2. Sale; interest; tax to fry; sinkinir fund
i Tlia comptrrjlier is hereby direi-led to cause to 1
Aasembly. TUaDDKL'9 C. S\i'EET, Bpraker.
State ol New York, Oflke ol tlie Secretary M State, aa: I hare compared the preceding copy of coocutimt m»lutiae with tbe original coocur- lent resolution on Uc in this offlce. and I do hereby certify that the same is a correct tr««- script therefrom, lod of the whole thereof. Gl-ren nnri.>r my hand and the seal ol offlce ol the Sec¬ retary ot State at the dty ot Albany, thia flrat one thou-
. . ... , __. , , ,. , _ , . - - • ' i aand nine hundred and sixteen, ft.. S.1 FRAN-
choaen at the next general election of Senatora Jority of all tbe Senators elected voting In faror ! ci8 M. HLOO a..cT*i.rT of Stat* in this atate to be held on the seventh day of thereof. Dy order of tbe SenaU, EDWAHD I ^ ' S"eretary of SuU.
NoTember. 1818. FRANCIS U. lUGO, SecfeUry : SCIIOENECK, President. I
o' sute. stjte o( xew York, In Aaaembly, March 6, VtU. j FIVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. —The foregoing resolution waa duly paiaed. a '. EXPLANATION- MATTER IN rT.M.ICS 13 NEW;
Concurrent Rcsolu^on of the Senate and timem- majority of all the members elected to the As- MATTER I.V BR.^CKETS t ] IS OLD MATTER ¦bly propodDg an amendment to scciion six ol I aembly voting In favor thereof. Ey ordfe of tbe | TO HE OMiTTl'.D.
article one of the constitution. In delation to! Assembly. THADDEUS C. SWEET, Speaker. | STATE OF NEW TORK, OFFICE OP THE
waiver ol indictment and trial by jury in cerUin j Siate of New York, iJtBce of the Sei'etary o» | SecrcUry o» SUte, Albanv, Au .-u«t 1, lOlS.—Pur-
KXPUANATroit-MATTER IX ITAUCS IS netTt MJTITER IN BRACKETS l ] 13 OLD MATHOl
jjiicle ene of the Con«itution of the at^ cl; sut. of New Turk, In Senate, Feb. M. 1916.- | ^.y ^f Augn... in the vear of our L>rd Kew York Is referred to the Legislature to be Xhe foregoing resolution was duly paased
I caaea. | Btate, as.: I have compared t'le preceding copy j Section 1. Resolved (if the S nate concur), j ol concurrent resolution with the original concur- That aection alx ol article one ot the constitution ' rent resolution on flic In this offlce, and I do j be amended to read as follows; i hereby certify that the same is a correct tran- j i 6. [No person pliall |je Iir-ld Jo answer for a 'script therefrom, ai;d of the whole thereof. Given capital or other»-lse Infamous I'.nw (elFxcpt , under my hand and the seal of offlce of the See- In cases of impeachment, and in cases of militia ' retary of State at the cily of Alliany, thia flrst
' wh.'>n In actual ser\ice, and tlie land and naval I forces In yjne of war, or which this itatc may : keep with the consent of CHn;,'TeM in time of I peace, and In cafea of petit larceny, under tha i regulation of the legislature!)], no pcr.-ioii thall I be held to ansirer for a capital or otitertclst j infamous crime unk-is on prcscnimcnt or Indict- I ment of i grand juryl, and], .iny person may. I hoirrvrr, in Ihc manner prescribed In law after I examination or tommitment by a magistrate, waive indirtmrnt and trial by jury cn « charge
day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thou¬ sand nine hundred and 6l.\tc<n. [L. 9.] FRAN¬ CIS M. HUGO, Secretary of Stale.
; auant to the provisiona of section one of article lourteen of the Constitution of the State ol New York, and section two hundred nini;ty-flv*.of the Election Law. notice is henby piven that the following propoaed amendment to section seven of article seven of the constltuticn oJ the stale of New York is relfrrcd to the I.e,-i«lalurc to t, choaen at the next general flection of Senators in
I this state to be ht-M on the pen-nth day ol No
I vember, IDIO. FRANCIS M. IIUCO. Secretary ol State.
I ' AMENDMENT NUMBER HVE.
I Concurrent Rtsolution of the Si-iiate and Assem¬ bly proposing an amcudmcnt to section teven ol article aeven of the constilution. in relation to the forest preserve. ,
1 Section 1. Ri-solved (if the Assemlily concur).
FOUR EXPLANA-nON—MATTER IN ITALICS IS NEW;
MATn-:H IN im.VCKETS [ ] 13 OLD MATTER
TO RE OMlTTKn.
STATE OK NEW YORK, OFFICF, OF 'HIE Secretary of State. Albany, Aupiist 1, I'JW.—I'ur- I Tliat section seven of article seven of the suant to the provisions of aection one of article stiiution 1«> amended to read' as f-llows: fourteen ol the Constltutioi of the Slate of New g T. The lands of the state, now owned or
prepared the lionda of this stale to an snioun: i of felony puniihabtc by not esrecdin'j fire years'
nol to cxcied t n million dollars, said boiifN !-• j impriionmcnl, all sub-n-gucnt pruncdings being _ ^ „. ...^ ^.^ ,,„
Uar interest at the rate of not to exceed four j„,j j,^^ Infonnalion before a su;ierii)r court of York, and section two hundred nim-ty-flve of the hereafter acquired, constilmlng the forest pre- and otie-haif per centum iier annum, which in | (riminnl jurisdiction or a fudge or jn'<tlce there-' Election Law, notice is her by given that the K,rve as now fixed by law shall be forever
terest shall be payable semi-annually in the ci" ¦ - ¦ - i . -. . . . .
of New York. Said bonds ehall be iasucti lor term of flfty years Irom their respective dates issue, and kUall he sold for not less than [k The compirolU-r is h.rcby charged wlih the ilut;
of. [l]/n any rial in any ty accused fliall be allowed tr^op in person and v.ith counsel a^ in No person shall be subjrcl to be jeopardy for the same offense; noi
er the par- r and dtfeiid ilvil actiona. wife put In E'lall he be
comi>ellcd In any criminal case to be a witness j against himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty or property without due i»roceb« of luw; nor \ shall private property be taker, for public use | wilhout Just com|>ensalion.
I 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the | foregoing amendment be referred to the Icgisla- ; lure to be chosen al the next general election ol senators, and in conformity with section one ol article fourteen ol the constitution, be published \ for three months previous to the time of Mch election. 1
State of New York, In Aaaembly, April S, 1016. —This bill was duly passed, a majority of all j the inemliers elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, three-flftha being present. By order - of the Assembly, TIIADDEUS C. SWEET. Speaker.
State of New York, In .Senate, Ajiril 29, lUlB. —Tills bill waa duly passed, a majority ol all the Senators elected voting In favor thereol, three- flfths being present. By ordtr of the Senate, EDWARD 8OI0ENECK, l-Tesiilcnl.
State ol New York, Office of the .'k-erctary ol Slate, 88.: I have compared the preceding copi of concurrent resolution with the original concur¬ rent resolution on file In this office, and I do hereby certify that the same Is a correct Iran- , script therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given i under my hand and the eeal of odlce of tho Sec- ! retary of State at the city of .Mhany, this flrat day of August, in the year of our l.onl, one thou¬ sand nine hundred and sixteen. [L. S.] FRAN- I CJS M. HUGO, Secretary of Slale.
TWO EXPLANA^nON-MATTKR IN ITALICS IS NEW; MATfEll IN HUACKETS [ ] IS OLD MATTER TO BE OMITTED.
STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE i
Secretary of State, Albany, Aua^ust 1,. IDIG.-Pur-i
suant to the pnn-lsions of section riie of article
pplicable to the acquisition ol j („u}teen ol Ihe Conslltution of the Klale of New
following proposed amendnR-nt to artiric seven of the Constitution of the state of New York aa referred to the Legislature to be chosen at the next general election of Senatora in this plate to he held on the seventh day o! November, 11)16. , FRANCIS M. HUGO, Secretary of btaic. I
AMENDMENT NUM HER FOUR. j
Concurrent Itesolution ol the S<a>te and Assem- ' bly pTOi>o&ing an amendment to article seven of the constitution. In relation to the contracting of debts by the state. j
Section L Resolved (if the Assembly concur). That Bections four and eleven of article seven of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
9 i. Except the debts specifled in seeti'-ns two and three of this article, no debts shall be hereafter cootructed by or In brlialf ol this state, unless such debt shall be au¬ thorized by law, for some Bin;cle work or object, tS" be dlBtinrtly spi<cifled tliorein[; and such]. ; .Vo such debt hereafter authorized shall be eon¬ trarted for a period longer than that of Tlie probable life of Ihe tcork or object for which the debt is to be contracted to be determined by general laics, uhiih determination shall be con- vluiive, nor for more than fifty years from Ihe time of the contracting of such debt. A debt hereafter contracted by Ihe state, pursuant to an authorization hereafter made, and each portion of any such debt ffom time to time so contract¬ ed, may, if provided by Ihe laic authorining such debt, be paid in ei/ual annual instalmcnt.i, the first of ichich shall be payable not more than one ' year, and Ihe la.^t of whiih shall be payable nol more than fifty years, after such dibt or por- ' tion thereof shall haiic been eonlracled. Such law shall if it aulhorhe the^ eontrarting of a debt payable olherwise than in ei/ual annual in- : stalments Impose and provide lor the collcctiun of a direct annual tax to pay, and suflicient tu pay, the interest on sucli debt na it falls due. and also to pay and discharye the principal o' such debt wiiliin fllly years from the time ol the contractini; thereof. No [-uch] law author-
kept as wild forest landa. Tliey sliall not b.^ leased, aold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor slia 1 the timlier thereon be srLl. rem-ned or dcstroyeil. Xothlng conlained in this section shall priTcnl the state from eoruilructing a state highway trom Baranac Lake (;» Franklin lounly to I.oni I-ake in Uamilton rounty and thence to (Kd Forge le llerkimer county K' irijy of Ular .Mountain lake and liaquette lake.
[But the] Th* legislature may by general laws provide lor the use of not exceeding three per centum ol auch lands for the consiriMtion and maintenance of reservoirs for municipal water supply, for the canals of the state and to rcgulaic the flow of streams. Such reser voirs shall be constructed, owned and controlled by the state, but such work shall not be under taken until after the boumlaries and high flow lines thereof shall have bwn accurately sur veyed and flxed, and after public nt)tiee, hearing and determination that tuch landa are required for such public use. Tlie eipen-^e of any such improvements fhall tie aptwrtioned on the publii and private property and municipalities bene Bted t» the extent of tlie benefits received. Any such reservoir shall always be op<Tated by the state and the legislature shall provide for a cliar,?e upon the property and municipalities benefited for a rea-ionable return lo the atule upon the valse of the rights and property of the state used and Ihe m-rvices of the slate rendcri-il, which pliall he fixed for terms of not t'Xceeding ten years and be readjustiible at the eod of any term. Unsanitary lundilions slull not be created or continued by any such public Works. A violation of any cf the provlsiuna of lliis section may be r-.'stralncd at the suit ot tin- |i,-o|.lc-, or Willi the eonsent of the sujireine courl ill ai'i'cllale divi'ion, on notice to the attorney
¦ii'-ral (It the suit ol any citizen.
i ¦!. Resolve J (if the Assembly concur), Tliat the fore;^oln;^ a:nendment be refcired to the Ickih laicrc to be chosen at the next pem-rjl cU'clioii
izing the contracting of a debt pur.iuanl to this ot s^niilors and in conformity with si-ctlon
lands for the extension of the Palisades Inter- j -i'^rk, and section two hundred ninety-five ol th« state park. Such moneys pliall be expended and | Election Law, notice Is hereby ghen that the 1 by the commissioners of the Pali
lands acqul
sades Interstate park under the provisions chapter one hundred and siventy of the laws ol nineteen hundred, ns amended. S-u( li moneys shal.' be available lor payment of the imrchase price whore landa are acquired by contract or lot paymenta ot judgments and awards In case of purchase by condemnation.
i 4. The proceeds of seven million five hundred thousand dollars of auch bonds, after appropria¬ tion or appropriations Ifterefrom by the legis¬ lature, shall bo applicable to the acquisition ol lands for state p:irk purposes within the forest preserve counties which lands, if now owned by the state under cxlsiing law, would be part of the forest preserve. Such moneys shall be ex¬ pended and lands acquired under the dir ction of the conservation commission by and with the advice and consent of the cummlstioners of the land ofllce. Such lands,nuiy be acquired in such manner aa the legislature shall provide, which may be eitlier by purchase, by condemnation gr by entry and appropriation with subinlBsiun to the court of claims or supreme court for thu de¬ termination and award of damages (or buch entry and appropriation, or by one ur more ot such methods as the legislature may provide; hut no proceedings shall be Instituted by condcmiiati
following proposed amendment to section one of article two of the Constitution of the state ol Now York is referred to tho Le;;islature to be chosen at the next general eleclion of .Senators in this state to be held on the seventh day ol November, 1010. FRANCIS M. HUGO, Secretary of State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. !
Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and Assem- ' bly prupwdng an amendment to section one ol article two of the constitution, in relation to qualification of voters.
Soction 1. Uesolved, (If the Senate concur), j Tliat section one of article two of the constitu- i tion be amended to read as follows;
section shall take effect until il Bliall, at a gen¬ eral election, have been subinitled to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and ajTaiust it at such election. On the final passage of such bill In either houso of thi? legislature, the <]ucsti&n shall bo taken by ayos and noes, to bo duly entered on the jijurnalb thereof, and --hall lie: "Shall this bill pass, and ought the same to receive the Banclion of the people?" The legislature may at any time, after the approval of such law by the people, if no debt shall have been contractel In pursuance thereof, repeal the same: and may at any time, , by law, forbid the contracting of any further debt or liability under such law; but the tax, if any, imposed by such act, in proportion to the debt and liability which may have been con¬ tracted in pursuance of such law, shall remain in force and be irrepealable, ahd be annually I collected, until the proceeds thereof shall have i made the provision hereinbefore specified
Section 1. l?very [male] ciilren of the age ol
twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen-* pay- uid discliarge the Interest and principal
for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state of juch debt and liability. The money arising
one year next preceding an election, and for from any loan or stock (-rea'ing such debt or
the last four months a resident of the county liability shall be applied lo the work or object
and for the last thirty days a resident of the specifled In the act authorizing such debt or
election district in which he or she may offer i liability, or for the payment of such debt or
his or her Vote, phall be entitled to vote at such liability, and for no other purpose whatever.
riicle fourieen of the con.'ltitution be pub lishel fur three months previous to the time of such election.
State cf New York, In Senate, Feb. 8, 1916.- Tho foregoing rcsoluiion was duly pas."c'd, a nia jority o( all'the .Senators elected voting in favor thereof. By order of the Senate. EDWARD .SCH^IIINECK, President.
Slale pf New York, In A.s."!cmbly, March 21, lOlfi. —The foregoi:!!,' resolution was duly passed, a ma¬ jority of all the memhers elected to the .Vssembly voiing in favor thereof, liy order of the Assem bly, ¦niADDEUS C. SWF.Er, Speaker.
State uf New York, Office of the Secretary ol .State, B8.: 1 have compared th« preceding c-opy ol concurrent resolution with the original concur rent resolution on file in this office, and I do hereby certify tbat the same is a correct Iran script therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Sec retary of State at the city of Albany, this flrst day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thou¬ sand nine hundred and sixteen. [L. S.] FRAN CIS M. HUGO, Secretary of State.
SIX
election in the election district of which he or she shall at liie time be a resident, and nol 1 elsewhere, for all oIT.cers that now are or hcreaft^ : may be elective by the people[;], and upon all • OT by entry and appropriation unless provision j questions which may be submitted to the vole
ba made by law for filing the written consent thereto of the comiuia(donera of the land ollice with the county clerk of'each county in which lands proposed to be taken are situated. Sub¬ ject to the filing of such consent, any such pro cecdlng shall be conducted by and in the name of the conservation commission; provided, how¬ ever, that if any otiior board, ulBei-r or coninii.^ sion shall succeed by law to the general powers of the conservation commissiun in relation to the care of the forest preserve, such latter board, officer or commission shall have and exercise all ol the powers and'duliea conferred by any pro¬ vision ol this section upon the conservation cum mission. The moneys realized (rom such bond?, after appropriation by the legislature, shall be available for payment of llie purchase price. where lands are acquired by contract, and for the payment ol Judgments and awards in case of procecdinga by condenmation or by entry and apprupriation. No moneys shall be paid out un¬ der this aection for the acquisition of lands by
of the people, provided however that a citizen by marriage shall have been an inhabitant of the United States for five years; and provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the atate, or of the United Sutes, in t.lic army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his or her vote by reason of hi^, or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power fo provide tlie manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of tneir votes in the election districts In which they respectively re¬ side. ; i t. Resolved (if the Senate concur). That the , foregoing amendment be referred to the legisla- ; ture to be chosen at the next gen-.-ral election ol
No such law shall be submitted to be voted on. within three months after its passage or at any general election when any other law, or any bill ahall be submitted to be voted for or against. The legislature may provide for the issue ol bonds of the state to run for a period not exceed lug flfty years in lieu of bonds heretofore author iaed but not i.-uiued and shall impose and provide (or the collection of a direct annual tax for thf payment of the same as hereinbefore required. When any sinking tund. created under this sec¬ tion shall equal in amount the debt (or which it waa created, no further direct tax shall be levied on account o( said sinking fund and the legl.sla ture shall reduce the tax lo on amount equal to the accruing interi-st on such debt. The legisla ture may from time to lime after the rate of in terest to be paid upon any slate debt, which haa been or may be authorized pursuant to the pro visiona of this section, or uinm any part ol such debt, provided, however, that the rate of Inter¬ est shall not be altered ujion any part of such
contract except upon the warrant and audit of
the comptroller, after aubmiaaion to him of i the membera elected to the Asaembi
senators, and in conformity with section one of debt or upon any Ixind or other evidence thereof,
article fourteen of the constitution, be published which has been, or shall be created or issued
for three months predoua to the time of such | before auch alteration. In case the legislature in
election. [ crease the rate of interest upon any such debt,
State ol New York, In Aaaembly, March 14. ! or part thereof, it shall, if such debt be payable
1010.—Tills bill was duly paased, a majority of all othenHse than in egual annwil inslalmciits,
voting in
CHARLJIS U. STOWK, Secretary,
Cointni**loners.
Touchers therefor approved by the conservation commisaion ami by the commisaionera of the land offlce, atcompanied with the certiflcate of the attorney-general approving tbe title to and conveyance of the lands purchaaed,
i 6. The term "lands" aa used tn thia act includes tho improvemeuta thereon, U any. All landa acquired onder tbla act ahall be for the ut* ol all the people.
1 8. Submiaaion of law to people. Thia law shall not Uke effect until it aball at a general election have been aubmlttad to tha people and ha** received a majority ot all tha Totea cast loir and agalnat it at auch elect loo; tnd tb* mm* thall ba nibmlttcd to tha people of thia (late at the general election to be hald in No TKaifiber, nineteen hundred and alxteen. The bal¬ lot* to b« fumiahed for th* uas of tb* votera upon the aubmltaioa of tliia law aball be in the ton* imaeribtd by tbe elaetion law and tb* pmiMMdtian er 4ue*tloa to b« tubmltted ahall be printed ^hereon in wbctantially th* following tmm, namely: :"ab*ll etettter fbert inaert tb* number of tb* chapter) ol the Uw* ot nineteen handred and alxteen, entitled 'An ect maktnc provision lor iatulnf bonda to the amount ol not to exceed ten million dollara for the acquisi¬ tion ot landa for atate park purpoaee, and pro¬ viding for a aubtalMoa ot tbe tarak to th* p*apl« to be voted upon at tb* geoeral election to be Held In the year nhieleoi handred tnd aizteen,' ba approved r*
State of New Yorlt. Ofllce ol th* Secretary ol State, t*.: I have compared th* preceding with the original law on file In thia offlce, and do htfcby certify that th* auoe la t correct tran- •cript therefrom and ol the whole thereof. Given under my band and the fetl of office of th* 8ec- MUry of State, at the dty ol Albany, thia flrat day of Auguat, lo tiic year one thouatod Dine hundred aod alxteen. [L. S.] FRAIIICIS 11. RDCO, Secretary of State.
rORM FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSmoN NUMBER ONE.
Shall chapter flre hundred and lizty-nin* at the Itws of nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An fet making provlaion (or lasuing bonda to tbt tmouot of *ot to exceed tea mlUion dollan fer tha aequltition of Itnda for ttate park por- pomtt. and providing fer * tufattitdoa of th* «¦>* to the paopi* te b* Tole4 apon •! th* MMial tleeUMi to b* k*M in th* yam itihiii mhI ttttmtit.- ke *|i|vs*«dt
favor thereof, threc-ftftha being present. By or¬ der ol tha Assembly. THADDEUS C. SWEET. Speaker.
State of New York, In Senate, April 11,1918.— This bill waa duly paaeed, a majority of all the Senators elected voting In favor thareof, three- fittbs being preaotit. By order of the Senate. EDWAHO SCIIOBNEm, President.
State ot New Vork, Offlce of the Secretary of State, It.: 1 hare compared the preceding c<ipy of concurrent reaoiution with the original concur¬ rent reaoiution on file In thia ofllce, and I do
impose and provide for the collection of a direct annual Ux to pay and sufficient to pay the In¬ creased or altered interest on auch debt aa it falla due and also to pay and dlacharge the principal ol such debt within flfty years from the time of the contracting thereof, and shall appropriate annually to the sinking fund moneys in amount lufflclent to pay'tuch Interest and pay and discharge the principal o( auch debt when it ahall become du* and |>ayabl«.
I 11. The leglalature may appropriate out of any funda in th* treaaury, ift>neys to pay the accruing interest rai prindfial of any debt here
hereby certify that the tame is a correct tran- i tofore or hereafter created, or any part thereof acript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given : and may, if tuch debt bt payable o1her%ci*e than
under my hand and th* tetl of offlce of the Sec¬ retary of State at the city at Albany, thia flrsi day ol August, in the year ef our Lord, one thou¬ sand nine hundred and ttxtaen. [L. 8.] FRAN¬ CIS M. HUGO, SecreUry of 8ute.
THREE feXPLANATION—MAITER IN ITAUCS IB NEW.
STATK or SEW TORK. OmCK OT 'I'HE Secretary of BtaU, Albany, Auguat 1, lOU.—Pur- tuant to the proTlslcrna of tection ooe of trticle fourteen of tbe Conatitution of the State ol New York, and aection tiro hundred nlnety-flra of tb* Klection I,air, notice it hereby'given that tbe loilowing proposed amendment to article liz of tbe Conatitution of the ttate of Kew Tork ia re- IcCTed to the Legialature to b* choeen at the next general election ot Senator* In thia atate to. b* held on the .NYenth day of ^November, 1916. FRANaS M. HUGO, Secretary of State. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
Concurrent Itesolution of th* Senate and Assem¬ bly propoaing an amendment to article alx uf the conatitution, In relation to rulea and atatutea af- (eetlnff peactioc, pleading and procedure in the cogrta
Section 1. lUaolTed (if the Assembly concur). That article alx of the conatitution b* amended by adding thereto a new aection, to b* aection twenty-four, to read aa followa:
its annual in*(<it*t«nta, act apart in each flacai year, moneya in the ttate treaaury aa a ainklng tund to pay th* Interaat aa it falla due and to pay and dlacharge tbe principal of any debt bcretofor* or hereafter created under tection lour ol artici* teren ot the conatitution until the aame aball be wholly paid, tnd the principal and Incona of tuch tinklng fund tball be applied lo the purpoae for irhlcfa laid tInUng fund ia created and to no other purpoae whatever; and, in Um crant tuch moneya to tet tpart in any Steal year b* tulBcient to provide lacfa ainklng fund, a direct anntial tax for tuch year need not be impoeed and collected, aa .required by the prorlalont of aaid lection four of article aeircn. Or of any law enacted in pursuance thereof. Th* legislature ahall annually a* th* tame thall fall due provide by direct tar, appropria¬ tion or both for the paymes^t of the tnt*rt*t upon and instalmenit of princii>al of all debit created on IxJialf of the ttate, payable in an- nmal Instalmenit. purtuani to tection four cf article teven, or af any Uue enacted tn pmrtu- aitee thereof.
I S. Reaolrad (it the Aaaembly concur). That th* forgoing amendment be referred to the legii- latore to be choaen at the next general election of lenaton and io eonfomiity with aection on* of article fomteen of th* conatitutlvn be pub- llahed for thrr* month* prevloua to the tbo* of tuch election.
State of New York. In Senate, April 15, in6.—
I 14. The legislature may delegate from time to time to convention* of fusticet of the tu- \ The foregoing reaoiution aras duly paaaed, a ma prmm* eenrt or of CMefe futHa** mnd mttamept • {ority of all the Setuton elected voting in (avor ef low, fo I* ui'»**l**< to «)tek *i***«r at (kr ! UMraof. By order ot tb* 8aa*t*. E. E. BROWN,
Irpttlmtmn tkalt prmnUp, Ae potter fo mah* ml** tomamlite tfim prmeUo*, rtMMiir end pr«- pwlwri <R tkt OMWt* mt A* •(«*•. *tcl*jlii>
Tanponry Pretident
Bt«te of ITew Tork, In AteenUy, AprU IT, ItlC ~Th* |ui*tuluc tctolvtioo wat dnly poaoad. *
EXPLANATION-MATTER IN rPALICS IS NEW; MAITER IN BRACKETS [ ] IS OLD MATTER TO DE OMITTED.
STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF 'HIE Secretary of State, Albany, August 1, 1910,—Pur suant to the provisions of section one of article tourteen of the Constitution of the State of New York, and section two hundred ninety-flve of the Election Law, notice is hereby givi n that the following piitipoiod amendment to soction eight of article seven of tho Constitution of the state of Now York is relorrod to tho Legislature to be chosen at the next general elocilon of Senators in this stale to be held on the seventh day of No¬ vember, 1U1«. FRANCIS M. HUGO, Secretary of State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER BIX.
Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and Assem
bly proposing an amendment to section eight of
article si'ven of llic uonstitution, in relation to a
ceriain porlion of the Eric canal.
.S«'ction 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur). Tliat scciion ei;.lit of artiele ueven of the con .-lilution be amended to read as lollows:
S 8. The legislature shall not sell, lease oi otherwise dlsp-.se of the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, the Champlain canal, the Cayuga and Soneca canal, or the Black River canal; bul ihey shall remain tho property of the state and under Us management forever. Tlie prohibition of lease, sale or other dis|K>sitlon herein con¬ lained, shall not apply to tho canal known as the Main and Hamburg street canal, siluato<l in the city of Buffalo, and whieh extendi easterly from the westerly line of Main street to the westerly line of Hamburg atreet, nor to Ihat portion of the eristlng Erie canal in the city of I2ica between the westerly line of Schuyler street and the easterly line of Third tireet. provided lha{ a flow of tufftrienl water from Schuyler street to Third tlrcet to feed that portion of the oanal eatt of Third street be maiHtain*d. All funda tbat may be derived from iny leaae, sale or other disposition of any canal <hall be applied to tb* Improvement, fopcrtn* tendence or repair of th* remaining portion* of the canala
I i. Reaolved (tt the Attembly concur), Tka( the foregoing amendment be referred to the legia lature to be choeen at the next general election ef lenatoca and ia conformity with lectioa one of article fourteen of tbe conatitution l>* pub- Utbed tor three montha prerioua to tba time ol auch election.
Stete of New Tork, In Senate, April t, 1918.- Th* foregoing reaoiution waa duly paased, a ma¬ jority of all tbe Senatora elected voting ia faror thereof. By order of the. Senate, EDWARD SCHOENECK, Preaident.
Slate of New Yorii, In AaMmbly. April 10, 101« —The foregoing resolution waa duly paaaed, a ma- ^ity of all the mrmbera elected to the Aaaein>>lv voting in favor thereof. By onler of the Aaaem bly, ITIADDEUS C. SWEET, (Speaker.
State of New Tork, Ofllce ot the Secretary of State, aa: I hav* compared the preceding copy ot concurrent reaoiution Tvith thf original concur rent reaoiution on die in thli ofllce, tnd I do hereby certify that th* aam* la a correct tran¬ script therefrom, and ot the whole thereof. Oiren ander my hand and tlM teal ot otHc* ol the Sec¬ retary of State at tbe city ot Albany, ihla flrat day ot August, in tbe year of our Ixird, one thou¬ sand nine hundr*d and sixteen. (L. 8.] FRAK CIS M. HUOO. Secreteiy of State.
Ocflnlnfl an Optimist
An opUinlst may be descrilMKl an u persoa wbo believes tiiat a wolf In go Ins io be <»ptured during a big wol hunt—Atchison Olob*. *
TO BK OMITTED.
BTATE OF NEW TORE, OFTICK OT TBB
Secretary of State, AlUny. August 1, 1910.—Par-
lotBt to the provisions of tection ooe of trtid*
lourteen of tb* Consf.itution of the Slate of Mav
! Tork, tnd aecllnn two hundred nineiy-flT* ot tk*
I Election Law, notice Is her;l<v given that th*
tollowtng propoteo amcndmei.? to aection ten
I of tnide eignt of tbe Co^vstitutioo of tbe lUta
] of New York it relorred to the Ixinslature to h*
I choaen at tlie next genera! < lection of Senatora tat
this state to be heM on the seventh day of N»-
rember, 1910. FRANCIS M. HUGO. Secretary of
! Stat*.
j amendml:.\t xUMritR seven.
j Concurrent BeioI--ti.-ii of .lie Se:ia.e and Assem- I bly proposin; an a;::.':ii:i-:i-nt I' a^cilon ten ol i artici* ci»t of the t-OT!E:i;u.ii3n, in ii.ation t« j limitation of inJ.bu.'njsa ct ciii-.-s. I Stctii^ 1. Reso'.vcJ lit the .^s-<cmbly concMr). That ••¦c-ticn fen nf article eUhl of tbe consU- I tutlon be ainon-icl to read as (oilows; I i 10. No cuunty, city, town or village shall ; hereafter giv? ar.y money or pro(>*rty. or loaa : its money or credit to or in aiJ of any indi¬ vidual, asaocio;ion or ccrporation, or l»ecoine ; dire<tly or indirectly the owner ol stock in, or bonda of, any association or corporation; nor ahall any such county, ciiy, town or village b* i allowed to incur any lndobt»lness except for county, city, town or village purp. scs. Tliia ! aaction rhall not prevent such county, city, town I or villas* from making such provi: %,-i for th* aid or support ol lis poor as may be authorized : by law. No county or clly shall bf"allowed to bec-ome indobted fir any purpose or In any j manner to an amount which, including existing i Indebtedness, shall exceed ton i>er centum of th* assessed valuation of the real estate of such county or cily suliject to taxation, as It apiiearcd by the u3se=?mert rolls of said county or cily oo I the last asscsiinent for elate or county taxe* ; prior to the Ineuning of such indebtedness; and ; all indebte<!ncss In excess of such limitation, except cuch as now may exist, shall 1>* abeo- lutely void, except as herein otherwise provided. N'o county cr cily whose present indehtednet* , exceeds ten per centum of the asscasoti valuation . of Ita real estate lubject to taxation, ahall b* j allowed to Iwcom-.' indebted in any funber i amoiwt until such Indebtednosa shall bo reduced I wiihin auch limit. Tliis section sliall not lie con- i struid lo prevent the issuing of ivrtificatcs of in- ! debtcilncfs or revenue 1 onds issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes for amounts actually conlained or lo be contained in the taxes tor j the yi>ar when such certiflcatea or revenue bonda I are issued and payable out of such taxes; nor to prevent the city of New York from isauing I bonds to lie rcilcenied out ot the tax levy tor the year next auccecding the year of their Irnue. provi-led that the amount of such bonds which ' may bo ls!(uo<l in any one year In excesa ol I the limitations hcnln contained shall not exceed I one-tenth of one per centum of the assessed valuatii-n of the real estatP of sail city subjed to taxation. Nor shall this section bo construed to prevent the Issue of bonds to provide for ' the Biipjily of water; but tbe term of the bonda issued to provide for the supply of water. In excess o( the limitation of Indebtedness flxed hen-in, shall not exceed twenty years, and * sinking fund shall lie created nn the issuing of the sai 1 bonds for their redemption, by raia- , ing annually a sum which will produce an amount equal lo tho sum of Ihe principal aud interest of said bonds at tlnir maturity. All certiflcatea of indi-blcdm ss or revenue bonda isi^uoil In anticip-,ition uf the collection of taxes, which are not rolired ^tliin five years after their date of issue, and bonds issued to provide for th* supply of water, and any debt hcrealler incurred by any portion or part nf a city, if there shall be any such dcbl, shall bo included In ascertain¬ ing the p.iwcr of the cily Jo bei-omo otherwiae in-lcbtcd; except that debts incurred by [tho] any dly fot New York] of the first clatf after the first day of .lanuary, nineteen hun¬ dred and four, and debts incurred by anv elty o( the s«'roiid class aflor the flrst day of Jan¬ uary, niii.'tojn Imnilred and eight, and dcbls in¬ curred by any cily of the third class after llie first day of January, nineteen hundred and ten, to provide fnr the supply of water, shall not bo so included; and except further that any debt horesfter incurred by the clly ot New York for a public improvement riwnod or to be owned by the city, which yields to the city c-urrent net revenue, after making any necessary allowance for repairs and maintenance (or whirh the city Is liable. In excess of the interest on said debt and of the annual in.stalmcnts neccs- sary (or Its amortization may be excluded In cscertalnlng the powor o( said city to become otherwise indebted, provided that a sinking fund for Us amortization shall havo been establl||hed and nuiintaiiiod and that tho indebtednesa thall not be BO excluded during any period ot tlm* when tbe revenue aforesaid «hall not be sufO- t-ient to equal the aald Intorrst and amortization Inatalmenta, and except further that any Indabt- ednewi heretofore Incurred hy the dty of New York for any rapid transit or dock Inveatment may lie so oxcluiled proportionately to the extent to which the current net revenue received by said city therefrom shall meet the Inlerett and imoriizatlon Instalments thereof, provided that any Increase In tbe debt Incurring power ot the city of New York which sluill result from the exclusion of debts heretofore Incurred shall be available only for the acquisition or construction of properties to lie used for rapid transit or docle purposes. Tlie Ie:ri8lature shall presi-rib* tbe method by wliiclv and tlie terms and condi¬ tions under which the amount of any debt to he so i>X(-liided shall be determineil, and no such debt shflll be excluded except In accordance with the determination so proscribed. The loiil.-lature may In lis distretion confer a|ipr()[iriate Jurisdic¬ tion on the appellate division of the supreme court in the first Judicial departm»nt for the (lurftosc of determining the amount of sny debt lo be so exiliided. No Indebtednosa of a city valid at tho time of its Im-eplion shall there¬ after lieicimo Invalid by reason uf the operation of any of the provisions of this section. Whtm- ever the boundaries ol any city are the same a* those uf a county, or when any dty ahall include within Us boundaries more than on* county, the power ol any county wholly included within such cily to become Indeiitcd shall cease, but the debt of the county, heretofore existing, shall not, for the purpoae* of this tection, b* reckoned as a part of the city debt. Th* amount hcrealler to bo raised by Ux for county or city purposes. In any county containing a ei'jr of over ono hundrod thouaand Inhabltanta, cr any auch city of thit ttate, in addition to pro¬ viding for the principal and intcrett ot the exiat- ing debt, thall not In tbe aggregate exceed la any one year two per centum ot the aat*ite<l valuation of th* real ind pertontl imtsA* ol atirb county or dty, to b« atccrtalned aa praacribed In thU taction In reepect to oounty or dty debt. I 2. Reaolred (It the Aaaembly coneur). That the foregoing amendment b* referrad to tlie lettl*- latur* to be choaen at th* D*xt g*D*ral electioa of aenatora and in conformity srith taction one of article fotnrtecn of th* conitltutioB b* pah- Ilahed for three month* prrriou* to tb* tlm* of each election.
SUte ot New Torli. In SenatOt April 6, IffUL— The foregoing retolutloo wat 6xdy pasted, a ¦•- Jority of tU th* B*natoi* tUetod voting in faaor thereof. By order ot tb* Senate, EDWABO SCHOENECK, Preaident.
Stat* of N*w Tork, In AaaemMy, April It, ItIC —The foregoing reaoiution arat duly paaaed, • ¦*- Jority of all th* membera elected to tba AatenMy voting In favor thereof. By order of th* Aataaa- bly, 'niADDEUa C- SWEET, Speaker.
sute of New Tork, Ofllce of th* SecreUry •< SUte, ta: I have compared the prec*dlr,g copy of concurrent reaoiution witb th* original coocar- rent resolution on flle in thit otBcc, and 1 do hereby certily that the tame la t oonvct ITib- •cript therefrom, tnd of the wliole thereol. Oircn under my hand and th* aeal of otBca of th* Bac- r*Ury of Slate at th* dty ot Albany, thia Srak day of August, In th* year of our Lord, on* thou¬ aand (line hundred and ilxtaen. [L. S.] ntAR- C18 M. HUGO, HecreUry of SUte.
Rather Apt Compartaen. " meteoric (mreer Is not wholly to b« desired," admitted I'rofesaur Pate. "The meteor suddenly flames forth from obscurity, dushvs crazlly athwart the surprised sky In a squirt of mo¬ mentary brlUlaoi-y, pops loudly and Bobsldee Into oblivion, very mu<di as <U>m tbe average farorite aon."
