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ARTICLE I-Continued

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§ 17 Royal and state grants and charters preserved...

Obligation of debts, property rights and judicial proceed-

§ 2 Senators and assemblymen; number and terms.

Member of legislature not to hold other civil office..

Certain officers disqualified as members.

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Bills may originate or be amended in either house..

§ 16

Private or local bills limited to one subject to be expressed

in title

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§ 17

Existing laws not applicable by reference...

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§ 18 Cases in which private or local bills shall not be passed... 1 38

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ARTICLE III — Continued

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§ 18 General laws to provide for enumerated cases..

Restrictions on laws governing street railroads....

§ 19 Private claims against state not to be audited by legisla-

ture. ...

§ 20 Appropriation of public property for local or private pur-

poses; two-thirds vote required...

§ 21 Appropriation bills

§ 22 Appropriation bills not to embrace other subjects....

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§ 23 Statutory revision bills excepted from certain sections...

Tax laws to state amount and object......

§ 25

Quorum of three-fifths necessary for passing certain bills..

§ 26 Boards of supervisors....

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§ 29

Delegation of local legislative and administrative powers.

Extra compensation to public officers prohibited.

Prison labor ...

Executive residence

§ 1 Governor and lieutenant-governor; term of office...

§ 2 Governor and lieutenant-governor; qualifications.

Election of governor and lieutenant-governor.

Tie vote

§ 5 Reprieves; commutations; pardons...

Treason; special provisions relating to..

Annual communication to legislature of reprieves, etc...

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§ 6 When lieutenant-governor to act as governor..

When governor continues as commander-in-chief though

out of state.....

Appropriation bills; governor may object to one or more

items.

State engineer and surveyor to be practical civil engineer.. 12

§ 2 First election and terms of certain state officers....

Successors.

3 Superintendent of public works; appointment, compensa-

Constitution

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ARTICLE V- Continued

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Assistant superintendents

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tion, powers and duties..

Suspension or removal....

§ 3 Other employees

Additional duties

Vacancies. ...

§ 4 Superintendent of state prisons; appointment, powers and

duties...

Weighing, measuring and inspecting commodities; offices

abolished.

§ 1 Supreme court; how constituted; judicial districts...

Justices; number and election....

Alteration of judicial districts; reapportionment of justices 15

Increase in number of justices..

Expedition of business; transfer of appeals to other de-

Power of legislature over jurisdiction and proceedings in

actions . . . .

§ 6 Circuit courts and courts of oyer and terminer abolished.. 1

§ 7 Court of appeals; judges, terms, quorum, etc....

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§ 7 Reporter, clerk, etc.....

Expedition of business; designation by governor of su-

preme court justices to serve as associate judges...

§ 8 Vacancies in court of appeals....

§ 9 Jurisdiction of court of appeals.

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Courts of sessions abolished except in New York county.. 30

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§ 4 Limitation of legislative power to create debts.

Submission to people of laws creating debts..

Manner of passage of such laws in legislature.

Legislature's power over debts after approval by people.. 16

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Alteration of interest upon state debt.....

Additional tax to pay increased interest and principal..

§ 8 Certain canals not to be sold; exception.....

Application of funds derived from sale or lease of canals.

§ 9 Canal tolls prohibited....

Legislature to provide for superintendence and repair of

canals..

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Contracts for work or material; cancellation of contracts..

Canal improvement

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§ 2 Dues from corporations.

Actions by and against corporations.

§ 4 Savings bank charters...

Restrictions upon trustees..

Special charters prohibited..

§ 5 Specie payments not to be suspended..

§ 6 Bills or notes; registry, security..

7 Liability of bank stockholders....

§ 8 Bill holders; preference in bank insolvency...

No state aid to corporations or private undertakings.....

Exception as to education and support of defectives and

delinquents. . . .

Exception as to funds for educational purposes.

10 Counties, cities and towns not to give or loan money or

credit; limitation of indebtedness...

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State board of charities.....

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