TITLE L-Judgment in an action. TITLE II.-Judgments taken without process. TITLE III.-Vacating or setting aside a judgment, for irregu- TITLE L-Forms of execution; time and manner of issuing an execution; general duties and liabilities of officers. 1362-1388 TITLE II.-Actions relating to a corporation. TITLE III-Actions relating to the estate of a decedent. ACTIONS IN BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE AND SPECIAL PROCEED- INGS INSTITUTED, IN THEIR BEHALF, BY STATE TITLE IV.-Proceedings to collect a fine. TITLE V.-Proceedings to discover the death of a tenant for TITLE VI.-Proceedings for the appointment of a committee of the person and of the property of a lunatic, idiot, or habitual drunkard; general powers and TITLE VII.--Proceedings for the disposition of the real prop- TITLE X.-Proceedings to change the name of an individual. TITLE XI.-Proceedings for the voluntary dissolution of a cor- SURROGATES' COURTS, AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN. TITLE I.-Organization, jurisdiction and powers of the court, duties, powers, and disabilities of the surrogate, and the officers of the court. Miscellaneous pro- TITLE III-Granting and revoking probate, letters testa- TITLE V.-Disposition of the decedent's real property, for the payment of debts and funeral expenses. Distribu- TITLE VI.-Provisions relating to a testamentary trustee. 2802-2820 2821-2860 TITLE I.-Jurisdiction and general powers. 2861-2875 TITLE II.-Commencement of action; appearance of parties; PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN COURTS IN CITIES AND TITLE I-The marine court (now city court) of the city of TITLE IL-The mayor's court of the city of Hudson, and the 3116-313 3159-319 3196-3202 TITLE III-The city court of Yonkers. TITLE IV.-The district courts of the city of New York, 3207-3225 DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUC- TION, EFFECT, AND APPLICATION OF THIS ACT. TITLE I.-General definitions, and rules of construction. TITLE II.-Provisions regulating the effect and application of ITLE L-Proceedings for the condemnation of real property, 3357-3384 TITLE IL-Proceedings for the sale of corporate real prop- erty. i §§ 1-2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. ix Changes introduced by the Constitution adopted in 1894; -went into effect January 1, 1895, except as herein otherwise stated. DAMAGES FOR INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH. ARTICLE I. § 18. The right of action now existing to recover damages for injuries resulting in death, shall never be abrogated; and the amount recoverable shall not be subject to any statutory limitation. JUDICIARY ARTICLE. § 1. The Supreme Court is continued with general jurisdiction in law and equity, subject to such appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals us now is or may be prescribed by law not inconsistent with this article. The existing judicial districts of the State are continued until changed as hereinafter provided. The Supreme Court shall consist of the Justices now in office, and of the Judges transferred thereto by the fifth section of this article, all of whom shall continue to be Justices of the Supreme Court during their respective terms, and of twelve additional Justices who shall reside in and be chosen by the electors of, the several existing judicial districts, three in the first district, three in the second, and one in each of the other districts; and of their successors. The successors of said Justices shall be chosen by the electors of their respective judicial districts. The Legislature may alter the judicial districts once after every enumeration under the Constitution, of the inhabitants of the State, and thereupon reapportion the Justices to be thereafter elected in the districts so altered. § 2. The Legislature shall divide the State into four judicial departments. The first department shall consist of the county of New York; the others shall be bounded by county lines, and be compact and equal in population as nearly as may be. Once every ten years the Legislature may alter the judicial departments, but without increasing the number thereof. There shall be an Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, consisting of seven Justices in the first department, and of five Justices in each of the other departments. In each department four shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of three shall be necessary to a decision. more than five justices shall sit in any case. No From all the Justices elected to the Supreme Court the Governor shall designate those who shall constitute the Appellate Division in each department; and he shall designate the Presiding Justice thereof, who shall act as such during his term of office, and shall be a resident of the de |