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MtOPCSinON NUMBER ONE. STATE Or NEW YORK, OFTICE OF THE fecritny of Xtate, Albany, July 24, 1006.—Pur- •uant to the provisiooa ot section lour ol article |«een of the Constitution of the State ol New York, and section two hundred and ninety-live •f the Election Law, and ol section tight of Chapter three hundred snd ninety one of the fcaws ol nineteen hundred and nine, notice Is hereby gtren that Chapter three hundred a * ninety-one of the laws of nineteen hundred ■ad nine, of which the following Is a copy, will be submitted to the people for the purpose of Toting thereon at the next general election In this State, to be held on the second day of November, nineteen hundred and nine. SAMUEL B. KOKXIO, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 891. AN ACT making provision for issuing bonds to the amount of not to exceed seven million dollars for the improvement of the Cayuga and ■eneca canals, and providing for a submission •1 the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election to be held in the year nine- teeir hundred and nine. Beckmc a law May 18, 1909, with the approval the Governor. Passed, three-Bftln being pres The People of the State of New York, repre en ted in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- owa: Section 1. There shall be issued In the man and at the times hereinafter recited, bonds the state la amount net to exceed seven mil dollars, which bonds shall be sold by the tate, and the proceeds thereof paid into the tate treasury, and so much thereof as shall be wceseary expended for the purpose of improving Cayuga and Seneca canals so a.s to render he same a part of the barge canal, and for the irocurement of the lands required in connection herewith. The said bonds when Issued shall lie eempt from taxation. $ 2. The comptroller js tereby directed under the supervision of the Bommlssioners of the canal fund to eause to be rrepared the bonds of this state, in an aggre- [ate amount not to exceed seven million dol- ars, said bonds to bear interest at a rate not to exceed three per centum per annum, which In- west shall be payable neml-annually in the city New Yerk. Said bonds shall be issued to for a period of fifty years and shall not be old for lees than par. The comptroller is .here- charged with the duty ef aelling said bonds the highest bidder after advertising for a lerlod ef twenty consecutive days, exclusive ol kin days and holidays, in at least two dally papers, one printed in the city ol New York one in the city of Albany. Said advertlse- nants shall contain a provision to the effect that he comptroller may reject any or all bids made pursuance of said advertisements, ami in the ivent of such rejection, the comptroller Is au- horixed to readvert lae for bids in the manner tbove described as many times as in his judg- Beni may be necessary to effect a satisfactory ■le. The said bonds shall not all he sold at i time; not more than one million dollars amount thereof shall be sold during the year text ensuing after this act takes effect, and hereafter they shall be sold in such lots as may required for the purpose of making partial or inal payments on work contracted for in ac- ordance with the provisions of this act, and for ther payments lawfully to be made under the revisions hereof. There is hereby imposed a I reel annual tax to pay and sufficient to pay, 1 interest on each bond issued under this act It falls due, and to pay, and sufficient to pay I discharge the principal of each of such ends within fifty years from the date thereof, he rate of such annual tax shall he four one- housandths of a mill on each dollar of valua Ion of real and personal property in this statu ubject to taxation, for each and every one mil- ion dollars, or fraction thereof, in par value ol lid bonds issued under this act, and outstand- ig or to be outstanding during the fiscal year tiring which the amount of such tax is com uted. The legislature shall each year compute he amount of tax required as above specified and making such computation shall include, at the Ite shove mentioned, such bonds as will be re- Uired to be 'issued under this act during the leal year for which the amount of such tax is computed. The tax imposed as herein pro- ided, shall be assessed, levied snd collected In lie manner prescribed by law, and shall be paid y the several county treasurers into the treasury < the state. The proceeds of such tsx shall be aveated by the comptroller under the direction f the commissioners of the cansl fund and to- ether with the interest irlsing therefrom, 1 any remiuma received on the sale of said bonds, ttd interest iccrulng on deposits of money re- eived from, the sale of said bonds, or from mis- •Maneoua sources, shall constitute a sinking imd, which is hereby created. Said fund shall ■used selely for the purpose of paying the irincipal and Interest of bonds issued in accord- nce with the provisions of this act. Provided, owever, that in case the legislature shall set part in any fiscal year moneys in the state reaaury as a sinking fund to pay the interest the aaid bonds a* it falls due and to pay aid discharge the principal thereof, and such Honeys shill be sufficient to provide a sum equal the amount that would otherwise have been alseu, as hereinbefore provided In mch fiscal rear for such sinking fund, a direct annual tax or such ysar shall not be Imposed and collected required by the pec-islona of this act. 1 3. Flthin three months after this act shall become iperative, the superintendent of public works ad the state engineer and surveyor are hereby ireeled to proceed to improve the Cayuga and Oners canals in the manner hercinbelow pro- tded. The route of the Cayuga canal shall be l follows: Beginning at or near the point where he canal authorized by chapter one hundred and irty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and liret, as amended by chapter five hundred and ght of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight, aves the Seneca river to follow the course of i 0 Clyde river, thence following the valley of the Seneea river to deep water in Cayuga lake; Ihence through Cayuga lake to the Cayuga lake Inlet at Ithaca. The route ef the Seneca canal ta l l be as follows; Hie junction of the Seneca *nal with the Cayuga canal shall be at such piitnt as may be determined by the canal board Ifter surveya of the routea of such proposed Ca lais shall have been made by the atate engineer ind submitted to the canal board; and from Mch junction with the Cayuga canal, the Seneca Danal shall follow approximately the line of the present Seneca canal in ^la westerly direction to Ihe present Seneca lake controlling works; thence Into and through Seneca lake to Watkins; pro viding, however, that in the event the canal loard shall determine, after surveys hive been made by the state engineer and submitted to the canal board, that a divergent route from the loot of Seneca lake at Geneva northerly con iscting the Seneca lake with the barge canal at l^ons or at some point east of Lyons, Is more practicable and economical, such divergent route lor the Seneca canal shall be chosen, snd the kneca canal constructed along such divergent route. The routes aa specified herein shall be iccurately laid down upon the ground by the Rate engineer, who Is hereby authorixed and re- lulred to make such deviations therefrom ss Biy be necessary or desirable for bettering the lllgnment, reducing curvature, better placing of tructurea and ‘heir approaches, securing better Bundations, or generally for any purpose tend Bg to Improve the canaV and render its navigi- lon safer and easier. The Oeyuga and Seneca *nals shall have a minimum bottom width of wventy-flve feet and a minimum depth of twelve list and a minimum water croes-section of eleven Kindred and twenty-eight square feet except at tructures and through cities and villages, where iheee dimensions is to width may be reduced Hid the croe-ecctlon of water modified to such mtent ai may he deemed necessary by the state ■glneer and approved by the caaal board. The •cks for the peerage of boats on the Cayuga and kneca (anils shall be single locks, snd shsll lave the following governing dimensions: Mini length between hollow quoins, three hun ted and twenty-eight feet; minimum width, Wty-flre feet; minimum depth In lock chamber tad on mitre tillu, twelve feet, and with such Mte aa the state engineer may determine. The •cks shall be provided with all necessary ep- iroach walla, by-peiaes, gates land valves, with Ireullc or electric power for the manipulation gates and valves, for expediting the passage 1 boats through the locks and for lighting the mbs and approaches. All locks having over Ight feet lifts shall be fed through a culvert ■elng parallel with the axis of the lock- In each ell, with the necessary feed and discharge pipes *d controlling valves. The Cayuga and Seneca ‘ ta l l be presided with all necessary spill- arrangements for stream bottom and sides ta l l be puddled and tbe aid* where eery shsll have vertical mesenry waTls or elope wa»h wells; guard locks and stop gates shsll l>e built where required, as may be determined by the state eBgInker. New bridges ebaii be built over the canals tc take the place of existing bridges wherever required or rendered necessary by the new taxation uf ine canais. Aii fixed bridges and lift bridge# when raised shall give a clear passageway of not less than fifteen and one-half feet between tbe bridge and water at its highest ordinary stage. The dams required for the canalisation o# the river sections of the Cayuga and Seneca canal* shall bo so located and •hall be built of such material as the state en gineer shall determine to be best. Wherever in the canalized rivers or In the Cayuga snd Seneca lakes It may be deemed necessary by the state engineer for the safety and convenience ef navi gation, spar, gas, can or llntgi-n buoys, rsnge lights or range targets, shall be (provided, placed and maintained. Provision shall be made for controlling the waters ot Cayuga and Seneca lakes so far as may be necessary for navigation by the construction of proper controlling works. I 4, The provisions of chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and three and of the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, to far as they relate to the appropriation of lands for canal purposes; to the manner and method of doing the work; to the preparation of maps, plana, specifications and estimates; to the payment to contractors upon engineer’s estimates; to the form of contract and bonds; to the change of plans fer work under contract; to the measurements, inspectiona and estimates by the state engineer; to the duties and authority of the canal board and of the ad visory board of consulting engineers appointed by the governor pursuant to the provisions of section eight of said act; to the appraisal of lands taken for canal purposes; to the retention by the state of all waters, surplus or otherwise, created or impounded as a result of canal im provements or constructions, as provided In sec tion sixteen of said act; and all other provisions of said act and of acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto as well as the provisions of chapter one hundred and ninety-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight relative to the special examiner and appraiser of canal lands, so far aa they may be applicable and consistent herewith, shall apply to and govern the work authorized by this act. 1 5. While the work contemplated in this act is in progress the ca nils upon which work 1s actually being done shall not be open tor navigation earlier than May fifteenth and shall be closed ewi or before November fifteenth, except that portions thereof may he opened earlier and closed later when in the Judgment of the superintendent of public works such a course will not be detrimental to the progress of the work of improvement; and excepting further that in the event it shall be determined by the superintendent of public works that the work herein authorized, or any part thereof, may be progressed more rapidly and to better advantage by opening navigation later and closing earlier on the Seneca canal, he may, upon the approval of the canal board, ab breviate the season of navigation on the Seneca canal to such extent as may be necessary, i 6. The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), is hereby appropriated, payable out of the moneys realized from the sale of bonds as provided by section two of this set, and from the proceeds of the sale of abandoned lands as provided in section five of chapter one hundred and forty- seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and three, to be expended to carry out the pnrpeaes of this act; said sum of one million dollars to be paid by the treasurer on the warrant of the comp troller, after due audit by him, upon the presen tation of the draft of the superintendent of pub lic works t» the order of the contractor, if for construction work, or to his own order If for the completion by him of any unfinished con tract or for advertising for miscellaneous expenses time, to any duty In the supreme court srnile his compensetisn ia so continued.] Each Jurtirr. •f the supreme court than receive from Ihe elate (he sum of ten thmummi dollar* jxr year. That* wtgned f/i the. apvetiate. diriMrme tn the third and/mirth dgperfmrnf* thedl each receive in ad dition the sum nf two thousand dollar*, and the preeidintr Justices thereof the turn of ftro thousand five hundred dollar* per year. Those justices elected <n the jlrst and second judicial deport ments shall continue to receive from their respec tive cities, counties or district*, as now provided by late, such additional compensation as will make their aggregate compensation what they are now receiving. Those justices elected in any Judicial department other than the first or second, and assigned to the appellate divisions nf the first or second departments shall, while tn assigned, receive from those departments respectively, as now provided by taw, such additional mm as is paid to Ihe justices of those departments. A justice elected in the third or fourth department assigned by the appellate divisiitn or designated by the governor tn hold a trial or special term in a judicial district other than that in which he is elected shall receive in additii,n ten dollars per day for expenses while actually so engaged in holding such term, which shall U paid t y the suite and charged upon the Judicial district where the service is rendered. The compensatUm herein provided shall be in lieu of and shall ex clude cUl other compensation and allowance to said Justices for expenses of every hind and nature, whatsoever. The provisions of this section shall apply to Ihe judges and justice* now in office and to those hereafter elected. I 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur). That the foregoing amendment be submitted to tbe people for approval at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and nine, in accordance with the provisions of the election lava S^ate of New York, In Senate, February 16, 1909.—The foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof. By order of the Senate, HORACE WHITE, President. State of New York, Tn Assembly, February 17, 1909.—The foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majority of ail the members elected to the As sembly voting in favor thereof. By order of the Assembly, J. W. WADSWORTH, Jr., Speaker. State of Ne-w York, Office of the Secretary of State, ss.: 1 have compared the preceding copy of concurrent resolution with the original con current resolution on file in this ffice, and I do hereby certify that the same is a correct tran script therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary ef State at the city ot Albiny, this twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord, ene thousand nine hundred and nine. [!>. S.] SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. the Secretary of State at the City of Alhany. mis twenty-fourth day of July, in the year' of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and nine. [L. S.] SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. FORM FOR STTBVTSMfi* OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. Shall the proposed amendment to section four of article seven of the Constitution, permitting the legislature to alter the rate of interest on debts authorised pursuant to aaid section, be approvedT FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. Shall the proposed amendment to section twelve of article six of the Constitution, in re lation to the compensation of Justices of the Supreme Court, be approvedt EXPLANATION—MATTER IN ITAUCS IS NEW. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE Secretary of State, Albany, July 24, 1909.—Pur suant to the provisions of section one of article fourteen of the Constitution of the State of New York, and section two hundred and ninety-five of the Election Law. notice is hereby given that the following proposed amendment to section four of article seven of the Constitution of the State o* New York, is to be submitted to the people for approval at the next general election tn this State to be held on the aeeond day of November, nineteen hundred and nine. SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. eiPLANATION—MATTER IN ITALICS IS NEW. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE Secretary of State, Albany, July 24, 1909.—Pur- riant to the provisions of section one of article fourteen of the Constitution of the State of New York, and section two hundred and ninety-five of the Election lew, notice is hereby giig-i that the following proposed amendment to section twenty-seven of article three of the Constitution of the State of New York, is to be submitted to the people for approval at the next general elec tion in this State to be held on the second day of Not ember, 1909. SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secre tary a( State. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and As sembly, proposing an amendment to section twen ty-seven of article three of the constitution, in relation to the powers of the boards of super visors and county auditors or other fiscal officers. Whereas, the legislature, at its regular session in nineteen hundred and seven, duly adopted a resolution pgoposing an amendment to section twenty seven of article three of the constitution, in relation to the powers of the boards of super visors and county auditors or other fiscal officers; and Whereas, such resolution has been duly pub lished in accordance with law and the constitu tion and referred to this legislature for action; therefor\: 1 1. Resolved (if the assembly concur). That section twenty-seven of article three of the constitution be amended as follows: Article 111. Section 27. The legislature shall, by general laws, confer upon the hoards of supervisors of the several counties of the state such further powers of local legislation and administration as the legislature may, from time to time, deem ex pedient, and in counties which now have, or mat/ hereafter have, county auditors or other tlscal nfheers.authorlzed to audit bills, accounts, charges, claims or demands against the county, the legisla ture may confer such powers upon said atidilors, or fiscal officer*, as the legislature may, from time to time deem expedient, i 2. Resolved (if the as sembly concur), That the fpregoing amendment be submitted to the people for approval at the generaV election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and nine, in accordance with the pro visions of the election law. State of New $ork. In Senate, April 20, 1909.— The foregoing solution was duly passed, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof. By order of the Senate, HORACE WHITE, President. State of New York, In Assembly, April 27, 1909.— Die foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof. By order of the Assembly, J. W. WADSWORTH, Jr., Speaker. State of New York, Office of the Secretary of State, ss.: I have compared the preceding| copy of concurrent resolution with the original con current resolution on file in this office, and I do hereby certify that the same is a correct tran script therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and th\ seal of office of the Secretary of State at the city of Albany, this twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and nine. [L. S.] SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and As- connected with the said work, or upon the pres- i sembly, proposing an amendment to section four entation of the drafts of the stste engineer for superviaing or engineering expenses in connec tion with said work or upon the presentation by the comptroller of accounts for miscellaneous ex penses or -on the presentation of awards by the court of claims, or an agreement described In section four of said chapter one hundred and forty-aeven of the laws of nineteen hundred and three as amended by chapter one hundred and ninety-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and eight certified as in said act provided for com pensation for lands appropriated as provided in section four of said act or damages caused by the work of improvement hereby authorized. $ 7. Any surplus arising from the sale 6t bonds and the sale of abandoned lands over and above the cost of the entire work of the imprevement of the canals as herein provided for shall he applied to the sinking fund for the payment of said bonds. $ 8 This law shaH not take effect until it shall at a general election have been submit ted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against It at such election; and the same -djall be subroiHed to the people of this state at the general election to he held in November, nineteen hundred and nine. The ballots te be furnished for the use of voters upon the submiswon (f this law shall be In the form prescribed by the election law and the proposition or question to be submitted shall be printed thereon in substantially the following form, namely: “ Shall chapter (here Insert the number of this chapter) of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled ‘An act making pro vision for issuing bonds to the amount of not to exceed seven million dollars for the improvement of the Cayuga and Seneca canals, and providing for a submission of the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election ts be held ia the yesr nineteen hundred and nine,’ be ap proved f' * State of New York, Office of the Secretary of State, ss. : I have competed the preceding with the- original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct tran^ script therefrom, and the whole of said original law. Given under my hand and the seal of of fice of the Secretary of State, at the City of Al bany, this twenty-fourth day of July, in the year one thousand nine hundred and nine. [L. S.] SAMUEL S. KOETVG, Secretary of State. FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSITION NUMBER ONE. Shall chapter three hundred and uinety-one of the laws oi nineteen hundred and ninllr, entitled “ An act making provision for issuing bonds to the amount of not to exceed seven million dollars for the improvement of the Cayuga and Seneca canals, and providing for a submission of the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election to be held In the year nineteen hundred and Dine.\ be approvedt M controlling valve ta l e t a l l bo preeid ■fa, culverts and rowings; the bottom Ifcwovw neoeamry. i AMENDMENT EXPLANATION MAJTKR IN rTAUFS IS NEW; MATTER IN BRACKETS [ ] IS OLD MAT TER TO BE OMITTED. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE Secretary of State, Albany, July 24, 1909.—Pur suant to the provisions of section one of article fourteen of the Constitution of the State of New York, and section two hundred snd ninety-live of the Election Law, notice ia hereby given that the following proposed amendment to motion twelve of article six of the Constitution of thv Stale of New York, la to be submitted te the people for approval at the next general election In this State to be held on the second dsy ol November, nineteen hundred and nine. SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and As sembly, proposing an amendment to sectioe twelve of article six of the constitution, in re lation te the compensation of justices of the supreme court. Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section twglve of article six of the consti tution be amended to read as fellows: 1 18. [The judges and justices hereinbefuie mentioned shall receive for their services a compensation estab lished by law, which sliall not be increesed or diminished during their official terms, except as provided in section 6ve of this article.] No person shsll hold the office of judge or justice of any court lunger than until and including the last day of December next after he shell be sev enty years ol age. [No. judge or justice elected after the first dsy of January, one thoumnd eight hundred and ninety-four, shall be entitled to receive any cvmpenmtion after the last day of December nest after he shall be seventy years ef age; btiV'the compensation ef every Judge ef tbe court ef appeals o. justice ol the supreme court elected prior to the first day ef January, one thousand eight hundred and niaety-four, whose term ol office has been, er whose present term of office shall, be, so abridged, and who shall hare served as such judge or j tint ice ten years or mote, t a l l be continued during the re mainder el the term for which he waa elected; but any such Judge or Justice may, with his con •sot. he aaMgned hr the sevaeyee. h e * time le of article seven ti the constitution, permitting the legislature to alter the rate of interest on debls authorized pursuant to said section. Whereas, The legislature, at ils regular ses sion is nineteen hundred and eight, duly adopt ed a resolution proposing an amendment to sec tion four of article seven ef thr constitution, permitting the legislature te alter the rate of interest upon debts authorized pursuant to said section, and Whereas, Such resolution has been duly published in accordance witn law and the constitution and referred to this legislature for action; therefore; Section 1. Resolved (if the assembly conenr). That section four of article seven of the constitution be amended so as to read as follows: $ 4. Except the debts specified 1* sections two aed three of this article, no debts shall be hereafter contracted by or in be half of this state, unless such debt shall be au thorized by law, for some single work or ob ject, te be distinctly specified therein; and such law shall impose and provide for the collection of a direct annual tax to pay, and sufficient to pay, the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal of euch debt within fifty years from the time of the contracting thereof. No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes east for and against It at such election. On the final passage of such bill in either house of the legislature, the question shall be taken by ayes and noes, to be duly ehtered on ihe journals thereof, and shal’i be: “Shall this bill pass, and ought the same to receive the sanction of the people?\ The legis lature may at any time after the approval of such law by the people, if no debt shall have been contracted 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 imposed by such act, in proportion to the debt and liability which may have been contracted in pursuance of such law, shall remain in force and be irrepealable, and be annually collected, until the proceeds thereof shall have made the provision hereinbefore speci fied to pay and discharge the Interest and prin cipal of such debt and liability. The money arising from any loan or stock creating such debt or liability shall be applied to the work er object specified in the act authorizing such debt or liability, or lor the payment of such debt or liability, and for no oilier purpose what ever. No wich 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 shall be submitted to be voted for or against. The legislature may provide for the is sue of boads of the state to run for a period not exceeding fifty year* in lieu of bonds heretofore authorized but not issued and shall impose and provide for the collection of a direct annual tax for the payment the same as hereinbefore re quired. When any sinking fund created under this section shall equal in amount the debt for which it was created, no further direct tax shall be levied on account of said sinking fund, and the legislature shall reduce the tax to an amount equal to the accruing interest on such debt. The legislature may from lime to time oiler the rate of Interest to be paid upon any state debt, which has been or may be authorized pur suant to the, provisions of this section, nr upon any part of such <te*r, provided, however, that the rate of interest shall not he altered upon any part of such debt or upon any froid or other evi dence thereof, which has been, or ahqlf be created or issued before suefi alteration. In caee the Ug- lutoturs incr ease the rate of interest upon any such debt, or part thereof, it shall impose and provide for the collection of a direct annual tax to pay and sufficient to pay the increased or altered interest on such debt as a falls due and al so to pay and discharge the principal of such debt icitAin fifty year* from the time of the contracting thereof, and shall appropriate annually to tbe sinking fund moneys in amount sufficient to pay such interest and pay and discharge the principal ef such debt when it shall became due and payable. I I. Resolved (If the assembly concur). That the foregoing amendment be subm'tted to the people for approval at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and nine, In accordance with the provisions of the elec- State of New York, In Senate, March II, 1909. —The foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majerity of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof. By order of the Senate, J. RAINES, Temporary President. State of New York, In Aswmbly, April 12, 1900.- Tbe foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting fn favor thereof. By order of the Assembly, J. W. WADSWORTH, J r , Speaker. State of New York, Office of the Secretary of State, * .: I have compared the preceding copy ef concurrent resolution with the original con current resolution oh file it, thle office, and 1 do hereby certify that the seme is a correct traiv eertpt therefrom, and of th# whole thereof, (liven under mr head aad the seal ef effice of FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF NUMBER THREE. Shall the proposed amendment to section twen ty-seven of article three of the Constitution, in relation to the powers of the board.'’ of super visors and county auditors or other fiscal officers, be approved ? which yields tolhe city current net after making any necessary alharanct tor repairs and maintenance tor which Ihe cltu (s lUihte, (n excess of the interest on said debt and o f the annual in- Stalmenfs necessary for it- amortisation may be excluded in asecftainlng the power nf said city to become otherwise indebted, provided that a sink ing fund for its amortization shall have been es tablished and maintained and that the indebted ness shall not be so excluded du ring any period of time when the revenue aforesaid shall not be sufflctent tn equal the said interest and amortiza tion instalments, and except further that any in debtedness heretofort incurred by the city o f Sew York for any rapid transit or dock investment may be so excluded proportionately to the extent to which the current net revenue received by said city therefrom shall meet the Interest and amortization instalments thereof. prmHded that any increase In the debt incurring power of the city of Xew York which shall result from the ex- elusion of debts hertlnfine incurred nhall be apatiablr only for the acquisition or construc tion of properties to be used for rapid transit or dock purposes. The legislature shall prescribe the method by which and the terms and condi tions under which the amount of any debt to be so excluded shall he determined, and no such debt shall be excluded except in accordance with the determination so prescribed. The legislature may in its discretion confer appropriate juris diction on the appellate division of the supreme court Ui the first judicial department for the purpose nf determining the amount of any debt to be so excluded. .Vo indebtedness of a ctiv valid at the time of its inception shall there after become Invalid by reason of the oper ation of any of the provisions of this section. \Whenever the boundaries of any city are the same as those of a county, or when any city shall include within its boundaries more than one county, the power of any county wholly in cluded within euch city to become indebted shall cease, but the debt of the county, heretofore existing, shall not, for the purposes of this sec tion, be reckoned a.s a part uf the city debt. The amount hereafter to be raised by tax for county or city purposes, in any county contain ing a eity of over une hundred thousand in habitants, or any such city of this state, in addi tion to providing for the principal and interest of existing debt, shall not in the aggregate ex ceed in any one year two per centum of tbe assessed valuation of the real and personal estate of such county'or city, to be ascertained as pre- ecribed in this section in respect to county or city debt. 8 2. Resolved (if the Assembly con cur), That the foregoing amendment be sub mitted to the people for approval at the general election t» be held in tbe year nineteen hundred and nine in accordance with the provisions of the election law. State of New York, In Senate, April 13, 1999.— The foregoing resolution was duly passed, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof. By order of the Senate, HORACE WHITE, President. State of New York, In Assembly, April 27, .1909.—The foregoing resolution was duly passed, «. majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof. By order of the Assembly, J. W. WADSWORTH, Jr., Speaker. State of New Yerk, Office of the Secretary of State, ss.: 1 have compared the preceding copy of concurrent resolution with the original con current resolution on file in this office, and I do hereby certify that the same ts a cerect tran script therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary of State at the city of Alhany, this twenty-fourth day of July; in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and nine. [L. S.] SAMUEL S. KOENIG, Secretary of State. FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. Shall the proposed amendment to section ten of article eight of the Constitution, relating to the limitation of the indebtedness of cities and excepting certain kinds of bonds from computa tion of the debt of a city for purposea sf such limitation, be approved? The , Sun d ay=School INTERNATIONAL l e s s o n c o m . MENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2(1. EXPLANATION MAI li.K i.N ITALICS IS NEW. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE Secretary of State, Albany, July *24, 1909.—Pur suant to the provisions of section one of article fourteen of the Constitution of the Slate of New York, and section two hundred and ninety-five of tiie Election Law, notice is hereby given that the following proposed amendment to section ten of article eight of the Constitution of the State of Ncx^^'ork, is to be submitted ^ the people for approval at the next general elAtion in this State to be held on the second day >f November, 1909. SAMUEL s. KOENIG, Secretary of State. AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and As sembly, proposing an amendment to section ten of article eight of the constitution, relating the limitation of the indebtedness of cities and excepting certain kinds of bonds fro’Ji comnuta tion of the debt of a city for purposes of- euch limitation. Whereas, The legislature at its tegular session in nineteen hundred and eight duly adopted resolution proposing an amendment to section ten of article eight of the constitution, relating to the limitation of the indebtedness of cities and excepting certain kinds of bonds from com putation of the debt of a city for purposes of such limitation; and Whereas, Such resolution has been duly published in accordance with law snd the constitution an<f referred to the legis lature for action; therefore: Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur). That section ten of article eight of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Article VIII. 8 10. No county, city, town or village shall hereafter give any money or property, or loan its money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association NOTICE TO CREDITORS Pursuant to an order of H on . Er a w, J ack s o n , Surrogate of the County o? Nassan, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against W ill i tM H. S m it h , late of the town of Hemp stead, in the said county, deceased, to present the same with the vouchers there of,to the subscribers, the administrators of the goods, chattels and credits of said deceased, at their place of transacting business at the office of R. & A. H. Sea- bury, Hempstead, Nassau Co., N. Y.. on or before the first dav of December next. Dated, Miueola, N. Y.. May 13, ]fl09. M ary E. S m it h , J arvis C. S m i t h , Administrators. R. & A. H. 1 r.T-UY. A t t o r n e y - ''\' ■ uUirators, HvmpaU.-d, N Y. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Pursuant to an order of H on . E doab J ackson , Surrogate of the County of Nassan, notice ia hereby given to all oersons having claims against J ohn to or in aid of any Individual, as^ocution or | ^ late of the tOWU Of Hempstead, corporation, or become directly or indirectly the . . . . * . * i * . „ ..e. own,r nf sto(-k in. or bond* of. anv association ! m the said county, deceased, to present the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, the administrator!* of the goods, chattels and credits of said de ceased, at her place of transacting busi ness at the office of Martin V. W. Hall, (10 Wall Street, New* York City, on or before the 25th day of November next. Dated, Miueola. N. Y., May 5, 1009. Z ill a h P e a r s a l l , Administrator. owner of stock in, or bonds of, any association or corporation; nor shall any such county, city, town or village he allowed to incur any indebted- I nets except for county, city, town or village pur j poses. This section shall not prevent such j county, city, town or village from making such provision for the aid or support of its poor as I may be authorized by law. No county or city | •hall he allowed to become indebted for any purpose or In any manner to an amount which. Including existing Indebtedness, sliall exceed ten | per centum of the assessed valuation of the real I estate of such county or city subject to taxation, j as It sppeared by the assessment rolls of said county or city on the last assessment for slate ' or county taxes prior to the incurring of such Indebtedness; and all indebtedness in excess of | such limitation, except such as now may exist, j shall be absolutely void, except as herein other- i wise provided. No county or city whose present | Indebtedness exceeds ten per centum of the j assessed valuation of its real estate subject to taxation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any further amount until such indebtedness shall j be reduces within such limit. This section i shall not be construed to prevent the issuing of I certificates of indebtedness or revenue bonds I issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes | for amounts actually contained, or to be con tained in the taxes for the year when euch j certificates or revenue bonds are issued and pay- | able out of such taxes; nor to prevent the city of New York from issuing hotuls to be redeemed out of the tax levy for the year next succeeding Ihe. year nf their issue, provided that the amount of such bonds which may be issued <n any one year tu excess of the limitations herein contained shall not exceed one-tenth of one per centum of the as sessed valuation of the real estate of said city sub ject to taxation. Nor shall this section be con strued to prevent the issue of bonds to provide for the supply of water; but the term of the bonds issued to provide the supply of water, <n excess nf the limitation of indebtedness fixed herein, shall not exceed twenty years, snd a sinking fund shall be created on the issuing ot the said bonds for their redemption, by raising annually a sum which wiM produce an amount equal to the sum of the principal and Interest of *id bonds at their maturity. All certificates of indebtedness or revenue bonds issued in antici pation of the collection of taxes, which are not retired within five* years after their date of issue, and bonds issued to provide for the supply of water, and any debt hereafter incurred by any portion or part oi a city if there shall be any such debt, sha'l be Included in ascertaining the power of the dty to become otherwise indebted; except that debts Incurred by the city of New York after the first day of January, nineteen hun dred and four, and debts incurred by any city of the second clean after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and eight, and debts incurred by any city of the third class after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and ten, to provide for tbe supply of water, ehall not be so included, end except further that any debt hereafter in curred by the city of New York for a public im provement owned or to be owned by the cily. M 'R tin V. VV. H a l l , Attorney for Administrator, 4(7 Wall Street, New York City. FREEPORT SANITARIUM For W o m e n A private retreat with every facil ity for care and protection. Cases a t tended to outside the institute at rea sonable rates. Superintcndant, Mrs. Bertha Reiss, Rutland Rd.. near Grand Ave. Telephone, 8!>-J Eree|M>rt. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Subject: Temperance, 1 Cor. 10:23- 33— Golden Text: Rom. 15:2-— t omniit X erse 24— Commentary on the Day’s Ig»sson. TIME. — 57 A. D. PLACE.— Ephesus. EXPOSITION.— 1. Let no man Feck his own, but each his neighbor's good, 23-30. Some of the Corin thians whose thoughts were entirely occupied with themselves and their own rights and privileges were sav ing: “ All things are lawful to me!” Paul, who was governed by t h e Chris- tian principle of love, and therefore thinking of the effect of his actions not only upon himself, answers: \Yes. all things are lawful; but all things are not expedient (or helpful, or true Christian does not ask what is permissible, but what is profitable. He asks, not what I have a right to do, hut w'hat will “edify,” what will build up the Church of Christ, others as w*ell as myself. \Is it permissible for a Christian to attend the t h e a t r e ? ” one asks. Better ask. Is it profitable, will It edify? “ Is It permissible for a Christian to use the Lord's Day as he does other days?\ Better ask. Is it profitable, will it edify? in all things “Let no man seek his own but each his neighbor’s good.’” The be liever should not be troubled with a morbid conscience, he should not fear to eat anything sold in the markets because of a suspicion it might have been offered to an idol and thus tainted. He need ask no question about t h a t : for even if it had been of fered to an idol it really belonged to the Lord: “ for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof’ (Ps. 24:1: 50:12; 1 Tim. 4:4). A glorious truth that, with many practical ap plications. If the earth is the Lord’s it is ours also if we are His children. There are some to-day afraid to sit down to the Lord's table unless they have first carefully Examined every one there and found that they are perfectly sound in doctrine and in life, lest they themselves be defiled. That is sadly confounding the O. T. laws with N. T. liberty. One can never know perfectly, and could therefore never have a conscience perfectly at rest. Christianity is not morbidness (2 Tlffi- 1:7; Rom. 8:15). The Christian might even go to a feast made by an unbeliever, and in case he did he should eat whatever was set before him, and not he haunt ed by the torturing suspicion, “ P e r haps this was offered to an idol.\ He need ask no question about this. But if some one should sav. “This hath been offered in sacrifice,\ then he should not eat, not because he would himself he hurt, but for the sake of the one who said it, that he might not be hurt. His liberty could not be judged by another's conscience, and he would still have liberty to eat as far as his own conscience was con cerned. but his liberty would give place to love. Here are two great principles: (1) Every man’s liberty must lie determined by his own con science, not another’s (cf. Rom, 14: 2-10). ('2) Liberty must give way before love. The question is not what have I liberty to do, but what- does love prompt, me to do. If I do par take in grace, no one else whose opin ion may differ about what is permis sible has a right to speak evil of me concerning that for which I return thanks to God. But if I am a real Christian (cf. Jno. 13:35), I will do nothing that will cause another to stumble just because I have a right to and no one else has a right to con demn me for doing.. II. Whatsoever ye <lo, <1<> nil to the glory <>f Gfxl, 31-33. Paul lays down a very simple but very great principle for deciding what we may do and how to do it, \Whether there fore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” That principle will settle all our ques tions. Do nothing that you cannot do to God’s glory, and whatever you de cide to do, do it to His glory. Then we can put away all troublings of our conscience and he free from all sense of condemnation. But how many things professed Christians are doing which if they stopped and thought they would soon see that they could not do to God's glory. If you have any | doubt about anything you are doing, ask yourself, can I do this to God’s glory? If you are not absolutely sure ' that you can then don’t do It. And If you do It be sure you do it to God’s glory. We should give no occasion | to stumbling to any one of the three classes into *hich God divides men, Jews, Gentiles, the Church of God. Our own pleasure should never he our rule of action, but the pleasure and profit of others, even all men. Our own profit should be utterly ig nored (cf. Phil 2:4), and we should live for the profit, of others, i. e., that they may he isaved. We should he glad to give up our liberty or any right if some one thereby may he saved (cf. ch. 9:12, 22). How in tensely Paul was occupied with one thing, the salvation of others (cf. Rom. 10:1; 9:1-3; 11:14; 1 Cor. 9: 22). This is the Christian principle of total abstinence, abstinence for the purpose of saving others. Social Position. 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Andrew Jackson Montague, a for mer Governor of Virginia, has been named by President Taft, as one of the four delegates to the third annual maritime conference oj the nations of the world. I rench Aviator K illed. M. E. Lefebvre, a young French aviator, was killed when his aero plane crashed to the ground at the Juvlsy-sur-Orge (France) aviation ground!. %
