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E v e r y c itize n m a y freely sp 'x ik . writ#1 a n d p u b lish h is sentiY n e n ts otr | a l l o b j e c t s , b e in g re s p o n s ib l e fo r 'th#* 1 a b u s e ot th a t rig h t , a n d no law sh a ll be ! p a s s e d to re s t r a i n o r a b r i d g e th e lib e rty Hired e m p l o y e e w h ile a d . v r t m e n t . d e t e r m in a t io n \ i of f * m e a L irK h o r w i t h o u t tria l by ju r y , o f 1s- co n s n iered wfctch m a y a r is e u n d e r su c h leg isla tic -1- o r jto p ro v id e ] procidiao tlia t th e rig h t I-vf} t« su c h co m p e n s a tio n . ary3 th e re r r - n ly i r r fo r s h i l l be ex c lu s iv e o f all o t h e r rig h t s an d re m e d i e s fo r such in j u - n> - or 4- ■ f-a*ct or rl'ith . [to em p lo y e e s o r fo r d e a t h re s u l t i n g fro m su c h in j u r i e s ; o r to pre-v JLe Uf;at th e ain#junt o f su c h com - p e r su.\ n f o r d e a t h s h a i l n o t exceed a f L if -i# : m i r a b l e s u m ; p rovided th a t ] BnC ro o n e > s p a id b y an em p lo y e r [to r e l s t o f o n e h u n d r e d an d fifty m - m b e w h o sh a ll b e ch o s e n fo r o n e y e a - ildveeiT a t W u s h r n g tn n . ra T r o a d Tr ope r a t e tra i n s , an d eo m r o - r e i a l tr* el’e r s alth m ig h th e a n a e n d m e r t !s n o t co- flned In effect to th o s e rl» * » - . Tr. x m e n d m e n t p ro v id e s th a t th e fe d e r a l ce su s sh a ll also he ti«ed In d e t e - m lr:-'- w h e th e r a city o r v i l la g e h a s o v e r ftv th o u s a n d p o p u latio n . S e c tio n 5 All ele c tio n s b v t h e eltlze - ex c e p t fo r su c h lo a n o f l t c r s a s m a y I law be d ir e c t e d to be o t h e r * -e bo n e r , s h a l l he b-. ballo t, o r h r s u c h o ’ h e r n-eth od as m a y he p re s c r ib e d bv law p r o v ; J e th a t sec r e c y In v o t i n g be -i’—crv e d . S e c tio n 6 All law s c r e a t n r . ’ e - 's f p r o r a f f e c t in g h o a r d s o r o f l l e . r s w ith th e d u t y o f re c l « » » r i r c vc efee/ort, o r o f d i s t r i b u t i n g h a ’lo ts p o lls to [v o t e r s ] rlrrlnry o r o t re - e i v i n re-to rd ln g or co u n tin g v o t e s a t -l-ctjoe*. sh a l l sec u r e eq u a l re p r e « e n t a t : - e f *s tw o p o litical p a r ti e s w h ich , a t th e re - e r e l electio n n e x t p r e c e d i n g t*-at fe r wh su c h b o a r d s o r officers a r e to set-re. ca* th e h i g h e s t and\ t h e n e x t h i g h e x t n u m b e r o f v o tes. All su c h b o a r d * an d Ulcer s h a l l be ap p o in ted o r ele c ted In su--h m a n n e r . an d ypon th e n o m i n a t i o n o f *~:ch re- liv e l y , a s th e le g i s l a t u r e m a y d i r e c t . E x istin g law s on Ib is s u h l e c t s h a i l <■ ' - . t i n y u n t i l th e le g i s l a t u r e sh a ll o t s e r w - p r •\T W e th e f ' P’-' P. ' s t a t e Fha .1 u a t -land Uish th i s Conswiii iv.uu. A H T IV L e E L S e c tio n 1. N » m er jky? ti..-..i*an< -t. tixe rig h t s o r . : 3 - th e r e ’* ini*- ' • ior th e Judgm - .t o f hi j pe l l S e c t, n 2 f i e tn 'w 4 b w n ivh It h —r. . re: 1 1 :n u n ir • oi •? f . m a y be w a i t e d by th e p.i, leases jn th e m a n n e r to - S e c tio n 3. T h e fre e e_\evei«#e ; 1 1 e r m e n t oi : el:#.:.- \i~- p - J*- - - iw l t h o u t d l s e r i t n i i . - . u r : -e. s h a j i •fo r e v e r be ;• lit • in ih a i s -.11 10 ai i ioii; m p e j e n t to tie a w i t n e s s . ^ . • !‘t oi >pinior 4 o n m a t t e r s f r- \— • ti-. ef jb u t th#* lib e r t y -f >n.t c u r e d sh a l l n o t b» - ■ - « x: ise a :ts o f ti- #<• t io u s n c i s -1 - > » r.. Inctm s is t e a t with. th.e y«r.. t: >r safety 1 . mis s h a l l n o t b-e • *■, «eia#Sc<3 less w h e n , in c o f re .av *- ielon, th e p u ic s a f e t y a i a y ze^u -re its '•u s p e n s i o n . S e c tio n 6. E x c e s s iv e bw. »*ta21 mot be require#! n o r -x< t’ .ve fir n o r rih a ll c r u e l m d . In f licted , n o r s h a l l w it n e s s e s c.*£ u a r ^ a s o n - a b l y d e t a in e d S e c tio nt 6. [NN o p ee rr ss oo nn sh' •• ir* l.e .d to ti e--; , re-iason o f th e e n a c t m e n t < f an y o f t i e la w s h e r e i n a u t h o r i z e d , sh a l l be [h e ld to t>e] deemed [a p r o p e r c h a r g e in] « p<ert th e c o s t o f o p e r a t i n g th e b u s in e s s o f t h e e m p l o y e r . AFrT-RjLCT —T h i s a m ^ r d m c n t allo w s th e - 5 - 1- . w Y o r k . I t,f >:>’ e h o r ,f {hr‘ r‘re>s ^ a ' rim s a . i la w fo r o c c u p a t i o n a l d isease s . It - 1 « u tiu n s r In d ictm e n t? cr 1 b* s. p e r m i t ? co m p e n s a t i o n to th e w o r k m a n fo r ! Truth m a y be g iv e n in ev id e n c e to th e 1 j J u r y ; an d it it sh a ll a p p e a r t** th e ju r y th a t th e m a t t e r c h a r g e d a s lib e lo u s is tru e , an d w a s p u b lish e d w ith good m o tiv e s an d fo r Ju s tifiab le en d s , th e p a r t y sh h ll be a c q u i tt e d ; an d th e ju r y aha. h a v e th e rig h t to d e t e r m in e th e law an d th#* fact. S e c tio n 9 No law sh a l l be p a s s e d ah r ld g Ing th** rig h t 01 th e p e o p le p e a c e a b ly to asse m b l e anti to p e titio n th e gov* r n m e n t p a rtrm -nt th e r e o f : n o r sh a l l ar,*- vide. T h is sectio n sh a l l n o t a p p l y to tow - m e e ti n g s [ ,] o r to v illa g e ele c tio n s . A R T I C L E II I . S e c tio n 1. T h e leg i s l a t i v e p o w e r th s t a t e sh a l l be v e s ted In th e s e n a t e an d asse m b ly . S e c tio n 2. T h e s e n a t e s h a l l c o n s i s t o* fifty m e m b e r s ex c e p t a s h e r e i n a f t e r prr* vlded. 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In J th e m rig h t of so v e r e i g n t y , a r e d e e m e d to ' p o s s e s s th e o r i g i n a l an d u l t im a t p r o p e r t y in a n d to all la n d s w i t h i n th e Ju r is d ictio n I o f th e s t a t e ; an d all la n d s th e title to ! w h ich sh a l l fail, fro m a d e f e c t o f h e irs S e c tio n 4. i^ p ie p r l v - g - t \ . r i t o l s h a l l re v e r t , or e s c h e a t to th e people, h a b e a s co r p u s «h.il> n Inco hd> op 6. [ o p s s w e r fo r a cap t.ii r o u a crim e <e] L*x .•*pt tr a c t u a l a S k j f ilu a y k e e p w i t h th e cor . tim e of ; ^ ^ S c c n y . u n d e r tl.- t u r e [)). prr non *h&H ;r;r for a raytital less on p r e s g r t r d jiuryf. . 1 •- 1 j 1 ■>•.,A* ■ er. in ihe^nuru.tj'r p- I- , * r enunation or com m itm ent 4 / x. mof/iCr'-t*. waive itulirtme t (irt-f. t ' *hi >\ ■ 0 hnt O' felony pu ■ h tble by ~ **••*' nr/ fi pear* im p risonm ent, or of <un ~ * nn 1 crim inal jitn • ■ t • then of. 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(g) p r i v a t e ro a d s rv t y b e o p e n e d in th« m a n n e r to be ps> - irtb e d b . la w , b#ut in ex - avy ca-^e t h e n« v>-?:-;.ty o f t ' r -‘•xx. . a a d Ti a m o u n t o f all dan? x e to 6x * k:r.r-i t ? th e o p e n i n g th e r e o f s h a l l b e ^ r s d e t e r - fnined by a ju r y of freeh o l ie-* , a ”?d s u e r •m o u n t , to g e t h e r w ith th e e * p e r . ^ s e f th» p r o c e e d i n g sh a l l be p a id fry tfre p e r s o n t, be b e n e f ited (c) G e n e r a l law s m a y b e p w m d p e r r o n - ftn g th e o w n e r s o r o c c u p a n t s o f moam* or J l\an«ls to constr*t< - a n d m a in S e c tio n 11 All fe u d a l tem ir* s o f e v e n j d esc r i p t i o n , w ith all th e i r In c id e n ts, are ; d e c lare d to h e ab o isb#d. s a v i n g how e v e . | a ll re n t s an d serv ic e s c e r t a i n w h ich a t an y , tim e h e r e t o f o r e h a v e b e e n la w f u ll y cre- I a t e d o r re s e r v e d . * ! S e c tio n 12. All !an*is w i t h i n th i s s t a t e J a r c d e c l a r e d to be til Lodi a l, so th a t , s u b j e c t on ly to th** lia b i l it y to e s c h e a t , the . e n t i r e an d a b s o l u t e p r o p e r t y is v e s t e d In • th e o w n e r s , a c c o f u i n g to th e n a t u r e of i t h e i r re s p e c tiv e esta t e s , t S e c tio n 13 N o b a s e o r g r a n t o f ag r ieu !- I r u r a l lan d , fo r < lo n g e r perio«l th a n tw*-lve y e a r s , h e r e a f t e r m a d e . In w h i c h sh a l l be 1 re s e r v e d a n y re n t o r s e r v ic e o f an y kind, sh a l l be valid I S e c tivti H All fines, q u a r t e r sales, or ; o t h e r lik e re s t r a i n t s up o n a l i e n a t io n , re serv e d in an y g r a n t o f la n d h e r e a f t e r tc be m a d e , sh a ll be void. S e c tio n 15 N o p u r c h a s e o r c o n t r a c t for th e s i b - o f lan d s in th i s s t a t e , m a d e since th e fo u r t e e n t h d a y o f O c to b e r , o n e th o u sa n d sev e n h u n d r e d ai 'L se v e n t y - f i v e ; or w h ich m a y h e r e fte r b e ™ a d e t of. o r w ith th e In d i a n s , sh a h be v a l i d ! .] u n l e s s m a d e u n d e r th#- a u t h o r i t y , a n d w i t h th e co n s e n t of th#* leg i s l a t u r e . The pcaorTruikcrx' court* of the Tvnautinda n*ifion. the pcricemak>’r< court* and eurrvf:ateor court-* of the Seneca n'.tfon and all other agencies Of the India- tr be* and nations in *0 fa r a* thru rxer'i* jurJi i a l fun tion* are her* bp aboli*hed, and tht ir fttrlsdiction shall ve$t in the courts of the state. All action* and proceeding* nou fending in such courts and agencies of the /•« -Han nations and tribe* xhutl be transferrer for determ iratiort to the proper courts of fi st ate. ftxcept as otherwise procirtcd by f* treat its of thi* stats' and th* constitution fz-afics and laics of the f'n ited sta tes, att gcn-.ral laic* o f the state, note or hereafter 1 force t sh a ll apply to a l I nil ta us w ithin t State. The b #/t hi fare shall provide for f> p n rration of the judicial records of the l-t ami m i fion*. ABSTitaCT T i n s a m e n d m e n t is d e s ig n * ■ to >« ( im* r u n i f o r m i t y in th e la v g o v e r n in g In d i a n s , to ex t nd to th e m tii p r o t e c t io n o f >• :.it»* law s n d c o u r ts , an define th e i r 1 -g its u n d e r su c h law s I a h d ish e s th e In lian c o u r t s th e r e i n n a m e a n d v e s t s th e r Ju r i s d i c t i o n In th** star c o u r t s , re s t o r i n g to th * s t a t e Its ju r is d tf ti- n o v e r m a c . ^e a n d d i v o r c e h e r e to fo r* »rVl U w . t o f U« - s t a t e as j. . a b l e to In d i a n s u n i t s.- by th e co n s t i t u t.o n . trt-a tn « v r law s •.:* t h e Ul 1 S ta t e o r tr e . i t i s o f th i s s t a t e oils* r provision a r c m a d e . S e c tio n 15. S u c h p a r t s of th e com m o law . a n d o f th e a c t s o f th e le g i s l a t u r e «>f th e colony o f New Y o rk. as. t o g e t h e r di fo r m th e law *>f 1 *he sa i d ] *uch colon} vn th e n in e • n th d a y of A p r il, one th, . th e re s o lu t i o n ? o f th e c o n g r e s s o f [th# s a i d ] such colony, an d o f th e con v e n t io: or th e s t a t e o f N e w Y o rk, in fa r c e on th e tw e n t i e t h d a y o f A p ril, o n e th o u s a n d sev- en h u n d r e d a n d s e v e n ty - s e v e n , w h ich hav n o t sin c e ex p ir e d , o r been re p e a t e d o r a l te r e d . a n d su c h act* o f th e le g i s l a t u r e of th i s s t a t e a s a r e now in fo r c e , sh a l l t»e a n d c o n t i n u e th e law o f th i s s t a t e , sub- jv c t to su c h a l t e r a t i o n s a s th e leg < a t u i s h a l l m a k e c o n c e r n i n g th e sam e . su c h dasea?* o> t o h is d e p e n d e n ts, if d e a t h re s u l t s LLeref* am . A R T I C L E IL SertSon L E v e r y m a le citizen o f t h e ag e o f twit,* ..-o i.e y e a r s , w h o sh a ll h a v e b e e n a ciCixesi f o r n i n e t y d a y s , a n d a n in h a b - tta n t o f tins- s l a t e o n e y e a r n e x t p r e c e d in g x c cBeifiona ( a n d fo r th e last fo u r m o n c k s a re s i d e n t o l th e co u n ty an d f t • . Istln g d istriifts is le f t to th e le g i s l a t u r e of IS16 i) The senate districts shall rrm c ia a* c* present constituted until altered as hertic-a t tr provided. A b s t r a c t .-—T h e am e n d m e n t s i m p l y elim in a t e s th e o b s o lete d iv isio n o f th e s t a v In to s e n a t e d i s tr i c t s , e x p l a in e d b y th e r. :** en c lo s e d w ith in th e ab o v e b r a c k e t s a n i c o n t i n u e s th e p r e s e n t s e n a t e d i s t r : is. a fixed by th e le g i s l a t u r e In L'M/T. u n t i l th - a l t e r a t i o n to be m a d e b y th e le g i s . a t u r e to S e c tio n 4. [A n e n u m e r a t i o n o f th e in h a b i t a n t s o f th e s t a t e s h a l l b e ta k e n u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f th e s e c r e t a r y o f s t a l l d u r i n g th e m o h th s o f M a y a n d J u n e in tv- y e a r o n e th o u s a n d n in e h u n d r e d a n d flv- an d In th e s a m e m o n t h s e v e r y te n t h y e a r th e r e a f t e r ; an d th e said d i s t r i c t s s -.all so a l t e r e d by th e le g i s l a t u r e a t t h e fi? re g u l a r sessio n a f t e r th e r e t u r n o f every e n u m e r a t i o n .] Such senate district* shall be so a V '~ t4 i the legislature at the first regular mft er the return of and based up*)n the state e*v m e m tion taken in the year one thousand ws\ hundred aw l fifteen and shall rem a in unaltered until altered as here if la fter p rovided. A t the r p - ular session of the legislature in the year a f t ^ the tabulation of each federal census ihe rr# ate d h tric ts shall be altered ley the legislsture Senate districts altered a* herein provide shall remain unalttred u n til the tirn ' V appointed for another alteration. Provided hoicevcr, that if a federal cen*u - s h e ” met available for any such alteration fhe #: shall be based upon any enum eration o f tK inhabitants of the state, excluding -Tie-.*. a~ th- legislature shall provide fo r w a n m meration for that purpose. tn m a k ing *w - alterations the, legislature shall 90 procti-# th a t ea c h s e n a te d i s tr i c t s h a l l c o n t a in a n e a r l y a s m a y b e a n eq u a l n u m b e r of h a b i t a n t s , ex c lu d in g aliens, a n d be in f. c o m p a c t form as p r a c t i c a b l e [a n d sl^ai. :e- m a ln u n a l t e r e d u n til th e re t u r n o f an o t h e r e n u m e r a t i o n ] a n d sh a ll, a t all t l n u i , c- - i s t o f c o n t i g u o u s te r r ito r } -, a n d no co u n t vhaW lx* d iv id e d In th e fo r m a t i o n c f a ee: a t e d i s t r i c t ex c e p t to m a k e tw o . o r m o re s e n a t e d i s t r i c t s w h o lly In s u c h co u n ty . N o to w n an d no block In a c i t y lovlos< hy s t r e e t s o r p u b lic w a y s s h a l l be d-v; 1 ^ in th e fo r m a t io n o f s e n a te d i s t r iocs. n , h a ll a n y d i s t r i c t co n t a in a g r e a t e r ex c e s s n p o p u l a t i o n o v e r an a d j o i n i n g d i s t r i c t . h e s a m e co u n ty th a n th e p o p u l a t i o n of to w n o r block th e r e in ad j o i n i n g su c h d i s tric t . C o u n ties, to w n s o r block* w h ich fro m th e i r location, m a y be in c 'u d e - l tr ,-ith e r of tw o d i s tr i c t s , sh » ll b e so placed is to m a k e [said] such d i s t r i c t s m «jst n e a r u a l in n u m b e r of in h a b i t a n t s . < x ig alien s . N o co u n ty s h a i l hav fo u r o r m o re sen a to r s u n l e s s it s h a n a v e a fu ll ra t i o fo r each s e n a t o r X , o u n t y sh a ll h a v e m u re th a n o n e - th $ r . o f all th e s e n a t o r s ; an d no tw o c ur.v.*.*- o r th e te r r i t o r y th e r e o f as [n o w ] orvajv.z on the first day of January, one thrmsa*. • tht hundrtd and ninety fiir. w h ch a r e ad jo i n in g co u n t i e s o r w h ich a r e s e p a r ^ ’-r only by p u b lic w a te r s s h a l l h a v e m*> th a n o n e - h a l f of all th e se r ia l ' s. T h ra t i o fo r a p p o r ti o n i n g s e n a t o r s s h a l l a w a y s be o b t a in e d by d iv id in g th e n u m b e : A in h a b i t a n t s , ex c lu d in g a i i e n a b y flft> m d th e s e n a t e sh a l l a l w a y s b e co m p o - o f fifty m e m b e r s , ex c e p t th a t if a n y cour. A b s t r a c t .—T h e am e n d m e n t sim r ellrr. In a te s th e o b s o lete m a t t e r In c io s e d w ith b r a c k e t s . S e c tio n 3. T h e s | a t e Fh^ll b e d iv id e d Ir * fifty d i s t r i c t s to be called s e n a t e d i s t r : t* e a r h o f [w h o m ] trhieh s h a l l c h c ' r o s e n a to r . T h e d i s tr i c t s s h a l l be n u m b e r c . fro m one to fifty, inclusive. [D i s t r i c t n u m b e r one s h a l l c o n s i s t : — .\an \ th e n follow s th e d e s c r i p t io n o f t\n- ? at- d i s t r i c t s as cre a t e d b y th e c o n s t : : .* is 1894 beg n n i n g w ith d! tric t a n d en d in g w ith d i s t r i c t n u m b e r f.;: S u c h d iv isio n of th e s t a t e in t o ser : . : e t tric t s Is n o t re s t a t e d h e re, in full, b -5 4t h a s a l r e a d y been su p e r s e d e d by th e * o f th e Jcglslattfre, c h a p t e r 72 o f th a l t e r SS 1 II 0 & X T h e m e m b e r * o f th e axserobl. eh a il t* eh o e e n by »ui* e d i s tr i c t * ai. h a ll he a p p o r ti o n e d by th e le g i s l a t u r e i th e ttr.t r e g u l a r sessl i a f t e r th e retu i of [ev e ry ] «Ar .t a t . e n u m e r a t i o n tak-n ii th ' jea r one tAoueond ka-yrtU and .itiong th e a e v e r a . co u n ti« a o f th e sto • p is n e a r l y a* m a y be ac c o r d in g te th e .-.■rmber o f th e i r re s p e c t i v e In h a b i t a m t ex c lu d in g alie n s ] . At »»f regular M x u m o tV U tr-tlatw e i* earn y m r in iriiicA sen.it. d u t r i t i , .h a l l «e altered lac* m e n 'e re of th a s a e m tlf Shall n g jin be appvrtio.'icV bu th. h tn s leierc. A irejr-.o v n .n t* at n u m b ir, o, a .^ e iU y .h a ll i-v-,ei* aa-'/fered •<»'«. ** tim- btersn o p f» iitrd fo r urr.t->er apportlosm etu thereof. fcrrry oi 'o r t onr-.mt of member- mon^ t&e ser.ra t r c u n l v . of the .la te shat be as n .'irly a . may be o«cordinv to the fim/i- ber of their rcepe* lire inhabitant,, ejelud-.ny E v e r y c o u n t y h e r e t o f o r e e s t a b l i s h e d an d s e p a r a t e l y organlxe-1. ex c e p t th e co u n ty ot H a m i l t o n , s h a d a l w a y s be en t i t i e d to one m e m b e r o f asse m b l y , a n d n o co u n ty sh a l l h e r e a f t e r b e e r e c t e d u n l e s s Its p o p u latio n sh a ll e n t i t l e It to a m e m b e r . T h e co u n t ) of H a m i l t o n s h a l l ele c t w ith th e co u n t ) gf F u lt o n u n t i l th e p o p u latio n o f th e c o u n t y o f H a m i l t o n s h a l l , a c c o r d i n g to th. ratio , e n t i t l e U to a m e m b e r . [U u t the k - g r s la tu r e m a y ab o lish tn e said co u n t y oi H a m i l t o n a n d a n n e x th e te r r i t o r y th e r e o f to so m e o t h e r c o u n t y o r co u n t i e s ] T h e w h o le n u m b e r o f in h a b i t a n t s of th e s l a t e ex c .u d in g a l i e n s , by th e n u m b e r s f m e m b e r s o f asse m b l y , sh a l l be th e ra t i o for a p p o r ti o n m e n t w h ich sh a l l be m a d e as follow s o n e m e m b e r o f asse m b ly sh a ll b t ip j irtio n e d . .......... . co u n t y , In c lu d lm p u l t o n an d H a m i .t o n a s one co u n ty , con ta l n l n g less th a n th e ra ti o an d o n e - h a ll over. T w o m e m b e r s s h a .l be ap p o r tio n e d ■ •nemb- r s o f a 's e m . :> sh a l l be ap p o r tio n s to th e c o u n t i e s h a v i n g m o re th a n tw o rn tic s ac c o r d i n g to th e ud lning n u m b e r x t i e c o u n t i e s h a v i n g th e h ig h e s t inhab- v o te, s h a L t>c e n t i t l e d to v o te a t su< h elec titan in th e ele c t i o n d i s t r i c t o f w h ich h e sh a ! . a t tJhe t ; m e be a re s id e n t , a n d n o t elscssber-e. fo r all o fficers th a t now- a r e o r he.-#*.t::-r rtHa} be ele c t i v e by th e people: am i u p o n a i i q u e s t i o n s w h ich m a y be su b m it'.ed to tii* v o t e 0 / th e people. ^rovid<jd th a t in tim e o f w a r no ele c t o r in th e a|> tu a l m ilitA ry st-rv ice o f t h e sta t e , o r £ n ited S t a t e s , in th e a r m y o r n a v y ther* - of, s h a l l b e deprix e d o f his v o t6 by r e a so n o f hps a b s e n c e fro m su c h election d is- t n c t ; a a d th e le g i s l a t u r e sh a l l h a v e p o w e r t o p r o v i d e th e m a n n e r in w h ich an d th e tim e arid p l a c e a t w h ich su c h a b s e n t e l e c t o r s m a y v o te, a n d , f o r th e re t u r n an d c a n v a s * o f th e i r v o t e s , i n th e electio n d i s tric t s bn w h i c h th e y re s p e c t i v e l y reside. S e c tio n 1. N o p e r s o n w h o s h a l l receiv e acc«*pt. * -or o f f e r to receiv e , o r p a y . o ffer o r p r o m i s e to p a y . c o n t r i b u t e , o ffer o r p ro m ise 5o» c o n t r i b u t e to a n o t h e r , to b#* p a id o r ius*4, a n y m o n e y o r o t h e r valuabi# th i n g a s a e o m i / e n s a t i o n o r re w a r d fo r th#* g iv in g o r w i t h h o l d i n g a v o te a t an ele* n o n , o r w h o s h a l l m a k e Lnftoen-re th e g i v i n g o r • su c h v o te, o r w h o » h a ll m a k e o r becom r * ; . r • d i r e c t l y in t e r e s t e d in an> o e t o r w * s-er d e p e n d i n g up o n th e re s u lt o f a n y - taon. sh a l l v o te a t su c h elec tric t s , w h ich are n o t a f f e c t e d fcy th i s sed co n s t i t u ti o n . T h e a l t e r a t i o n f p*> . ith h o ld i n g an> m a k e s a i l g e n e r a l htvs th e d r - iT ■ ■ fdyke«] anen Ytiv •g r i c u H q d r a i n s , d i t c h e s a n d f#iyke«| 4U*» upon ''&w' |an<ls o f o t h e r s , u n d e r pr' p u r re s s r i c t l c n - [a n d w ith} om m n k v g ju s t #>jaapetnretL**r, k shall be assessed wnn.w#f fW rnapey r bcnr/Ued r h m bp [b u t n o s ^ .- t w l «aw» ah s be e n a c t e d fo r s u c h p u r p o s e s (d> T h e le g i s l a t u r e m a y a e T t o r t s e c i t u ^ ta k e n u i v Uuid a n d prvpw A y , Lfra q e - ol th e said a c t s , o r p a r t ? th e r e o f , a s are re p u g n a n t to tin * - c o n s t i t u ti o n , a r e h e r e b y ab r o g a tttfl , 1 S e c tio n 17 All g i a n t s o f lan d w ith in th i s s t a t e , m a d e by th ^ k h 'i ; o f < I r e ;tt B r itain , o r p e r s o n s a c t in g u n d e r h is a u t h o r i t y , a f t e r th e fo u r t e e n t h d a y o f O c tober^ one th o u s a n d sev e n h u n d r e d a n d sev e n ty - f iv e sh a l l be n u ll an d v o i d , b u t n o t h i n g co n ta i n e d in th l a co n s t i t u ti o n s h a l l affec t an y g r a n t s o f lan d w ith in th i s s t a t e , m a d e by th e a u t h c r i t y o f th e said k i n g o r h is pred - ecetetors. c r sh a ll a n n u l a n y c h a r t e r s to b o d ies p o l i ti c an d c o r p o r a t e , b y h im ot th e m m a d e , b e f o r e th a t d a y : o r s h a l l a f fe e t a n y su c h g r a n t s o r c h a r t e r s sin c e m a d e by t,hti» s t a t e , o r by p e r s o n s ac t in g u n d e r Its a u t h o r i t y ; o r s h a l l im p a i r th e o b l i g a t i o n e f a n y d e b t s c o n t r a c t e d by th t s t a t e , o r in d iv id u a ls, o r b o d ies c o r p o r a t e or a n y o t h e r rig h t s o f p r o p e r t y , o r an} f a it*, ac t io n s , rig h t s o f a c t io n , o r o t h e r PCD .c o u r ts o t ju s tice* E o f * •! on rem.t:n#i# r s -h a ll be appoi m a in d g r s in th e o r d e r th e r e o f re s p e c t i v e ly. N o c o u n t y s h a l l h a v e m o r e m e m b e r s kf a s s e m b l y th a n a c o u n t y h a v i n g a g r e a t #r n u m b e r of In h a b itan ts.* ex c lu d in g alien ? [L ntl! a f t e r th e n e x t en u m e r a t i o n , m e n , vturs o f th e a s s e m b l y sh a l l be ap p o r tio n e d to th e 8e#*eral counti#- as fo llo w s : (ehii m e r a te s , a t Jen g t t i . th e n u m b e r of m em burs ap p o r ti o n e d by th e co n s t i t u ti o n ot 1894. S u c h a p p o r t i o n m e n t is n o t re - s t a t e d h e r e b e c a u s e it h a s #*rvdy b e e n s u p e r seded by th e a p p o r ti o n m e n t by legisl tete rr .7 o f th e o f 1507. w h ich is stii: in fo r c e a n d n o t af- e n a c t m e n t und d y it bj c h a p 72 . fected by th i s re v ise d co n s t i t u ti o n . 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T h e am e n d m e n t also allo w s th e e n a c t m e n t o f law s to pr v id e th a t a v o t e r re s W i t ir in a city «r la r g e v illag e , w h ^ r e p e r s o n a l reg istratlo * prevmlto. m a y re g i s t e r sp e c ia lly w ith di - tg n a t e d o fficers w i t h i n a p e r io d o f sev e r m o n t h s b e f o r e th e re g u l a r d a y s o f re g 1- tratk * L If h i s v e n a t io n o r o. .* ip n tlo n w ‘’ t i k e him o a t o f live co u n ty on tintee d s v s w tU_be fe d e r a • lu d in g a ty h a v i n g th r e e o r m o re y e r .ato r s a t t r • tim e o f a n y ap p o r tlo n m e n t [ , ) -h ^ .. t icb ra t i o to a n ad i:tio n sen a to r s , su c h ad d l t i o n a seiia t o r e t .] s h a l l b e k -v 1 r o f e n t i t l e d c s e n a t o r [ . ] . to su c h c o u n t y In ad d itio n to th e tiiiy *• w h o le n u m b e r A b s t r a c t .—T h e a m e n d m e n t s u b s t i t u t th e . f e d e r a l ce n s u s fo r th e s t a t e en u m e r tio n iu> t h e b a s is fo r fixing th e b o u iK i^r.r o f s e n a t e d i s t r i c t s a t tlie *JecennVai a - te ^ tio n tiiereo f , u n less th e ta b u l a t i o n o f :: fe d e r a l c e n s u s does n o t fu r n i s h th e cecc su r y in f o r m a ti o n . 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A<semb,y d i s t r i d s as at present .'onslitutec shall rrmain unaltered until altered as herein An a p p o r ti o n m e n t by th e le g i s l a t u r e ^ ] o r o t h e r body L I s h a l l be bv* t h e su p re: H ■ a s th e le g i s l a t u r e m a y p r e s c r i b e ; a n d an} co u r t b e f o re w h i c h a c a u s e m a y be pend tog in v o lv in g a n a p p o r ti o n m e n t ! . 1 shal g iv e p r e c e d e n c e th e r e t o o v e r all othe: ca u s e s an d p r o c e e d in g s , an d if [aaid] sue! co u r t be n o t in sessio n it s h a l l co n v e n t p r o m p t l y fo r th e d isp o s itio n o f th e sam e A bst r a c t —T h e c h a n g e s effected b y thk a m e n d m e n t a r e to m a k e th e ap p o r tio n m e e t o f m e m b e r s o f a s s e m b l y co n f o r m t# th e ch a n g e d co n d i t i o n s u n d e r w h ich sen a t e d i s t r i c t s a r e to b e a l t e r e d , a f t e r eacl fe d e r a l cen s u s , u n d e r th e p ro v isio n s o seer t a n 4 T h e e x i s t i n g ap p o r ti o n m e n t an< th e asse m b ly d i s t r i c t s a s now co n s titu te d a r e co n tin u e d u n t i l th e n e x t ap p o r tio n m e e t o f a s s e m b l y m e n a n d a l t e r a t i o n o asse m b ly d i s t r i c t s , w h ich a r e to be mad# in 1926 In c o i .f o r m ity w i t h th e h o m e ru h p rin c ip le, a s a p p l i e d to co u n ties, th* arr e n - lm e n t a l s o p ro v id e * th a t tn a n y ci‘ o m b r a c e g a n e n t i r e co u n t y , o r m o r e t h a o n e c o u n t y (m e a n i n g N e w Y o rk city ), an h a v i n g no b o a r d o f su p e r v iso r s , th e m en b'T e r s elected from a n y su c h c o u n t y to rfes o f S s sem h r? 5 J O t c l * ^iffniTh th e cou ty . 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