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February term in the year 1897, and to perform all the duties of a justice presiding at such term.

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Given under my hand and the Privy Seal of the

State at the Capitol in the city of Albany this twenty-first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety

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TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED States, GREETING:

In obedience to the statute of the United States the Executive of the State of New York certifies that

THOMAS COLLIER PLATT

an inhabitant of said State and of the age of thirty years and upward and who had been nine years a citizen of the United States, was by the concurrent vote of the two branches of the Legislature of the State of New York on the twentieth day of January, 1897, duly elected in

conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and the laws of the United States a Senator to represent the State of New York in the Senate of the United States for the term of six years commencing on the fourth day of March, 1897.

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Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of New York at the Capitol in the city of Albany this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

By the Governor:

FRANK S. BLACK

JOHN PALMER

Secretary of State.

MATTER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY BACKUSNOTICE AND SUMMONS

STATE OF NEW YORK

Executive Chamber

In the matter of the charges preferred against FOSTER L.

BACKUS the district attorney of the county of Kings — Notice of charges and summons.

To FOSTER L. BACKUS the district attorney of the county of

Kings:

You are hereby notified that charges of neglect of duty in office have been preferred against you by Thomas C.

Jenks of the city of New York and a copy of said charges is herewith served upon you.

You are therefore required to show cause why you should not be removed from the office of district attorney of the county of Kings and to answer the said charges within eight days after service of this order and a copy of said charges upon you.

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In witness whereof I have signed my name and

affixed the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. FRANK S. BLACK

By the Governor:

WILLIAM M. GRIFFITH,

Private Secretary

DESIGNATION OF JUSTICE PARKER TO THE APPELLATE DIVISION, TEMPORARILY

STATE OF NEW YORK

Executive Chamber

IT APPEARING to my satisfaction that the public interest requires it,

Therefore in accordance with the Constitution and the

statute in such case made and provided, I do hereby designate the

Honorable ALTON B. PARKER

who is a justice of the Supreme Court in and for the third judicial district as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department to sit during the current month in place of the Honorable George C. Barrett who is incapacitated by reason of illness.

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Given under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol in the City of Albany this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. FRANK S. BLACK

By the Governor:

WILLIAM M. GRIFFITH

Private Secretary

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DESIGNATION OF JUSTICE PARKER TO THE APPELLATE DIVISION, TEMPORARILY

STATE OF NEW YORK

Executive Chamber

IT APPEARING to my satisfaction that the public in

terest requires it,

Therefore in accordance with the Constitution and the statute in such case made and provided, I do hereby designate the

Honorable ALTON B. PARKER

who is a justice of the Supreme Court in and for the third judicial district as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department to sit during the month of April, 1897, in place of the Honorable George C. Barrett who is incapacitated by reason of illness.

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Given under my hand and the Privy Seal of the
State at the Capitol in the city of Albany this
twenty-third day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-

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I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement showing the pardons, commutations and respites granted by my predecessor during the year 1896.

FRANK S. BLACK

[See Public Papers of Governor Morton for such statement.]

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