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CONSTITUTION OF 1846.

Sec. 16. Restriction as to private and local bills......

REVISED CONSTITUTION. Sec. 16

Sec. 17. Existing law not to be made a part of an act except by inserting it therein..

Sec. 17

Sec. 18.

Private and local bills, in what cases they may not be passed-General laws to be passed –
Street railroads, conditions upon which they may be authorized..

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No extra compensation to be granted to a public officer, servant, agent or contractor..
Sections seventeen and eighteen not to apply to certain bills...........

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Sec. 5.
Sec. 6. Powers of Governor to devolve on Lieutenant-Governor..

Time and manner of electing Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.
Duties and power of Governor-His compensation..
Pardoning power vested in the Governor.....

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Sec. S.

Requisite qualifications of Lieutenant-Governor-To be President of the Senate, and to act as
Governor in certain cases......
Compensation of Lieutenant Governor.

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Sec. 9.

Bills to be presented to the Governor for signature-If returned by him with objections, how
disposed of --Bills to be returned within ten days-After adjournment, bills must be approved
in thirty days, else cannot become law-Governor may object to items of appropriation in
any bill.......

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ARTICLE V.

Sec. 1. State officers, how elected and terms of office...

Sec. 2. State Engineer and Surveyor, how chosen and term of office.

Sec. 3. Superintendent of Public Works, powers and duties..
Sec. 4. Superintendent of Prisons, powers and duties of...................

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Commissioners of the Land Office -Commissioners of the Canal Fund-Canal Board.

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Sec. 1. Impeachment-Assembly has power of-Effect of judgment.....
Sec. 2. Court of Appeals-Judges how chosen-Appointment of clerk...
Sec. 3. Vacancies in office of Judge of Court of Appeals; how filled..
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Causes pending in Court of Appeals to be referred to Commissioners of Appeals..
Sec. 5. Commissioners of Appeals-Vacancies; how filled-- Chief Commissioner to be appointed..............
Sec. 6. Supreme Court-Jurisdiction-Justices-Judicial districts; number of Justices in; may be
altered without increasing number.......

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Judge or justice may not sit in review of decisions made by him, etc.
Vacancies in office of justice of Supreme Court, how filled...

Sec 10. Judges of Court of Appeals, or justices of Supreme Court, to hold no other office..
Sec. 11. Removals-Proceedings in relation to...

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Compensation of judges or justices-Not to be diminished during term of office.

Justice of Supreme Court or judge of city courts, how chosen-Term of office-Restriction as
to age..

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Judge of Court of Appeals or justice of Supreme Court, election or appointment of-Question
to be submitted to people

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No judicial officer, except justice of the peace, to receive fees
Judgments, etc., may be ordered directly to Court of Appeals for review.
Publication of statutes to be provided for-To be free to all..
Judges, first election of-When to enter upon duties.

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Local judicial officers-Term of office of present incumbents
Courts of Special Sessions..

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Surrogates' Courts..

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Court of Appeals may order causes to be heard by Commissioner of Appeals.

CONSTITUTION OF 1846.

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REVISED CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE VII.
Canal debt-Sinking fund-June 1, 1846, $1,30,000; June 1, 1855, $1,700,000.
General fund debt-Sinking fund, $350.000; after certain period, $1,500,000...
Two hundred thousand dollars of the surplus canal revenues annually appropriated to general
fund, and the remainder to specific public works--Certain deficiencies in the revenues not
exceeding $250,000, annually to be supplied from the revenues of the canals-Contractors,
no extra compensation to be made to..
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Legislature shall, by equitable taxes, increase the revenues of the sinking fund in certain cases.
Certain canals of the State not to be leased or sold-Expenditures, for collections and repairs,
limited.-Funds from leases or sale, how applied.....

Loans to incorporated companies not to be released or compromised..

abrogated

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Limitation of the legislative power in the creation of debts
Sinking funds to be separately kept and safely invested.
Claims barred by lapse of time-Limitation of existing claims

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Sec. 6

ARTICLE VIII.

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Legislature to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages, and to define powers thereof
in certain cases (Art. XII, Sec. 1)

Sec. 10.

The credit or money of the State not to be given or loaned..

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Sec. 11.

Counties, cities, towns and villages not to give money or property or loan their money or credit
---Their power to contract debts limited..

Sec. 10

ARTICLE IX.

Sec. 1. Common school, literature and United States deposit funds..
ARTICLE X.

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Sheriff, clerks of counties, register and clerk of New York, coroners and district attorneys-
Governor may remove...

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Officers to be appointed by Governor and Senate-Commissary-General..
Election of militia officers...

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Sec. 1-6 inclusive.

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Sec. 1. Election-Term of office of Senators and members of Assembly..
Sec. 2. First election of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, when....

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State officers, and others, to remain in office till December 31, 1847
First election of judicial officers, when....

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Jurisdiction of pending suits.

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Sec. 8.

Chancellor and Supreme Court-Masters in Chancery
Vacancy in office of chancellor, or justice of Supreme Court, how filled
Offices abolished.

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Sec. 10.

Chancellor and justice of present Supre:ne Court, eligible..
Officers to hold until expiration of term

Sec. 11.

Judicial officers may receive fees...

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Local courts to remain, etc...

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Persons offering or receiving bribe may be witness (Art. XIII, Sec. 4)
District attorney may be removed for failure to prosecute violations-Expenses of prosecution,
how chargeable (Art. XIII., Sec. 6...

ARTICLE XVI.

Sec. 1. Amendments, when to take effect (superseded by Art. XIV., Sec. 1)....

SCHEDULE SHOWING AMENDMENTS AND WHERE THEY OCCUR IN THE REVISED CONSTITUTION.

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