Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York: Begun and Held at the Capitol in the City of Albany on Tuesday the Sixth Day of April |
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adoption apportionment Assembly Barnes Bill of Rights Brackett Chairman Clerk Committee on Bill Committee on Cities Committee on Contingent Committee on County Committee on Industrial Committee on Legislative Committee on Library Committee on Rules Committee on Suffrage Committee on Taxation consideration Contingent Expenses contrary copy Court Cullinan delegates district election favor forty-fifth forty-first Governor introduced J. G. Saxe J. L. O'Brian Judiciary Legislative Organization Legislative Powers Legislature matter ment mittee motion is agreed move o'clock objection offer the following Officers Parsons present printed Proposed Amendment Proposed Constitutional Amendment proposition question Quigg R. B. Smith reading-To amend Article reading-To amend Section reapportionment referred relation reports of standing request Room S. K. Phillips say Aye Schurman Second reading Second reading-To amend Secretary will call Secretary will read Senate session Steinbrink stenographer stitution suggestion Tanner thirty-fifth tion Tuesday vention vote Wagner Wickersham Wiggins York city
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Page 447 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief...
Page 579 - The inhabitants of the said territory, shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Page 737 - But no law shall authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of onehalf in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having control of that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained...
Page 890 - The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered.
Page 671 - I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law. ' Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary of State, at the city of Albany, this third day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
Page 72 - First District, Second District, - - Third District, Fourth District, Fifth District, Sixth District, Seventh District, Eighth District, - - ' Ninth District, Tenth District, Eleventh District...
Page 552 - No member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers.
Page 929 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of , according to the best of my ability...
Page 453 - Counties, towns or blocks which, from their location, may be included in either of two districts, shall be so placed as to make said districts most nearly equal in number of inhabitants, excluding aliens.
Page 525 - No lease or grant of agricultural land, for a longer period than twelve years, hereafter, made in which shall be reserved any rent or service of any kind, shall be valid.