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Property, not to be taken without process of law..................

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without just compensation............

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value to be ascertained by jury or commissioners. ...............

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by jury for private road .........

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public, taken for local or private purposes requires two-
thirds......

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ultimate, in lands, possessed by the state

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rights of, not affected.......

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Public money or property taken for local or private purposes
requires two-thirds..........................

not to be paid without appropriation in two years.............. 7 8
Punishment, cruel or unusual, not to be inflicted........................ 5

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Qualification of members and election, each house to determine,
Quarter sales to be void ............
Question on bill to borrow money, how put
Questions to be submitted to people; election or appointment of

judges, justices, etc......
Questions to be submitted; election or appointment of judge of

court of appeals and justice of supreme court...........
Quorum, majority of each house..........

what to constitute in court of appeals......................
three-fifths of each house required

Railroad tracks, granting right to lay...........
Register in New York (see clerk and register, New York city.]
Religion, freedom in, secured

of officers, other than judicial, local or legislative
Rent and services, certain, saved and protected...
Reporter of court of appeals, to be appointed by court..........

of supreme court to be appointed.........
Reports of decisions to be published

publication free to all......
Reprieves, and pardons for offenses......

mode of applying for, may be regulated by law.....

to be communicated to the legislature yearly...
Residence, of electors, what shall be

when not lost by absence

of persons eligible to the office of governor.......................
Resolutions, certain, law of the state...
Revenues of canals, to pay superintendence and repairs............

to pay $1,300,000 on canal debt yearly
to pay $1,700,000 on canal debt yearly
to pay $350.000 on general fund debt
to pay $1,500,000 on general fund debt..................................

Revenues of canals, to repay deficiency in sinking fund

to pay $200,000 to expenses of government............ to pay $350,000

to pay $672,500 Roads, laying out of, etc Rules, each house to determine its own ..........

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Sali springs, not to be sold...

lands contiguous, may be sold. Savings banks, charters of

not to have capital stock...

trustees not to be interested in profits...
School fund, capital inviolate, and revenues how applied
Secretary of legislative proceedings, when allowed........
Secretary of state, election and tenure of office........

compensation, not to receive fees..........
commissioner of the land office.......
of state, commissioner of the canal fund .................
member of the canal board .........

incumbent, when to go out of office ...................... Senate, number of senators...........................................

who ineligible to................................................................
districts
when and how altered, not to divide counties in forming
compensation
not to receive civil appointments....
accepting U. S. office vacates seat of..............
majority to constitute a quorum......
to determine its own rules, and judge of elections, etc..........
to keep and publish journal, and open doors.........
not to adjourn without consent of assembly.
freedom of debate secured
majority requisite to pass bills ...........
question on bills to be taken by ayes and nays .....
extra session may be convened .................
president of, and president pro tem........
members of the court for the trial of impeachments..........
appointments to certain offices to be made by governor

and................
may remove militia officers on recommendation of governor,
may appoint on nomination of the governor

first election of senators, etc.................

incumbents, when to go out of office............. Sherifls, election and tenure of office......... ....

vacancy in office of .................
to hold no other office, and ineligible for next term................
to renew security, and in default, oftice vacant .....

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Sheriffs, county not to be responsible for acts of ..................... 10

governor may remove, and to be heard in defense................ 10 1
time of election of................................................................ 10

Incumbent to hold unexpired term.................................... 14 10
Sinking fund, $1,300,000 from canal revenues yearly..................... 7 1
$1,700,000 froin canal revenues yearly.

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$350,000 from canal revenues yearly........

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$1,500,006 from canal revenues yearly.....

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if deferred, interest to be computed on..........

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dues from incorporated companies, part of............................ 7 4
money may be borrowed on credit of.

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money to be repaid from canal revenues..........

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to be invested in.........

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not to be diverted.......

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Speaker of the assembly, commissioner of the land office...

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compensation of.........

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Specie payments of banks, not to be suspended.....

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of bank bills to be secured....

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Speech, freedom of, secured..

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in legislative debate..........

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State claims, against the state, not to be audited or allowed.

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State, not to loan its credit.

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may create $1,000,000 debt................................................ 7 10
not to loan its money or credit.....

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Btate engineer and surveyor, election and tenure of office.......... 5
to be practical engineer..

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commissioner of land office........................................ 5 5
member of canal board .............

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State prisons (see inspectors of state prisons]............................ 5 4
Statutes, certain, law of this state........

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Statutes and legal decisions, legislature to provide for speedy
publication of.......

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publication free to all................

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Street railroads,consent of property owners and local authorities, 3 18
commissioners in certain cases.............

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Suffrage, rights of......

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who may be deprived of.....

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proofs of, how ascertained.....

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who excluded from.................

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Suits, certain, not affected........

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Supervisors of counties to make assembly districts.................... 3 5

of New York city to make senate districts........................ 3 3
board of, in each county.....

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boards of, may have power of local legislation....

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Supreme court, of whom composed.........

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presiding Justice to act as such during term of office............. 6 7
general terms, of whom composed..

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to be held in each judicial district................

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Art. Sec. Bupreme court, jurisdiction in law and equity.......................... 6 6 reporter of decisions to be appointed

6 23 decisions to be free for publication to all........

6 23 Justices, how chosen.........

6 may not practice as attorney or act as referee

6 21 not to hold other office or public trust..

10 number of, to reside in each district................................. 6 6 official term of........

6 13 special terms and circuit courts may be held by.................. 6 7 vacancies in office of, how filled.............

6 9 may preside in courts of oyer and terminer...

6 7 restriction as to age

6 13 commisioner, office of, abolished....

14 8 old office of, abolished........

8 Surrogate, county judge to act as .......

6 15 courts of record may perform duties of, in certain cases...... 6 27 election of may be provided for....

6 16 may be elected in counties where population exceeds 40,000, 15 salary of ..............

6 15 election of special, may be provided for............

6 16 tenure of office of present occupants

6 25 term of office.........

6 15 Surrogate's court, how relieved in certain cases ......................... 6 27 Surveyor-general, when to go out of office.....

14 3 Surveyor, State (see Engineer and Surveyor.] Swamps, draining of...

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Taxation, certain colored persons exempt from

cities and villages to be restricted in power of, Tax, direct, to support expense of government..

to supply deficiency in sinking fund ...............

to be repaid from canal revenues..........
· law imposing to state distinctly object of.........
bill for, to be passed by yeas and nays..........

three-fifths make a quorum
Testimony in equity cases, how taken
Three-fifths necessary for quorum........
Title of bills, local and private ...
Town, not to loan its money on credit

not to become owner of stock or bonds

not to contract debts except for town purposes
Town officers to be elected or appointed
Travel of members of the legislature, compensation for
Treason, governor may suspend execution of sentence

legislature may pardon......

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Treasurer, election and tenure of office of

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compensation of, not to receive fees.........

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commissioner of land office

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should be commissioner of canal fund.

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member of the canal board

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may be suspended by governor and vacancy supplied........... 5 7
incumbent, when to go out of office........

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Treasury, no money to be paid from, without appropriation...... 7 o
Tribunals of conciliation, and powers......

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Two-thirds of all elected to pass certain bills

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of all present on bill returned by governor..

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of all present to change mode of electing militia officers, etc. 11 3

United States officers, Judicial or military, not to hold seat in

legislature.
deposit fund, income of, how applied

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Vacancy in office of treasurer

judge of court of appeals and justice of supreme court
sheriffs, etc., how filled until next political year ....
legislature to declare what constitutes..................
provide for supplying.......

of present chancellor and justices of supreme court....
Venue, change of................
Veto of the governor .........
Vice-chancellor, oflice of, abolished ......
Villages may be created by special acts

to be restricted in powers of taxation..
officers in, to be elected or appointed...
courts in, to continue until altered.....
incorporation of .............
not to loan their money or credit.......................
not to become owners of bonds, etc......................

not to contract debts, except, etc.......
Votes, certain, for members of the legislature, void

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Weighing, all officers for, abolished........
Weights and measures, standard of, how supplied......
Witness, not incompetent on account of religious belief.............

not to be unreasonably detained ..
not to testify against himself in criminal cases....
person charged with bribery may be in his own behalf...
person offering a bribe not privileged from testifying............

Year, political and legislative term
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