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c tDr2lcg-ares in Cont-tlmrion to their
roger/ler viii:/i the C0NSTI'l‘LA7TI0N
pgfii-York, as, amended. . - .
‘ ’-: if -» 5 A ALBANY, Nov. 10. I821.
. - -'-.f[?fi¢‘.;de]agates-of the people, in convention, hav-
‘ in}; {his dayter_minated their deliberations, meselit
A‘-~'to‘yotl'_the constitution the éit'8lC,,_ill an amcird-
ed ‘fot_'Ain,A as tlie"restAill':' of the arduous and respoti-
7 ’sible~fldtlties which; your coilfiderice has imposed
' uptsu them. A They itavenadopted this course from
a sense'of_tlie great difficulty, if not im_practicabil-
ity of submitting to the people, for their ratificat-
tion, in separate articles, the various Aameii_dnients
rvhiclthave been adopted by the m.tjot-ities oftbe
convention : This difficulty is very mtich increas-
ed, by the reflection, thatthe adoption of some
articles, and trte'rA-ie-jection of others, l1)l_t.:litgr‘cat-
‘. ly impair‘ the sytirtiletr'y of the \\l1t)le : ‘The con-
' venicnce of having the amendments incorporated
. with those paras of the constitution which are to
remain unalter: d, will l'cL[_(lIl_)' be perceived. ‘\.’jVt.’,
tlicr'efor'e, submit to .t.lie’ people, the choicAéfA'7 be-
, tween the old, and the ariieilded constitution.
‘ That dil’ftt,ence of opinion should exist among
- individuals, on the various topics which have pas-
sed-’iri -review‘ before us, will not excite surprise.
Vat’ir_tuAs' local interests, and diversity of political
stsetitinient, among a free people, will. oflieccssity,
lead to different opinions. Probably, the amend-
cdcrlnstrtutioii, now substituted, is not in all its
provisions, in exact concordance with the dc-ii-es
ofa_ny inditidtial int-mbcr oftlie convention ; but
in the spirit ofntutual conccssionand compro-
mise, we have come to a result, which we hope
the people, actuated by the same spirit, will ap-
prove and ratify. ‘We, thercfor'e,subniit it to your‘
iiivestigatioii, reflection, and final decision, will,
the most respectful deference; and do most de-
voutly implore the Supreme Ruler of the Uni-
verse, that he will perpetuate the blessings of ra-
tional liberty, and undue us plenteonsly with that
wisdom‘ from above which is pit.-fitable to (lll't:Cl
in all things. i ,
By order of the Comention.
Au,-y’; nA6.’ihcrenseiof the conipensatiriir sliaAll
take e_,Ii'ect,— during-t_lre year in wliicI_i__'i_t shall have
been made. _ And nojl_a.iv shall be passed,-lncreas-
gislature, beyond theAstrm of.3 dollars a day.” _
, § to. -No member oftlre legislature, shallfre-
ceive anycivil appointment from the governor and
senate, or ft'oln.__tli-.:A-legislature, during the term
for which he shallghave been elected. _
§ 11. No per'son,being a member of cotigresscr
holding any judicial or military office under the
U States, shall hold a seatiri the legislature. And
if aiiy~person, shall. while a memberofthe legis-
latur-e, be elected to cohgress. or appointed to a-
ny office, civil or military, under the government
of the United States ; his acceptance thereof,
shall vacate his seat. ‘ V - "
§ 12 livery bill wlricli shall have passed the
serrate and assembly, shall, before it become a
law, be presented to the Governor. If he approve,
he shall sign it ; but if not, he shall return it with
his objections to that house in which it shall have
origiriated ; who -shall enter the objections at
large on thtir journal, and proceed to reconsider
it. If after such l't:(‘()llSlLlcl'ullt;D. two thirds of
the membtrs present, shall agree to pass the bill,
it sl-all be sent, together with the objt ctions. lu
tht other l_l0U:€, by which it shall likewise be re-
considercd; and it’ approved by two thirds ofthe
members present, it shall l)cCv:llIt: at law. But in
all such cases. the votes of both houses shall be
determined by yeas and may s. and the names or
the persons voting for, and‘a,;ainst. the bill, shall
be entered on the journal of each house respec-
tively. If any bill shall not be r-turned by the
Governor within ten days (Solid-ays excepted}.:lf-
let‘ it shall have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law, in like manner as if he had Slgl-ed
it, unless the legislature shall. by their adjourn
rnei-it, prevent its return; in which cast: it shall
not be a law.-
§ 13 .All officers holding lh&.il' offices during
good behaviour may be l"l.‘lI|()\c‘(l by joint resolu-
l.l‘.il(l'a of all the mernbers t'.lCCl.L(l to the assert)-,‘:_
blv. and a majority of all 211:: rnembers elected to
the senate, concur thc.rt:in.
§ 14-. The political y ar shall begin on the first
day of January ; and the leuislattire shall every
year, assemble on the first Tuesday of January,
Ullltalfi a diffctetrt day shall be appointed by law.
_ § l5. The next €lt.Cll()ll for governor, lieuten-
.A'A_ll- l- ‘:5 1- ‘-Tile legislative power of this antgovernor. scnaturs.andmcnibers ofasscmbly.
,Sl_gt'l<~; sl1'.rllbé,'.yc-slctl in a senate and assembly. shall cotnrricncc on the first Monday of.Novcni-
' [urge shall consist of 32 members. her, 18213.52-antl all subsequent el.ctions, shall be
, _, be cliostn for 4 years and shall hold at such time, in the month of Oct.‘ or Nov.
be fr:-elioItlei's.'A’-"T7'IA'h‘e assembly shall consist ol «:5 the legislator, shall by law, provide.
128 ni_efrIAtl3<=l‘Si who shall be annually elt cted. § l6. The governor, llt‘Ulf iratit governor. st-n
§;3. A majority ofcach house shall constitute ators, and members ofasst-mbly, first elected, un-
a quorum to do business. Each hotise shall dcter- der this constiution, shall enter‘ on the duties of
mine the rules ofits own proceediiigs, and be the their respective offices, on the first day of Janua-
judge of the qualifications of its own members. 'ry, I823; and the governor‘, lieutenant governor.
Each liotlse shall choose its own oflicers ; and the senators and members of assembly, now in office,
senate shall choose a temporary president when shall continue to holcltbe same, until the first day
the lieutenant governor shall not attend as ptesi-' of .Ii.tnUal’)‘, I823. and no longer.
dent. or shall act as govcroor. A Art. II. Ԥ 1. Eter-y male citizen of the age of
§4 Each house shall keepajournalofitspro- 21 years, who shall have been an inliab-tant of
ceedings-, and publish the same. except such parts this state one year pr: ceding any election, and
as may require secrecy. The doors of each for the last six months a l'CSl(lt:llt oftlie town or
house shall be kept open, except when the ptlb- county where he may offer his vote; and shall
lie welfare shall require secrecy. Neither house have within the year next preceding the election
, shall, without the . consent of the other, adjourn paid a tax to the state or county, assessed upon
VVE, lhepcc-ple of the state of New-Yor'l:, ac-
ktiowledging ,with gra:ittrtle'tlle grace and bone-
ficcncc of (iod,'in permitting us to make a free
choice of our form of tzovcrntnerlt, do establish
this CONSTI l UTIUN.
fol‘ mot‘; lltatt two <_l'ctyS- ' . ,_ his real or personal property ; or shall by law be
§5.' Ihe state shall be divided into eight dis» exempted from taxation ; up being armed and
tricts to be called senate district-_s, each of which equipped according to law, shall lr-ave performed
shall choose four senators. The fir-stdistrict shall within that year, n.iiit-at-y duty in the militia of
consist of the coun ies of Stiffolk. Queens, Kings this state : or who snail be exetrtp ed from per-
Ricltnioncl and New-York. ’l he second-district forming militia duty ili CUll::t‘(jl.lel')Ct: of being a
shall consistofthc C()UlAlll.t:S of VVecachester. Ptlt- fir-eman in any city. town or village in this state:
t nam, Dutchcss, Rockl-and. ()range, Ulster S: Sui And also every male ci izen of llldiagc of2l years
, livan. The third, Greene. CAoluAmbia, Albany, Awlio shall llaVC been for three years next piece-
Rv-flS,SE}lael', Scholiariie and _bfclic-nectady. 'l he ding such cltcllufl, an iriliabitarit ofthis state, and
f0UTlll.{3AA53t'3l<>§§il~ Mot‘-tg0tnet'AyA. Hamilton, VVash- for the last year a re-itient in the town or county
-inglum VVat‘I'cn~ Cllttlttn. li.SScx..Franl<iin and St. where he may offer llls vote: and shall have ‘st-.-err
’Lawrence. The fifzb, Herki_nie!’i Ollelfilas l‘s’lad- within the last year assessed to labor upon the
ison. Oswe-go, Lewis and .I:fferson. The sixth, public liigliw-..y~, and shall have performed the
DClaW'd|’t-‘i U‘-Segt-ti Cllellallgtti Brooms, CO_t‘ll'dl‘l(l, labor-or paid an i.-quiv..lcnt therefor, according to
Toliipltins and 'l‘io;._za., The seventh, (_)iiontlaga, law, shall be entitled to v(.'e in the town or ward
Cayuga. Senecaand Ontario. Tire eighth, Stou- where he actually resides. and not t.'lSl.'\‘-'ll(:l‘e, for
H b-:n., Liv-ingstolr, Munroe, Genesee, Niagara, Erie. all oflicers that now arc, or hereafter may bc,c1,.c.
’ Atlcgany, Cataratlgus and Chantatique. And as live by the people : But no man of color, unless
' soon asfthe scttatc ‘shall meet, after the first elcc- he shall have been for three ycarsacitizcn of this
t_ion to be held in pursuance of this constitution. state, and for. one year next preceding ariv elec-
they shall cause thesenatorsjto be divided by lot, tion, shall have been seized and possessdd of a
l“}.‘3.4 ¢,l_.'45‘e5 °l,5 ll‘ each Cl355. 50 that every dis- freehold estate of the value of $250 over at-id a-
/.,.-tifict shall have one Scirutor of each class,the clas- hove all debts and iricumbraricrzs cliargjed-'thAei'ecilr.
ses to be numbered 1. 2, 4. And the seats of and shall have been actually rated and paid a tax
the first class to be vacated at. the end of the first thereon, shall be entitled to vote at sticlielcctibrl:
yeah 01 lltt’ 2d Cl‘ct35 al ll“? find Off the 2d ‘year, of And no person of color shall be sttbject to direct
-“'3 .3‘! Class at ll": elld Of llle 3il Veal‘. -of the 4 li taxation, unlesshe shall be seized and possessed
class ‘<11 llle. ettd Of the 4'h ycar, in order that one of such real estate as aforesaid.
senator be annually elected in each senaterdistrict. §2. Laws may be passed, cxcllldll‘-,0‘ from the
6. An elrurneratioti of the inhabitants of the right of suffrage,‘ persons who have bejcn or may
Stale. Shall l.?8'lal%€lli Ulldtfir llle Clirtclion oi the le- be convict.e:d of infamous crimes.
.§l5l"‘t“"¢t in the Seal‘ Om‘ thousand eight hundred § 3. Laws shall be made, for ascertaining by
and twenty files 8.9;! 8l the end of every ten years proper ‘proofs, the ci-izt-ns who shall be entitled
thereafter‘ ; and ill-’c' said districts shall be so altcr- to the right of stifi'i-age, hereby er~'tabli_sh¢;d,.
- etl by llt.C l€gl*lit?l1t’e, 3: '-he first session after the § .1. All elections by the citizens, shall be by
1‘¢:lttAtn Of €V€t'VVvtl.lln1et'ali0n, that each senate b;i|lot,ex_c('pl for such town oflicei-s as may by
_ .‘,ll.3,"‘.lF}‘_.5ll‘-tll C.0_Am'-liti’. as nearly as may lJ€a.r8All 6', law be directed to be otherwiseAchosen. A
AA --(Al“?t‘l—_“”“.‘l’C" °l l”ltalJl'al1lSs,€XClu<ling aliens, pau- Art. Ill. § I. The- executive power shall be
_ pets, and persons of colour not taxed; and shall vested in it gcveriioi. He shall hold his ollice
remaituun-.ltter_ed. until the return ol‘another eiiu— for two years; and a lieutcnantp-iir~¢,~,,0p Sim” be
lm€|‘all0lls-"arid shall at all times consist of contig- chosen at the same tinieiand for the same term
§ No person,’ except a native Ci‘-izbll of the
\J0tAlS;t_Cl‘l‘lt0l‘y ; and nojcounty shall be divided in
the f"“?ali°n of 3 senate dl5l”Ct- United Slates, shall bl: eligibleto the t {ficc ofgow
‘ § 7’. The m§Ijil:lc'l"S of the assembly, shall be er-nor ; nor shall any person be e igible tothat of-
chusrn by counties,‘-arid shall .be apportioned a- fire, who shall not be a fl'c-eliuldr-r', and shall not
mung the several counties of the state, as ri-cal-ly_ have attalne(l the age of s0.ye-3,5, and jmvc been
as may be, according to the number of their res-‘ ‘five years a,resiAdeiit within this state ; unless he
pectrveinliabltaiits,exclutllllg allellsl P'<*"'Pt-‘l‘$:'dtt(l shall have beerrabsent during that time, on pub-
Pel'5"“3 °f °°l"“l' 9°‘ ‘3x°(l- All al3P0t‘llUDmcnl iic business of the United States, or of this state.
§ 3. ’l he governor and lieutenant governor
of members of assembly, shall be made by the
l6§|bl8ltl|'§i Bills llt'A5l 5€5510tl,all€l'.llte _t'€lt1l‘n of shall be elected at the -times and placesof choos-
¢'-V€'.'Y¢"UlUt=l'3ll0't 3 and Wltcn inade, Shall Ftmalh irig mcmb_ers of the l€.‘g'lSla-Clll’e.- The persons
V unaltered until another eiipmeratioii sliayllliave respectively having All higliest number of votes
.A been ‘3l‘e“- 3"‘ 3“ ‘lPP0t'5lon'mcnl. of members for the governor and lie tenant governor shall be
. - " - . '.-;.. ' ~ - - -- I ,
‘ oftglie, assgmbly, shall be made by the prtetsibnt le-
t ‘gtslaturefifaccoltcling tothe last enumeration, ta-
IR tft-junder‘ the authority of the ‘United States, as
( ¥;‘E‘EI,§‘A(lAl:l)’ as may be. Every county heretofore es-
’it’.t'al>lts|ted.,att<l separatrj.-_ly;'ul':,t;ariizr:cl, shall always
’be,'eti__y,itlecl to one meiIi’l'§f§’r"*1“7’of the-assembly; and
,, 05‘? COUN)’ Sl1all,,:liitr"eaftei- be ‘erected, unless
‘ “-;-,,_,,,__i_ti population shall érffiAtIe.it to a membgtt, A ‘
’ ' ' 8_._ .Any_,brll may originate in either house of
. .-l§,,lJ%l.€?gl"l"‘tUl't‘; and aIl‘bi,ljs- passed by one house,
./'
-u =.<‘>."~'.‘ “
$5‘:
11:
equal and tllellighcst nunrberof votes for got-er.
nor, or for lieutcnantgovei-noit, the two hoiises of
the legislature, shall, by joint ballot,.choosc one
of the said persons so having‘ an equ""t and the
lhighest-number. ofvotcs, for gavel-noAAl' A"
ant governor. _ _ ’ ,3 ,
§4. The governor shallbe M general and com-
mander in clticf-of'all’the militifiand adiriiiral of
tlje navyof the state. 'AHc'shall Ahaye power to
' Az‘riayf"be ameiided by tlie.g;‘othci'. _
9. Tire -menibcrs of the legislature, ’-shall re.
, . , , . . exti'aor'dina_ry occasions. , He shall communicate
.,~;-nerve, t “
by me6‘5'=fg,Ae,__t_<_i lllfiiylflélslatiurc at every. session,
the condition of the‘-state-;~,atid recornniend such
' " ,-.;tltr:.ir services, a compeiisation to be as.
“,"i'C6t.‘_l3.|_’ gtl bylaw, and para-our‘ of the publlc"tre'as-
v"; A ” . ..
1 . In ‘X:
-t’ ‘ .,$’>"l
.
lie siifall jtitlge'eitpAedieiiAii
ing the compensation of the members of the le-
tion of the two houses of the le;_§islatui'e, if two ,.
:co_mmrssioncd r-f’fiterso!Atlie respective regiments
elected ; bdtjilfl ‘case two or ttnot:e_ shall have an
convene the legislature, (orxt he senaiAe,o‘r'rly,) ‘on.
I
sliafllrtrflnsact.allfinecessary business with‘ the tolli-
cAe,rs’of7-gove‘t'nmenf, civil and niiliiary. . He shall
Acxpéidjite all such tneAaAsut'c_:As as may be resolved
-upon,"-by llrelcgislavture, and shalltal-'.e care that
the la;ws,-‘are f_aithfully_ executed. _ He shall, at sta-
ted tir-ties,‘ receive for his services, a compensa-
tionwhich shall neither be increased rlor dimin-
ished, during the tcrm__for which he shall have
been elected.‘ ' V
§5. The governor shall have power to grant
reprieves and "pardons after‘-conviction, for all of-
fences, exceptgtreason and cases of impeacliment.
Upon conviction fol‘ treason, he shall have power
to suspend the execution of the sentence, until
the case shall be reported to the legislature at its
next meeting ; when the legislature shall either
pat:dorr, or direct the -execution of the ct'imAtnal,
or grant a farther reprieve.
§ 6. ln case of the impeachment of the gover-
nor, or his removal from ollicc, death, resigna-
tion. or absence from the state, the powers ant.
(l'lllCS ofthe office shall devolve upon the lieuten
ant t,(0Vt.:l‘!lt)l', for the l'cSAl(ltte of the term, or un-
til the goterrror absent or impeached, shall rc-
turu, or be acquitted. Brit when the governor,
shall, with the consent of the legislature, be out
ol the state in tirneof war, at the head ofamilita-
ry force tlierc-of, he shall still continue commander
ill chief oi all the niiliiary force of the state.
§ 7. Tire lieutenant gotet'rior' shall liefiresidcnt
of the senate. but shall have only a casting vote
therein. Ifduting a vaczliicy ofthc tzflice of gov-
ernor, the lieutenant governor shall be impeach-
ed. displaced, resign. die, or b<:.abs:-nt from the
state. the president of the senate shall act as gov-
ernor un ii the vacancy bllilil be filled, or the dis-
blbliiiy shall cease.
Alt IV. § 1. Militia officers shallbe chosen,
oAt' appolnt,c(l, as follows: Captailis, subalterns,
and non commissioned ofiict-:l‘s, shall be cllosen by
the written votes of tire nicmbcrs of their respec-
tive companies. Field officers of regiments, and
separate battalions, by the writtA'en- votes of the
and separate battalions. Brigadier‘ generals by
the field ofiicers of their respective brigades. Ma-
jor gcncral. brigaciier gelierals, and commanding
officers of regiments or separate battalions, shall
appoint the stalioflicers of their respective divis-
ions. brigades, regiments. or ‘separate battalions.
§2. The governor shall nominate, and with
the consent or the senate, appoint all major gen-
erals, brigade iii-spectors, and chiefsol the staff
departments. except the adjut-.-nt general‘, and
coniniissar y general. The adjutan: general shall
be appointed by the governor. '
§3. The legi-.lature, shall by law. direct the
time and manner of electing militia oflicers, and
of certilying their elections to the governor.
§4- The commissioned officers of the militia
shall be cnmniissioncd by the governor ; and no
commissiolied officer shall be removed from of-
fice, unless by the senate, on the recommendation
ufthe gttVclD0l‘,b‘~l'niilI)g the grounds on which such
removal is recommended ; or by the decision of
a court martial, pursuant to law. The present
l flicers of the militia shall hold their commissions
subject to removal as before provided. I
§ 5 In case the mode of eltctionand appoint-
ment of militia ofiicers hereby directed, shall not
be found conducive to the improvement of the
militia, the legislature may abolish the same. and
provide by law for their appointment and re-
moval, if two -thirds of the members present in
each house shall coiicur therein.
§ 6. The Secretary of S-.ate,Comptroller,Ti'eas-
ui-er, Attorney General, Surveyor General and
Commissary (iene.-at, shall be appbiiitcrl as fol-
lows : The senate and Asseniblv shall each nom-
inate one-person for- the said tfiiccs r-esjicctively;
after which they shall meet i0g€tllt:l‘,“dll(l if they
agree in lll(i.ll3Al'lLfllIl‘lall0llS the person so nonlin-
ated shall be appointed. If they (lls‘2rj;_'l‘Ce, the
appointment shall be made by the joint ballot of
the senators andmcnibers of assembly. The
treasurer to be chosen anrrually. 'i he 1-ecitetary
of state, comptroller. attorney general, surveyor
general and commissary ‘geireral, to hold their
oflices for three years unless sooner removed by
concurrent resolution ofthe senate and assembly.
§7. The governor shall nominate by message
in writing. and with the consent of the sena1e,ap-
point all judicial officers except justices of the
peace, who shall be appointed in manner foil )W-
im; ; that is to say :'—-The boards of supervisors
in every county in this state, shall, at such times
as the Iegislattiremay direct. meet togetlier ; and
they, or a majority of them, so assembled, shall
nominate so many persons as shall be equal to
the number of justices ofthe peace to be appoint-
ed in the several towns in the respective counties.
And the judges of the respective county courts of
such counties, or rrmajority of them, shall also
meet and nominate a like number of persons; and
it shall be the duty of the said board of supervi-
sors, and judges of county CA0lll'lS'-. to compare
such nominations at sticb time and place as the
legislature may_dir¢-ct : And if on such compari
son. the said boards of-sttpcrvisor's and judges of
county courts be found to agree in their non_'rin-
a-ions. in all, or in part-, they shall file a certifi-
cate of the nominations in, which they agree, in
the oflice of the clerk of thejcounty ; and the per-
son or persons named in such certificate shall be
justicesofthe peace ; and in case of. disagree-
ment _in whole, or in part, it shall be the further
duty of the said boards‘ of supervisors and judges
respectively, to transmit their _said nominations
so far as they disagree in the same, to the gover-
nor, who slrall select from the said nominazioris,
and appoint so manyjustices of the peace as shall
berequisite to fill the vacancies. ‘Every person
appointed a justice ofthe pear-: shall holdhis of-
fice for four years, unless removed by the county.
court; for causes piii‘?.icul‘at-ly assigned by the
judges’ of the said court. And no justice of the
peace shall be removed until he, have notice of
the charges laid against hiiifiA,ahd an oppo’rt_unity
ofbeing heard in his,‘defcno" .
-§8. b'herifl's,'apd clié:i§:_— ;_of.co,p“nti_cs, including
the register and ¢_:,leA,r'kA,‘_'_t)'_."tlie;.cit.yfi"atl_d= county of
ofteti as vac'_antAj.ies"'- __ __ _4 _ NM‘, .1
}-)l),'_C_,‘le‘g‘ll)'lI3’”\Afl').l'_, the A next 13
no other office; andfb v j _
years after the termination‘7of'lliriiorfbllicejs. ' They
may 3' be requil'edA'by law. to All§:il:eVl'_.\l]Cll‘ ‘securiiy
from timeto time A: and inAdefattlt'ofgiving such
AAfbAr the acts _:()i’:A‘:Al:llAA;:e'i'A-.A‘AA:’TSA,l'!eli'li¥”§ And;A»the"lgovei (AJAA
New-York, shall 's3en,‘,by tjl-_i'§’~ AAle_c:t‘ors of,$lf'Aé$.
respective countie\§j‘,,',," ".“.i_rl t ‘ years, andgai
la-, ‘
niay?re:move,iiny‘=-_l=.uch sh '4 , clcrk’;oor."reglsti§;r,2,
a copy of the cliarge agai t him‘, andan ‘opApoi‘§...
removal shall be made;
three years, unless some
appointing theiii. .
§ )0. The mayors of all the cities in this state?
shall be appointed annually, by the common coun-1‘
cils of the respective cities. ~
direct," not exceeding four in each couniv, shall?”
shall hold their ofiices for the same term, and be.‘
. jig _.
§ 12. The Go_veArrior shall nominate, and with '
the consent of the s-.-Irate, appoint masters and;,
examiners in Cll‘dllCcAl‘y: who shall hold their of-A
fices for three years, unless sooner removed by
the ‘senate, on the r'econr.mendation ofthe ‘govers .
nor. The registers and assistant registers shall
be appointed by the cltancrllur, and hold their of-’
fices during his pleasure. -
§ 13. The ‘clerk of the court ofoyer and termin.
er, and general sessions of the peace in and fur“
. the city and county of N. Yolk, shall be appoint-
ed by the court of general sessions of the peace
in said city, and hold his oflicc during the pleas.
tire of the said court; and such clerks and other
officers ofcoutts, wltosc appointment is not here.
in provided for, shall be appointed by the ma guy.
of tlie.,Senate, as may be directed by law.
§ 14.’ The special justices, alld.thc assistant
justices, and their clerks in the city of New York,
shall be appointrd by the ct mrnon council of the
said city ; and hold their cfiices for the same tel tn",
thaLthe justices of the peace. in the other coun.
ties of this state, hold their offices, and shall be
removable in like manner.
§ 15 All oflicers heretofore elective bytlre pea.
plc, shall continue to be elected ; and all other of.
ficc-rs, whose appointment isnot proridedfor by
this constitution, and all r-flicc-r's whose rfiiccs‘
may be hereafter created by law, shall be elected-
by the people, or appointed, as may by law be
directed. . ‘
§ 26. VVhc-re the duration of any ofiice is not
prescribed by this constitution‘, it may be. rlec-land
be held during the pleasure of-the atrtltolity Illi:k'
ing the appointment. ‘ ’ ' A
' (lfcznaindcr next week.)
I
" Previous to the adjr..Atirmt:ntAof4lie Convention
Mr. N. Sanford offertd the fc=llr;wii:g M solution :
Ii’c.s~oi"vrd, ‘ TltatAthc tliar-Its of this‘ Cnrivenlioa
' be given to the Honorable Iitinicl D. .'l"mi.-»/1,4-me,
the President thereof, for his able, faithfr], and
impartial discharge of the cluties of that station
during the session of this Convention.’ -'
M The qt.esti0rl was then put byjtlle Secretary,
and carried ullaninroua/y. l’ =
Convention as follows :- =4»
(ierizlcnrcn. I am pcnetraite-tl with a due sense,
not only oftlze l'l(~nl)l‘ conferred by your sell ctit n
of mate preside in this highly respectable bids’,
btit also of your kindness and i-egardnratiifested
by the unanimous resolution wli_ic~h you have l)€_‘_c'l‘l
pleased to adopt at the close of the solemn duties
whichthe people have committed to us. _
It is my sincere hope that the approbatiori of
this community may crown the result oflitir cm-
sultatiotis, and that if’ may a(tC()mpll5ll‘,lhe_.mo.
mentotis obj:-cts for which we have btoii assem.
bled; and redotsnd lo the liberty. traiiq'i:i ity, and’
permanent welfare of our ccnstitueirts, arid,-of
posterity. » - ,.
‘ Whilst I tender‘ to you an'afl'ectirtnate adieu,
indulge me, gentleman, in afervent txpression
of my acknowledgments, for your ur.ifoi m stip-
port and approbation, and of my l.)L'Sl. wishes for
your respcctive happiness and prosper-ity..'
[A resoltitionwas passed directing that an
Tuesday of .lan._next, to be continued for three
successive days, -at which election the citizens
Aqualilicd as voters, by the act aforesaid, may vote
for or against the said amended constitution. 3A"ti<Al
on such of the ballots as are for the said amend-
ed Constitution, must be wt-ittep or printed the
word ‘ Yes,’ and on those whicli?-are against it the
word "No.’] . A A
T—— x— .1
From the Louisiarra ./fdivcrtzltrer. 5 .
REVOLUTION OF THE INTERNAI3
' ‘SPANISH PROVlNCE‘s'. i
Extract qfa letter, dated La Baile. (or Ba/zia, [i'.-‘o- ‘
wince of Te.7:as,) /Iugust 27 1821. A
I arrived at St Antonio on the 12th inst. with
my company, all in ’gt)1o,g‘I._,,healtli. and round that
the government had Ht3:§Qi'Changed, and that in.
stead of entering thdtlominions of Ferdinand, I .
was in the independent empire of M:-;xico. '
This revolution has been the result oftlie'tma'n-
imous effort of the people, who, roused l:y Ytr.Ar-
bide’s bold and successful exertions to free his
country, hailed himas their political savioirr, and
appear to have been animated by one spit it inflat-
vol‘ of independence. In coiisequence of wliicb,
there has been no commotion of any impotttancey
in any part ofthe empire, except at the-ciiies‘ of
Mexico, La Vet‘a_Crtiz, and Dut'ango,_, which an:
the only places i'r’iA'Athe empire that have’Anot declar-
ed infavor of inidt.-pendence. Yturbide was be-
sieging l\'1exico,i‘§the‘las_t accotliits we had, with
56,000 men, andhad detached 12.0-:.t0, under Gen.
Negrete, against Duraijgo, and anotlier largeibo.
dy against La Vera Crtlz. There has been no
‘kind ofdistui-baticc or comm 'on in this province
or any other of the-oriental"internal provinces.
They are all unanimousinjtfavor ofindepcnderice.
The fformeit govei-tiort,Ag':enei'alA Dori .lUA2lq|.lll'1 do
_Ar_i;9_d_p_ndo, has been... iinoved by__Yrtirbide,‘ar_ic_l
‘A ,,_’per L__opez,_a’Appointed ilihAi_s ; r.r'i:'o's't'A'
the-'o'tAher officersj are continued.‘ Tl‘l‘A‘e CUtl.I'lAllA‘y
q
rVV\
AliAlAAlht: ‘general coytes of the -empire adopt a'flAébll-
stiiution and ,ol‘§2irA_lijze the government. y-.;~'I-‘i_1is
will be done as"s‘Ao"o_n as Mexico is —'talt'en, .{it'l’llCh_
we expect to liear by‘ne,xt;nrail. _A 4 j A. j. j
’ 'a's.b'e‘en ‘greatly in
new security. their offices sliall bedeetried vacant.
‘ But the crjgiity ‘shall never be rnade respoiisible
'IIehe change of gpy‘ernm'ent hp 1 j ‘
favour of my oiiteriiplated SCU.lClIlC1'llAIIl‘lh‘lAS pre-
bi
tunity of being heard‘ in his'defence,- before ,an’y.ii
§ 9. The clerks of courts, except those cle“;.j‘,5 - Al I
wllo_se_ appointment is provided for in the prccedé -.
mg. section, shall be appointed-by the‘coui-tsfiof‘.
trlilch. they respectively are clerks: and diflsti=itEt'.«‘A"
attornies, by the county courts. Clerlts o_fc6urts_';* ’ ;,
and district attornies, shall hold their ofiiciés for .
r removed by the courts; ' '
be elected in the same manner as sheriffs, a’n_'d_ '
l'c.moval)lc in like manner. ’ -. ,
eral courts, or by the (iovcrnor, with the consent . '
by law ; and if not so declared, such tflice shall A
The President their rose, and addressed they
lcctiori be held throughout the state on the third ‘TA
, I be governed bythe. Spanish cori_stittitit'J_§Ai.,,"tAri"l-' ,-
§ l l. Some-my coroners as tlie.legislarure may... ‘A
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