SEC. 4. Any district attorney who shall fail faithfully to prosecute a person charged with the violation in his county of any provision of this article which may come to his knowledge, shall be removed from office by the Governor, after due notice and an opportunity of being heard in his defense. The expenses which shall be incurred by any county, in investigating and prosecuting any charge of bribery or attempting to bribe any per son holding office under the laws of this State, within such county, or of receiving bribes by any such person in said county, shall be a charge against the State, and their payment by the State shall be provided for by law. *ARTICLE XVI. SECTION 1. All amendments to the Constitution shall be in force from and including the first day of January succeeding the election at which the same were adopted, except when otherwise provided by such amendments. Done, in Convention, at the Capitol in the city of Albany the ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the seventy-first. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names. JOHN TRACY, President. and Delegate from the County of Chenango.] * Article 16, added by vote of the people, Nov. 3, 1874. Vote of the People upon the Constitution and its Amend ments. Nov. 4, 1845. For a convention to consider and alter Constitution.... Against ..... Nov. 3, 1846. For amended Constitution.. Against Feb. 15, 1854. For amendment of section 3, of article 7, for speedy completion Nov. 6, 1866. For a convention to revise Consti tution. Against 213, 257 33,860 221,528 92,436 185,771 60,526 352, 854 256, 364 Nov. 2, 1869, For the amended Constitution... 223, 935 Against 290,456 Nov. 2, 1869. For the amended Judiciary article. 247, 240 Against. Nov. 5, 1872. For amendment of article 6, relating to Commission of Appeals. Against Nov. 4, 1873. For appointment of Judges of 240, 442 176, 038 9, 196 Nov. 3, 1874. For amendment of article 2.. Nov. 3, 1874. For amendment of article 3, sec 64 Against. 7, 1876. For amendment of article 5, sec 179, 365 351, 693 177,923 446, 883 85,758 533, 153 81, 832 530, 226 80,358 |