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Freedom of speech and press secured...................................................................................... debate in legislature secured.........................................................

religion

Fund, sinking [see Sinking Fund, Common School fund, Literature fund, United States deposit fund.]

no money paid from, without appropriation...

Gauging, office for, abolished..

General sessions, courts of, business transferred. Genesee Valley canal, to be completed....................................... not to be sold or leased...............

Government expenses from canal revenues, $200,000

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Governor, executive power vested in, and term of office............

who eligible ................................. ..........

when and how elected......

commander-in-chief, etc.....

to communicate by message......................................................................................... to convene legislature, or senate only............................................................................................. to execute laws, compensation, residence................................................................... to grant reprieves, pardons, et c.......

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to suspend execution in cases of treason..

to report pardons and reprieves yearly..

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when out of state, at head of military force....................................................... not to appoint members of the legislature to office........ to sign bills if he approve.

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may object to one or more items in a bill appropriating money, and approve the rest.............

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to approve bill in thirty days after adjournment or it cannot become a law.........

If disapproved, to be returned with objections.................................
to determine by lot the terms of inspectors of state prisons.
to fill vacancy in office ............

may suspend treasurer, etc.............

may appoint another to perform duties.....

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may remove sheriff, county clerk, district attorney and

coroner...........

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may appoint with consent of senate, major-generals and
commissary-generals....

to nominate chancellor and justice of supreme court..........
first election of..........

Grants, certain, with rents reserved, void ...............................................

from king of Great Britain...........

may remove district attorneys for not prosecuting certain offenses..................

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Habeas corpus, not to be suspended, except, etc.........................
Hamilton county, to elect members with Fulton ..............................................

Impeachment, articles of, preferred against judicial officer,

effect of.........................................................

assembly to have power of....................

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Judgment in cases of conviction, to what to extend............. members of court to be sworn.........

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on trial of governor, lieutenant-governor may not act as member of court

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parties impeached, liable to indictment and punishment, according to law.......

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Infamous crime, not to answer for, unless on presentment, etc..

Inferior local courts, may be established..

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persons guilty may be deprived of right to vote...................

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Inspections, all officers for, abolished, and not to be created
Interest, regulating rate of...........

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Invasions, etc., debt may be created for...................................................................................

money raised, how used.............

Jeopardy, not to be put twice in, for same offense.....

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Journals of each house to be kept and published, except, etc....

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yeas and nays to be entered in......

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objections of governor to be entered on....

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Judge of the old county court, office of, abolished..

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five to form a quorum.........................

concurrence of four necessary to a decision................
vacancies, how filled......

when governor may appoint to fill.............................................................................
appointees to fill, term of office.......

powers and jurisdiction, not suspended in certain cases.......
shall not sit in review of case decided by him

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Judges of the court of appeals,not to hold any other office of public trust............

votes given for, to be void ..........................................................................

may be removed by concurrent resolution of both houses of legislature

removals, cause to be entered on Journals........................................................................ accused to have opportunity of defense..........

chief judge and associate, manner of appointment of, to be submitted to the people............

may not practice as attorney or counselor in any court of record in this state, or act as referee................................................................................ when to enter upon their duties.............................................................................................................................. to be member of court of impeachment......................................................... not to hold office after seventy years of age...

Judges of courts of record, may not practice as attorneys or act as referees....................................................

Judicial decisions, free for publication.

officers, except justices of the peace, not to receive fees or

perquisites of office..........................................

legislature to direct time and manner of appointment......... may not serve after seventy years of age............................

first election of.............

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those now in office may receive fees................................................................................................... 14 11 Jurisdiction of courts, when to be transferred..............................

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Jury, right of trial by, secured, when waived...

to assess value of property.

in libel cases, to determine law and fact

first election of.........

Justice of the old supreme court, office of, abolished

to act till July, 1848..

eligible at first election.......................................................................................................................................................... to hold unexpired terms..

Justices of peace, and district court justices, election of

election and tenure of office........

expiration of term of those in office

may be removed for cause, after opportunity for defense...... may receive fees..................

members of court of sessions..

compensation as such.............................

number and classification regulated............................................................................................... to be elected at annual town meetings....................................................................................................... to hold unexpired terms.................................................................................................................................................................... of peace, vacancy how filled.......

of supreme court, term of office of present incumbents......... how many to reside in each district............... Justices of supreme court, number necessary to hold general

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Justices of supreme court, presiding, to act as such during term

may not sit in review of decision made by court of which he
was at the time a member ................................................................................................................................................
vacancies, how filled

may not hold any other office of public trust
votes for, other than for judicial office, void

may be removed by concurrent resolution passed by two-
third vote......

removals, cause to be entered on Journals

question on, how taken...................

to be chosen by electors of respective Judicial districts.........
official term

not to hold office after seventy years of age .......................................................................
compensation

not to be diminished during term of office..

question as to manner of appointment to be submitted to
people...................

may not receive to his own uses any fee or perquisites of
office.............

may not practice as attorney or act as referee

may not serve after seventy years of age..........................................................................................

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certain leases over twelve years void ................................................................................................
Law and equity, supreme court of

Laws to be enacted by bill only ...............................................................................................................................................
existing laws, how made part of an act.................................................................................
to be enforced by governor............................

certain, to be submitted to the people
mode of enacting [see Bills].

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Legislature, each house to keep open doors

each house not to adjourn without consent.......................................... freedom of debate in, secured..............

to pass general laws.

not to pass private or local bills in certain cases................... not to audit or allow a private claim..........

may confer powers of local legislation..

not to grant extra compensation to public officers................ to elect governor and lieutenant-governor in certain cases... extra session of, how called .............................

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may authorize judgments, etc., of courts of record in cities removed to court of appeals for review.....

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to direct as to appointment of Judicial officers.. to provide for publication of all statutes....

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vote on removal of certain judicial officers, how taken......... to be entered on Journals..

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to create corporations by general laws.................................. to provide for organization of cities and villages.................................................. to restrict the powers of cites and villages....

to provide for filling vacancies in office........................................................................... legislative term, when to commcnce...................................................................................... when to assemble

to provide removal of officers..............................................................

to declare what constitutes vacancy.................................................................................................... to fix time for electing militia officers.....

may change mode of choosing officers....

to provide for delegates to convention.................................. to pass general laws.................

Liability of corporations and stockholders........................................................................

in banking business................................

Libel, truth to be given in evidence.......

law and facts to be determined by the jury.

Liberty of conscience not to justify acts of licentiousness, etc.. Lieutenant-governor, election and tenure of office..................... qualifications and eligibility...

president of the senate and casting vote................................................................................. compensation of................

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not to receive fees or perquisites....

commissioner of the land office......

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member of the court for the trial of impeachments............. not to sit on trial of governor......................................

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Life and liberty, not to be deprived of, without, etc...............................................
Limitation of claims against state..........

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Literature fund inviolate, and revenues how applied..................

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