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Page 409
... amendment or amendments to this Con- Amend- stitution may be proposed in the Senate and Assembly ; and ments . if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses , such proposed amendment or ...
... amendment or amendments to this Con- Amend- stitution may be proposed in the Senate and Assembly ; and ments . if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses , such proposed amendment or ...
Page 417
New York (State). CHAP . 298 . AN ACT to amend the act entitled " An act concerning the proof of wills , executors and ... amended by chapter one hundred and seventy - two of the laws of eighteen hundred and forty - three . § 2. This act ...
New York (State). CHAP . 298 . AN ACT to amend the act entitled " An act concerning the proof of wills , executors and ... amended by chapter one hundred and seventy - two of the laws of eighteen hundred and forty - three . § 2. This act ...
Page 418
... amend an act entitled " An act to authorize the inhabitants of Fishkill to raise money by tax to pay expenses of repairs ... amended so as to read as follows : The board of supervisors of the county of Dutch- ess are hereby authorized to ...
... amend an act entitled " An act to authorize the inhabitants of Fishkill to raise money by tax to pay expenses of repairs ... amended so as to read as follows : The board of supervisors of the county of Dutch- ess are hereby authorized to ...
Page 420
... amended by the act passed May 8 , 1847 , shall apply to the election of said lieutenant - governor , as far as the ... amend the charter of the city of Rochester . Passed September 27 , 1847 . The people of the State of New - York ...
... amended by the act passed May 8 , 1847 , shall apply to the election of said lieutenant - governor , as far as the ... amend the charter of the city of Rochester . Passed September 27 , 1847 . The people of the State of New - York ...
Page 421
... amended so as to read as follows : If at any such sale , no bid shall be made for any such parcel of land , the same shall be struck off to the city , and the proportion be- longing to the school fund of the moneys due on such tax at ...
... amended so as to read as follows : If at any such sale , no bid shall be made for any such parcel of land , the same shall be struck off to the city , and the proportion be- longing to the school fund of the moneys due on such tax at ...
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Page 409 - ... then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 406 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 386 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 409 - Senators, and shall be published for three months previous to the time of making such choice, and if in the Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments, shall...
Page 405 - The term corporations as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships. And all corporations shall have the right to sue and shall be subject to be sued in all Courts in like cases as natural persons.
Page 385 - 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 394 - Upon conviction for 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 pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve.
Page 403 - ... and every such law making a new appropriation, or continuing or reviving an appropriation, shall distinctly specify the sum appropriated, and the object to which it is to be applied ; and it shall not be sufficient for such law to refer to any other law to fix such sum.
Page 385 - 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; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state.
Page 576 - Every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person, and the amount recovered in every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person...