McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated: With Annotations from State and Federal Courts and State Agencies, Book 2West Publishing Company, 1916 |
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... Rules of Interpretation 1. Intent . It is a fundamental rule of constitutional inter- pretation that the real intent of the provisions of the constitu- tion , when ascertained , controls over the literal sense of the words [ 9 ] 1 Rules ...
... Rules of Interpretation 1. Intent . It is a fundamental rule of constitutional inter- pretation that the real intent of the provisions of the constitu- tion , when ascertained , controls over the literal sense of the words [ 9 ] 1 Rules ...
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... Rules of Interpretation provisions of the constitution is the purpose sought to be effected and the evil sought to ... rule can- not operate to restrict the terms of a constitutional provision to less than a literal meaning clearly and ...
... Rules of Interpretation provisions of the constitution is the purpose sought to be effected and the evil sought to ... rule can- not operate to restrict the terms of a constitutional provision to less than a literal meaning clearly and ...
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... Rules of Interpretation $ 2 2. Prospective or retrospective operation . The constitution will be construed to operate ... rule rises to a very high degree of significance . It must be very plain , nay , absolutely certain , that the ...
... Rules of Interpretation $ 2 2. Prospective or retrospective operation . The constitution will be construed to operate ... rule rises to a very high degree of significance . It must be very plain , nay , absolutely certain , that the ...
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... rule , been applied only to what may be termed administrative statutes ; that is , statutes relating more particularly to the transaction or regulation of governmental business . It can hardly be said to be strictly a rule of con ...
... rule , been applied only to what may be termed administrative statutes ; that is , statutes relating more particularly to the transaction or regulation of governmental business . It can hardly be said to be strictly a rule of con ...
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... Rules of Interpretation being so taken as to render them capable of operating harmoni- ously . " It is a familiar rule ... rule is even more rigidly applied . The fundamental law , as solemnly expressed in a written instrument , is to be ...
... Rules of Interpretation being so taken as to render them capable of operating harmoni- ously . " It is a familiar rule ... rule is even more rigidly applied . The fundamental law , as solemnly expressed in a written instrument , is to be ...
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Page 397 - Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive...
Page 331 - Creating, increasing or decreasing fees, percentages ov allowances of public officers, during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed. Granting to any corporation, association or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks. Granting to any private corporation, association or individual any exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever.
Page 384 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. 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...
Page 206 - ... that he has not received or offered, does not expect to receive, has not paid, offered or promised to pay, contributed, offered or promised to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding a vote at such election...
Page 70 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Page 587 - No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due. Section. 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more...
Page 202 - ... that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the State, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the Legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside.
Page 68 - No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime (except in cases of impeachment, and in cases of militia when in actual service ; and the land and naval forces in time of war...
Page 587 - Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of...
Page 383 - Commander-in-Chief of the military and naval forces of the State. He shall have power to convene the Legislature, or the Senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraordinary sessions no subject shall be acted upon, except such as the Governor may recommend for consideration.