exigency will arise which will make an extraordinary convention necessary. Under this section the question of holding a convention will be submitted to the people in 1916; if the question is determined in the affirmative, delegates to a convention will be chosen at the general election in 1917, and the convention will be held in 1918. If the convention should adjourn at least six weeks before the day of the general election in that year, its work would probably be submitted to the people at that election, and the new constitution or amendments would take effect on the first day of January, 1919. It is therefore probable that the present Constitution will, for the most part, continue in force until that time, and in its general features for a much longer period, for our constitutional policy is now so well established that the people are not likely to make many changes in its fundamental provisions, at least, so long as the chief characteristics of our political society continue in their present form. § 3. [Coincident legislative and convention amendments.]-Any amendment proposed by a constitutional convention relating to the same subject as an amendment proposed by the legislature, coincidently submitted to the people for approval at the general election held in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, or at any subsequent election, shall, if approved, be deemed to supersede the amendment so proposed by the legislature. [New.] This section originated in a peculiar situation presented in 1894. The legislature of that year, which adjourned before the Convention met, had submitted to the people an amendment relating to the county court in Kings county, and this amendment was to be voted on at the next general election. The Convention included the same proposition in the new Constitution. It could not prevent the submission of the independent amendment, but decided to nullify its effect by providing that the constitutional provision on the same subject should supersede such amendment. The provision relating to coincident amendments was also made general, and applicable to future cases. 'ARTICLE XV. [WHEN CONSTITUTION TO TAke Effect.] § 1. [Time of taking effect.]—This Constitution shall be in force from and including the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, except as herein otherwise provided. [New; temporary.] 3 2044 055 035 661 The borrower must return this item on or before the last date stamped below. If another user places a recall for this item, the borrower will be notified of the need for an earlier return. Non-receipt of overdue notices does not exempt the borrower from overdue fines. Harvard College Widener Library Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2413 WIDENER SOR/ 120 2004 BOOK DUE WIDENER BOOK DUE CANCELLED Please handle with care. Thank you for helping to preserve library collections at Harvard. |