Abandoned streets, Concurrent Resolutions. torm suitable building sites abutting on such park, public place, highway or street. After so much of the land and property has been appropriated for such park, public place, highway or street as is needed therefor, the remainder may be sold or leased. 'The legislature may also authorize cities, for the establishment sale of real of a uniform system of streets, to take real property within an abandoned street or highway and to sell and lease it. property within. legisla at next Referred to 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing ture chosen amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next election of general election of senators and in conformity with section one of article fourteen of the constitution be published for three months previous to the time of such election. senators. STATE OF NEW YORK, IN ASSEMBLY, Apr. 2, 1917. Speaker. STATE OF NEW YORK. IN SENATE, May 3, 1917. This resolution was duly passed, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, three-fifths being present. By order of the Senate. EDWARD SCHOENECK, President. Proposed amendment to constitu tion, art. 2, § 1. Qualifications of voters. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to section one of article two of the constitution, in relation to qualification of voters. Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section one of article two of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Section 1. Every lacitizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he or she may offer his or her vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he or she2 shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted Citizens by to the vote of the people, provided however that a citizen by marriage shall have been an inhabitant of the United States for five marriage. Concurrent Resolutions. military to be de vote. years; and provided that in time of war no elector in the actual Electors in military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army service not or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his or her vote by reason of prived of his or her 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. sion to peo § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing submis amendment be submitted to the people for approval at the general ple, 1917. election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and seventeen, in accordance with the provisions of the election law. STATE OF NEW YORK, By order of the Assembly, Speaker. STATE OF NEW YORK, IN SENATE, Mar. 12, 1917. By order of the Senate. President amend CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the Senate and Assembly Proposed proposing an amendment to section one of article two of the ment to constitution, in relation to the qualification of voters. constitution, art. 2, § 1. tions of Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section one qualificaof article two of the constitution be amended to read as follows: voters. Section 1. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military Electors in service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy service not thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from prived of Words "provided however that a citizen by marriage shall have been an inhabitant of the United States for five years; and," new. 5 Words or her" new. military to be de vote. Literacy test. legisla at next Concurrent Resolutions. 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.1 2Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, after January first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, no person shall become entitled to vote by attaining majority, by naturalization or other wise, unless such person is also able, except for physical disability, to read and write English; and suitable laws shall be passed by the legislature to enforce this provision. Referred to § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing ture chosen amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next election of general election of senators, and in conformity with section one of article fourteen of the constitution be published for three months previous to the time of such election. senators. Proposed amendment to constitu tion, art. 2, 8 4. Election STATE OF NEW YORK. Speaker. STATE OF NEW YORK, By order of the Senate. President. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to section four of article two of the constitution, in relation to the enactment of election and regis tration laws. Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section four of article two of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 4. Laws shall be made for the regulation of elections and for tration ascertaining by proper proofs the electors who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established and for their annual3 registration, which shall be completed at least fifteen days before each general election. Such registration shall not be required for 1 Words "in the election districts in which they respectively reside," laws. omitted. Concurrent Resolutions. town and village elections except by express provision of law. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding state enumeration of inhabitants, electors shall be registered upon personal application only. "But the legislature may provide for the special registration upon such application not more than three months before the date of election, of such electors as shall then show under oath that they will necessarily be absent from the county during each of the regular days of registration on account of their occupation. Electors1o not residing in such cities or villages shall not be required to apply in person for registration at the first meeting of the officers having charge of the registry of electors.8 legisla at next § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing Referred to amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next ture chosen general election of senators and in conformity with section one of election of article fourteen of the constitution be published for three months previous to the time of such election. senators. amend CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the Senate and Assembly Proposed proposing an amendment to section six of article three of the ment to constitution, in relation to the salary and traveling expenses of tion, art. 3. members of the legislature and the speaker of the assembly. constitu § 6. Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section six of article three of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 6. Each member of the senate1 shall receive for his services Salary of an annual salary of three thousand five hundred dollars. Each of legislamember of the assembly, except the speaker thereof, shall receive for his services an annual salary of three thousand dollars. The 8 Word "electors" substituted for word "voters." 10 Word" Electors" substituted for words "But voters." Two following sentences new. members ture. legisla at next Concurrent Resolutions. speaker of the assembly shall receive for his services an annual salary of five thousand dollars. Senators, when the senate alone is convened in extraordinary session, or when serving as members of the court for the trial of impeachments, and such members of the assembly, not exceeding nine in number, as shall be appointed managers of an impeachment, shall receive an additional allowance of ten dollars a day. Referred to § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing ture chosen amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next election of general election of senators, and in conformity with section one of article fourteen of the constitution, be published for three months previous to the time of such election. senators. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to section eighteen of article three of the constitution, in relation to private and local bills. Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section eighteen of article three of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 18. The legislature shall not pass a private or local bill in any of the following cases: Changing the names of persons. Laying out, opening, altering, working or discontinuing roads, highways or alleys, or for draining swamps or other low lands. Locating or changing county seats. Providing for changes of venue in civil or criminal cases. Providing for election of members of boards of supervisors. Selecting, drawing, summoning or empaneling grand or petit jurors. 4 Sentence omitted which read: 66 "The members of either house shall also receive the sum of one dollar for every ten miles they shall travel in going to and returning from their place of meeting, once in each session, on the most usual route." |