Documents and Reports of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1894Argus Company, 1895 - 394 pages |
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... debate , shall prevent personal reflections , and confine members to the question under discussion . When two or more members rise at the same time , he shall name the one entitled to the floor . 2. He shall decide all questions of ...
... debate , shall prevent personal reflections , and confine members to the question under discussion . When two or more members rise at the same time , he shall name the one entitled to the floor . 2. He shall decide all questions of ...
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... debate , shall decide if it will grant such request ; but nothing in this rule contained shall abridge the right of any member to record his vote on any question previous to the announcement of the result . 1 CHAPTER IV . Order and ...
... debate , shall decide if it will grant such request ; but nothing in this rule contained shall abridge the right of any member to record his vote on any question previous to the announcement of the result . 1 CHAPTER IV . Order and ...
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... debate . Rule 14. All questions of order , as they shall occur , with the decisions thereon , shall be entered in the Journal , and at the close of the day's session a statement of all such questions and decisions shall be printed at ...
... debate . Rule 14. All questions of order , as they shall occur , with the decisions thereon , shall be entered in the Journal , and at the close of the day's session a statement of all such questions and decisions shall be printed at ...
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... debate . The proposed amendment as amended shall then be voted upon without debate , and the committee shall then rise and report in accordance with the action which it has taken . If the committee shall have adopted any proposed ...
... debate . The proposed amendment as amended shall then be voted upon without debate , and the committee shall then rise and report in accordance with the action which it has taken . If the committee shall have adopted any proposed ...
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... debate before the question to agree with the committee in their report is put . Rule 34. No proposed amendment shall be ordered to a third reading until it shall have been considered in Committee of the Whole . Rule 35. No proposed ...
... debate before the question to agree with the committee in their report is put . Rule 34. No proposed amendment shall be ordered to a third reading until it shall have been considered in Committee of the Whole . Rule 35. No proposed ...
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Page 323 - 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 343 - 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.
Page 117 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them;...
Page 366 - 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 359 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Page 344 - If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members elected to that house shall agree to pass the bill it shall be sent together with the objections to the other house by which it shall likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by twothirds of the members elected to that house, it shall become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.
Page 324 - 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 334 - Senate district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens, and persons of color not taxed; and shall remain unaltered until the return of another enumeration, and shall at all times consist of contiguous territory; and no county shall be divided in the formation of a Senate district, except such county shall be equitably entitled to two or more Senators.
Page 370 - ... and if, in the Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, 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 347 - ... that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United States in the late Civil War, who are citizens and residents of this State, shall be entitled to preference in appointment and promotion, without regard to their standing on any list from which such appointment or promotion may be made. Laws shall be made to provide for the enforcement of this section.