by the canal board with the concurrence of the Legislature. All contracts for work or materials on any canal shall be made with the person who shall offer to do or provide the same at the lowest price, with adequate security for their performance.

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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK.

[The references in the Index are to the Article and Section of the Constitution.]

Adjutant-General-appointment and tenure of office,..

Agricultural Land--certain leases or grants to be void,.

Adjournment-neither house to adjourn without consent of the other,

Alienation of Lands-restraints upon, to be void,.
Amendments to Bills-may be made in either house,.
to the Constitution-[see Constitution,]

Appeals, Court of [see Court of Appeals,]
Appropriation Laws-to be passed within two years,
to specify distinctly sum appropriated, .
bills, how to be passed,..

Assembly-number of members,.

number when and how apportioned,.

districts, how and when formed when reorganized,.
compensation of members,. . . . . .

members not to receive State civil appointments,

accepting U. S. office, vacates seat of member,.
election to be held in November,...

to judge of qualifications, elections, &c.,
to choose its own officers,..

to keep a journal and publish the same,
to sit with open doors, except, &c.,..

Assembly-not to adjourn without consent of the Senate,

members not to be questioned elsewhere for words said in
debate,..

majority of, necessary to pass bills,.
has the power of impeachment,
first election of members,.

Assistant Vice-Chancellor-office abolished,.
Attorney-General-election and tenure of office,
compensation, not to receive fees,
Commissioner of the Land Office,
Commissioner of the Canal Fund,..
member of the Canal Board,...
when incumbent to go out of office,

Attorney, District-[see District Attorney,].

Ayes and Noes-on final passage of bills,.. to be entered on journal,

on bills returned by Governor with objections,.
on removal of judicial officers,

on certain bills to create debt,..

on tax and appropriation bills,

on amendments to the Constitution,...

Bail-excessive, not to be required,..

Ballot-elections to be by, except for town officers,
Banking-no special charter for, to be granted,

suspension of specie payments not to be sanctioned,
stockholders to be individually liable,...............
bill-holders preferred in cases of insolvency,

Bank Notes or Bills--to be registered, and security given,

to be first paid, in cases of insolvency,..

Black River Canal-to be completed,.

Betting on elections-persons may be excluded from voting,

not to be sold or leased,.

Bills-laws to be passed by,...

private and local, title of,

enacting clause of,.

question on final passage,.

to create debt,

returned from Governor with objections,.

Bills for-tax and appropriations, three-fifths quorum, ...

Bribery-persons guilty of,.

Borrowing money-State may borrow for deficit in sinking fund,

Canal Commissioners-election and tenure of office,.

term of office to be designated by lot,

members of Canal Board,

present, when to go out of office,

Canal Fund Commissioners-[see Commissioners of the Canal Fund.]
Canal Board-of whom it shall consist,.

its powers and duties...

Chancellor office of, abolished,.

to hear causes till July, 1848,.

eligible at first election,.

vacancy in office, supplied by Governor and Senate,.

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Chancery-[see Court of Chancery.]

Census of the State-when to be taken,

Clerk of the Court of Appeals-election and tenure of,. compensation,

Credit of the State-not to be loaned,

to be restricted in their powers,.

City Courts [see Courts in Cities.]

Circuit Judge-office of, abolished,.

Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals,

office to be at seat of government,

first election of,

Clerk of the Supreme Court-county clerks to be,.

Clerks of Counties-[see County Clerks.]

Clerk and Register of N. Y. City-election and tenure,

how removed, to be heard in defence,
time of election,...

vacancy how filled,..

to hold unexpired terms,.

of cities and villages to be restricted,.

Citizens-not be disfranchised, unless by law,

not to answer for crimes, except on indictments, &c.,.
not to be twice put in jeopardy for same offence,

Cities-may be created by special act,

officers of, to be elected or appointed,

Crime-no one to answer except on presentments, &c.,
Criminal cases-no one to be witness against himself...
Circuit Courts-any justice of supreme court may hold,
terms of,..

eligible to office at first election,

Chief Justice of Supreme Court-how to be designated,.

to preside at general terms,...

Code-commissioners to reduce laws into,

Colonial Acts-the law of this State,..

Colored Persons-what, entitled to vote,..

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