ARTICLE XIV Continued.

of the electors of the State at the time and in the manner provided by such convention, at an election which shall be held not less than six weeks after the adjournment of such convention. Upon the approval of such constitution or constitutional amendments, in the manner provided in the last preceding section, such constitution or constitutional amendment, shall go into effect on the first day of January next after such approval.

Amendments of convention and Legislature submitted coincidently. § 3. 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.

ARTICLE XV.

Time of taking effect. Section 1. 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.

Done in Convention at the Capitol in the city of Albany, the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year one thousand eight hundred ninety-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and nineteenth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed

our names.

JOSEPH HODGES CHOATE,

CHARLES ELLIOTT FITCH,

President and Delegate-at-Large.

Secretary.

VOTE OF THE PEOPLE

UPON THE

CONSTITUTION AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

In 1777 the first Constitution of the State was adopted without submission to the people and continued in force without change until 1801, when five amendments were added, four of which related to the reorganization of the Legislature, and one to the powers of the Council of Appointment.

Apr. 24, 1821.

For a convention to consider and alter the

Constitution.

Against..

109,346

34,901

Nov. 4, 1833. For authorization to reduce the duty on

Nov. 2, 1835. For restoration of duties on salt and on

Nov. 4, 1845. For a convention to consider and alter

March 8, 1864. For extending right to vote to absent

Nov. 2, 1880. For amendment of article 6, sections 12

1 Vol. I (pp. 58 and 322) and Vol. II (pp. 592 and 646) of Lincoln's Constitutional History of New York make mention of two additional amendments voted upon in 1882, one providing for deficiency in canal revenues and one prohibiting the disposition of Black River canal.