To the State officers 30 copies. To the State library. 1 copy. There shall be printed three hundred and one journals of each house, and distributed as follows: There shall be printed to bind, four hundred and eighteen journals of each house, and the same number of messages and documents, and distributed as follows: For the senate. For the assembly For senate library.. For assembly library. For the counties and public officers... For literary and scientific exchanges, to be made by the regents of the university, including For State library... 38 copies. 140 copies. 3 copies. 5 copies. 123 copies. 107 copies. 2 copies. There shall also be printed and bound for the State library five copies of the Session Laws, and also of the journal of each house, and fifty-five copies of the same for the regents of the university, for the purpose of literary exchanges. The clerk of each house shall forthwith, after the journal thereof of each day is approved, deliver a legible copy thereof to the printer for the two houses, who shall have the same printed and delivered to the sergeant-at-arms of each house within forty-eight hours thereafter. RULE 18. There shall be a standing committee, consisting of three members of the senate and five members of the assembly, to be called the joint committee on the State library and cabinet of natural history. RULE 19. The supply bill and the annual appropriation bill shall be reported by the fifteenth day of March, and printed immediately thereafter, and made the special order for the twenty-fifth day of March, or some day prior thereto, immediately after the reading of the journal. RULE 20. No bill introduced after the fifteenth day of March in either house shall have its final reading in either house until all bills previously introduced in either, and sent from one house to the other house for concurrence and ready for third reading, shall be disposed of, unless by unanimous consent, except the supply bill and the annual appropriation bill; and the clerk of each house shall note on such engrossed bill the day on which it was introduced, and the day on which it was received from the other house, and shall announce such facts when the same is proposed to be read a third time. RULE 21. When a bill originated in the senate or assembly shall have been lost in either house, neither the same nor any other bill on the same subject, and containing similar provisions, shall be subsequently introduced into the senate or assembly during the same session, unless by unanimous consent. RULE 22. The postmaster of each house shall weigh and stamp all documents sent by mail or express, and enter in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, the amount of postage or express charge thereon, and report to the clerk of the respective houses the aggregate thereof weekly; and the assistant postmaster of each house shall enter in a book to be kept by him for that purpose an accurate account of all documents, with the postage or expres charges paid thereon, transmitted from the post-office of their respective houses by mail or express, and report the aggregate thereof weekly to the respective clerks of the senate and assembly; and the clerks of the senate and assembly shall, from time to time, furnish to the postmaster of each house respectively, the stamps requisite for carrying into execution this rule, and an account thereof shall be kept by them in books to be by them provided for that purpose; and the books kept by the postmaster and assistant postmaster, above specified, shall be at all times open to the inspection of the clerks and members of each house respectively. 55 JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. The Court of Appeals succeeded the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors, so far as the correction of errors is concerned. As first organized, under the Constitution of 1846, it was composed of eight Judges, four of whom were chosen by the electors of the State for a term of eight years, and four were elected from the class of Justices of the Supreme Court having the shortest time to serve. The Judges elected by the people were so classified that an election occurred every odd year. The Judges selected from the Supreme Court were taken each even year from the first, third, fifth, and seventh districts, and each odd year from the second, fourth, sixth and eighth districts, and served one year. The Judge elected by the State at large having the shortest term to serve, acted as Chief Judge. The Clerk was elected by the people for the term of three years. The Reporter was appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Attorney-General, for three years. The article in relation to the Judiciary, framed by the Convention of 1867-8, reorganized the Court of Appeals. This article was approved by the people at the general election held in 1869. In accordance with its provisions, the Court of Appeals is now composed of a Chief Judge and six Associate Judges, who "hold their office for the term of fourteen years, from and including the first day of January after their election," which was the year 1871. The first Judges were elected at a special election held in 1870. At the first election of Judges each elector voted for the Chief Judge and four only of the Associate Justices. Vacancies are to be filled at the next general election happening not less than three months after such vacancy occurs, and until so filled, by the Governor and Senate, or by the Governor alone, if the Senate is not in session. Judges are prohibited, by the Constitution, from holding any other office or place of public trust; from exercising any power of appointment to public office and from practicing as attorney or counselor, or acting as referee. They are removable by concurrent resolution of both Houses of the Legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to each branch concur therein. The court is almost continually in session, taking recess as it may from time to time order. The Court has full power to correct or reverse the decisions of the Supreme Court. Five Judges constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of four is necessary to pronounce a judgment. If such concurrence be not had, the case must be reheard; but no more than two rehearings can be had, and if then four Judges do not concur, the judgment of the court below is affirmed. The Legislature may authorize the judgments, decrees and decisions of any inferior local court of record established in a city, having original civil jurisdiction, to be removed for review directly into the Court of Appeals. The Judges of the old Court of Appeals, elected or appointed prior to April 18, 1857, each received a salary of $2,500 per annum; those since that date $3,500. By act of the Legislature, passed April 14, 1870 (Laws of 1870, chap. 203, pp. 496-8, 8), the salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals was fixed at $7,500, and of the Associate Judges at $7,000. A Clerk is appointed by the Court to hold office during its pleasure. He gives a bond to the people of the State in the penalty of $25,000, with two sufficient sureties, for the faithful performance of his duties, which bond is filed with the Comptroller. He appoints a deputy, by writing under his hand and seal, who takes the oath of office, and acts as Clerk in case of a vacancy, or when the Clerk is absent, or incapable of performing the duties. The salary of the Clerk is $5,000. He keeps his ffice in the New Capitol, Albany. In it are deposited the records of the former Court of Errors, Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. The Court also appoints its Reporter. He has a salary of $5,000. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. (Term, fourteen years.) (Court-room, third floor, New Capitol.) (Fourth floor, New Capitol.) EDWIN O. PERRIN, Clerk of Court of Appeals. W. H. SHANKLAND, Deputy Clerk of Court of Appeals. Richard M. Barber, Chancery Clerk. Gorham Parks, Remittitur Clerk. Guy E. Baker, Financial Clerk. |