Provisions
IV.4 proposed for 1912 • Duties and powers of Governor — His compensation.
REJECTED
The Text
The Governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the state. He shall have power to convene the legislature, or the senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraordinary sessions no subject shall be acted upon, except such as the governor may recommend for consideration. He shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to it as he shall judge expedient. He shall transact all necessary business with the officers of government, civil and military. He shall expedite all such measures as may be resolved upon by the legislature, and shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed. He shall receive for his services an annual salary of twenty thousand dollars, and there shall be provided for his use a suitable and furnished executive residence.
A Few Facts
• Has 139 words
• Was proposed by the Legislature
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 5 of 1911
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1912
• Been in Article IV: The Executive
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1895-IV.4
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