Engrossed amendments are amendments in their final printed form which were presented for a Third Reading before the entire Convention. This volume tracks the engrossment procedure.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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The series records the date that the Convention printer, J.B. Lyon Co., received an order from the Convention Secretary to print amendments, journals, calendars, and other materials. For each item to be printed, the volume indicates: date printing order received; introductory numbers of amendments to be printed; dates of journals, calendars, and other documents to be printed; and signature showing receipt of the order by the printer.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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Published record of selected Convention reports and proceedings
Series Number
L0090
Summary
The series consists of 53 printed documents issued by the Convention ranging from a list of committee assignments (Document #1) to procedures for presenting the proposed Constitution to voters (Document #53). Included are Convention rules, committee reports relating to specific amendments, committee minority reports, addresses by Convention President Elihu Root, and hearing testimony of special significance such as that by ex-President William Howard Taft on the Executive budget.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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This series contains a volume used to track all proposed amendments to the state constitution ordered to a Third Reading. Before being voted upon by delegates, amendments were required to have a Third Reading before the Convention. The volume contains the following information for each of the 36 amendments ordered to a Third Reading: date ordered to a Third Reading; Third Reading number; introductory number; printer's number; introducer; dates sent to committee for revision, reported out of committee, and passed; and remarks.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Financial Clerk's accounts for delegate and staff expenses
Series Number
L0079
Summary
This volume records the expenses of Convention delegates and staff. For each individual, there is a record (divided into 18 pay periods) of mileage, number of days that expenses cover, amounts paid, and dates expenses paid.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 transcript of proceedings
Series Number
L0089
Summary
The series consists of a printed verbatim transcript of the complete floor proceedings of the Convention from April 6 to September 10, 1915. The Record is numbered consecutively from pages 1-4577; the Record pertaining to proceedings of a particular session is stapled as a separate section or number. Number 1 of the record, therefore, covers proceedings on April 6 while Number 93 covers proceedings on the last day of the Convention, September 10.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee correspondence, minutes and proposals files
Series Number
L0076
Summary
The series contains records produced or received by 29 individual committees active during the Convention. The records document meetings and hearings held by these committees as they discussed adoption of a large number of possible amendments. The records also document the pressure placed on these committees by individuals, private agencies and organizations, local and state officials, businesses, educators, attorneys, and others trying to influence changes in the State Constitution.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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The series records when amendments were filed with the Convention Secretary after printing. The volume includes: amendment print number; amendment introductory number; date when printed copy was placed on file; and name of amendment introducer.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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This volume was used by the Secretary of State to record receipt of the official copy of amendments passed by the Convention. Only two pages of the Volume are completed. The first page shows receipt of the 33 amendments passed; the second page shows receipt of the new proposed engrossed Constitution. Both pages are dated September 10, 1915 and are signed by Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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The series consists of one volume used to record the receipt in committee of amendments introduced in the Convention and referred to committees. Under name of each committee, the volume includes amendment introductory numbers and dates amendments were received in committee. The volumes are signed by the clerks of each committee.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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This series contains a volume used to track all general orders considered by the Convention. A general order was required before an amendment could be voted on by the Committee of the Whole Convention. For each amendment, the volume provides: introducer; introductory number; print number; date referred to the Committee of the Whole; General order number; date sent for Third Reading; Third Reading number; and remarks (e.g., date reported, date sent to committee for revisions, date recommitted).
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee hearing testimony
Series Number
L0091
Summary
The series consists of hearing testimony presented before several committees gathering evidence during the Convention. Volumes include the date and time of testimony, speaker and affiliation, and verbatim transcripts of testimony. The committees represented in the records are: Bill of Rights, Cities, Civil Service, Governor and State Officers, Judiciary, Public Utilities, and Taxation.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 file of amendments introduced
Series Number
L0088
Summary
This series consists of both a typewritten copy and a printed copy of each of the 725 new amendments introduced by delegates in the Constitutional Convention. Printed copies of the amendments contain the following: print number; introduction number; date introduced; introducer; name of committee to which amendment referred; title of amendment; and text of amendment. Typewritten copies contain this same information with the exception of the print number.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of one volume used to track the progress of each amendment introduced in the Convention. A total of 725 amendments were introduced, of which 33 were approved by the Convention delegates.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee amendment tracking books
Series Number
L0075
Summary
This series tracks amendments introduced in the 1915 Constitutional Convention and referred to individual committees. Each volume relates to a different committee.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Delegate and committee amendment introduction and progress log
Series Number
L0078
Summary
This series consists of one volume used to track amendments introduced by individual delegates or committees. The volume is arranged into two sections: the first with information concerning amendments introduced by delegates, arranged alphabetically by name of delegate; the second with information concerning amendments introduced by committees, arranged by name of committee.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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