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Citizens, who regarded as............

privileges or immunities of, not to be abridged........
not to be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due pro-
cess of law

Debt, public, including debts for pensions and bounties, validity not
to be questioned.....

incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United
States, or claim for loss or emancipation of slaves, to be
held illegal and void...........

Insurrection or rebellion against the government of the United
States:

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persons having engaged in, after taking oath to support constitution, disqualified from holding office.................................................... congress may remove disability.....

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Protection of the laws, not to be denied to any person within the

jurisdiction of the United States, by any state...........

Representation, how apportioned..........

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where right to vote is abridged (except for participation in rebellion or other crime), basis of representation to be proportionately reduced........

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Slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, abolished.................................................................

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INDEX

TO THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Art. Sec.

Acadamies, support of.......

Actions or suits, not to be affected....................................................................................................................

by or against corporations..............

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

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

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Agricultural land, certain leases or grants to be void..................
Alienation of lands, restraints upon, to be void...........
Amendments to constitution, when to go into effect...............
to bills, may be made in either house.

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Appeals, court of [see court of Appeals]....

to the constitution [see Constitution].....

Appropriation laws, to be passed within two years.................

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number, when and how apportioned and chosen.................. 3
districts, how and when formed when reorganized...............
compensation of members.............................

election to be held in November.....

to judge of qualifications, elections, etc..................

to choose its own officers........

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

not to adjourn without consent of the senate......

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

majority of, necessary to pass bill...........................................................................................................
has the power of impeachment.............................................................................................................
arst election of members.......................................................................................................................

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members not to receive state civil appointments...
accepting U. S. office, vacates seat of member......

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Assistant vice-chancellor, office abolished ..............................................................................
Attorney-general, election and tenure of office...........................
compensation, not to receive fees............
commissioner of 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......

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Betting on elections, persons to be excluded from voting..
Bills, laws to be passed by

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question on final passage.........

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reported by commissioners to revise the statutes, sections 17 and 18 of this title not to apply to........

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returned from governor with objections........

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must be signed in thirty days after adjournment, or cannot become a law.....

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ir bill appropriating money, governor may object to one or more items.

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to create debt.....

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

Black River canal, to be completed..........

not to be sold or leased.....

Borrowing money, state may borrow for deficit in sinking fund 7

not exceeding $1,000,000.......

to repel invasion.

with assent of the people...........

cities and villages to be restricted in.........

Bribery, persons guilty of...............

attempt at.............

person attempting not privileged from testifying.....

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Bribery, person accused of, may be witness in his own behalf... expenses incurred in investigating charges of......................

(See Officers.)

Bridges, providing for building of....................................................................................................................
Brooklyn city court

Judges, how chosen .........
compensation.......

expenses, how defrayed...
official term of..........

to appoint chief Judge.........

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Canal board, of whom it shall consist...

its powers and duties................................................................................................................................................... may cancel contract......................................................................................................................................................... members of canal board............

present, when to go out of office...

Canal fund commissioners [see commissioners of canal fund].
Canals (see superintendent of public works).....
Canals, revenues [see Revenues of canals].

to be completed

contractors, no extra compensation to be made to expenditures for repairs, limited......

funds from sale of, how to be applied....

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Chancery [see Court of chancery].

Circuit Judge, office of, abolished.....

eligible to office at first election.........

Cities may be created by special act...... to be restricted in their powers.... officers of, to be elected or appointed

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