Ballot Questions
1894
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VII.9, VII.10 - to address financing of canals
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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57.47% |
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442,988 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
42.53% |
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327,845 New Yorkers voted No |
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770,833 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.9 proposed for 1895
Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 9: Maintenance of canals.
No tolls shall hereafter be imposed on persons or property transported on the canals, but all boats navigating the canals, and the owners and masters thereof, shall be subject to such laws and regulations as have been or may hereafter be enacted concerning the navigation of the canals. The Legislature shall annually, by equitable taxes, make provision for the expenses…
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Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 10: Improvements of canals.
The canals may be improved in such manner as the Legislature shall provide by law. A debt may be authorized for that purpose in the mode prescribed by section four of this article, or the cost of such improvement may be defrayed by the appropriation of funds from the State treasury, or by equitable annual tax.
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