The Text

And this convention doth further ORDAIN, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE, in the name, and by the authority of the good people of this state, that trial by jury, in all cases in which it hath heretofore been used in the colony of New York, shall be established, and remain inviolate forever. And that no acts of attainder shall be passed by the legislature of this state, for crimes other than those committed before the termination of the present war; and that such acts shall not work a corruption of blood. AND FURTHER, That the legislature of this state shall, at no time hereafter, institute any new court or courts, but such as shall proceed according to the course of the common law.