Provisions
V.3 of 1822 • Chancellor and supreme court justices, official term.
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The Text
The chancellor and justices of the supreme court shall hold their offices during good behavior, or until they shall attain the age of sixty years.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1822
• In Article V:
• Has 25 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1822
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1777-XXIV
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