Provisions
VII.11 of 1822 • Lotteries prohibited.
APPROVED
The Text
No lottery shall hereafter be authorized in this state; and the legislature shall pass laws to prevent the sale of all lottery tickets within this state, except in lotteries already provided for by law.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1822
• In Article VII:
• Has 34 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1822
• Is a new addition
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