Provisions
I.5 proposed for 1870 • Excessive bail, fines, and punishment prohibited; rights of witness.
REJECTED
The Text
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted ; nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.
A Few Facts
• Has 25 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1869
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1870
• Been in Article I:
• Re-upped the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-I.5
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