Provisions
VI.21 of 1870 • Fees to judicial officers prohibited.
APPROVED
The Text
No judicial officer, except justices of the peace, shall receive to his own use any fees or perquisites of office ; nor shall any judge of the court of appeals, justice of the supreme court, or judge of a court of record in the cities of New York, Brooklyn or Buffalo, practice as an attorney or counsellor in any court of record in this State, or act as referee.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1870
• In Article VI:
• Has 69 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 2 of 1869
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1847-VI.20
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