Provisions
VIII.6 proposed for 1870 • Canals not to be disposed of.
REJECTED
The Text
The canals shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, and shall remain under the management of the State forever.
A Few Facts
• Has 21 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 VIII:
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-VII.6
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