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Provisions

V.2 of 1926 • Civil departments of state government.

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The Text

There shall be the following civil departments in the state government: First, executive; second, audit and control; third, taxation and finance; fourth, law; fifth, state; sixth, public works; seventh, architecture; eighth, conservation; ninth, agriculture and markets; tenth, labor: eleventh, education; twelfth, health; thirteenth, mental hygiene; fourteenth, charities; fifteenth, correction; sixteenth, public service; seventeenth, banking; eighteenth, insurance; nineteenth, civil service; twentieth, military and naval affairs.


A Few Facts

• Joined the Constitution in 1926

• In Article V: State Officers; Civil Service

• Has 64 words

• Was proposed by the Legislature

• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 3 of 1925

• Is a new addition

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