Provisions
XXXI of 1777 • Enacting clause; writs in name of people.
APPROVED
The Text
That the style of all laws shall be as follows, to wit: “Be it enacted by the people of the state of New York, represented in senate and assembly,” and that all writs and other proceedings shall run in the name of the people of the state of New York, and be tested in the name of the chancellor, or chief judge of the court from whence they shall issue.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1777
• In Article XXXI:
• Has 70 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Was adopted without a vote
• Is a new addition
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