Provisions
VII.2 of 1822 • Trial by jury preserved.
APPROVED
The Text
The trial by jury, in all cases in which it has been heretofore used, shall remain inviolate forever; and no new court shall be instituted, but such as shall proceed according to the course of the common law; except such courts of equity as the legislation is herein authorized to establish.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1822
• In Article VII:
• Has 51 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1822
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1777-XLI
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