Provisions
VII.9 of 1822 • Two-thirds bills.
APPROVED
The Text
The assent of two thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature shall be requisite to every bill appropriating the public moneys or property for local or private purposes, or creating, continuing, altering, or renewing, any body politic or corporate.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1822
• In Article VII:
• Has 43 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1822
• Is a new addition
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