Provisions
I.9 of 1847 • 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.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1847
• In Article I:
• Has 32 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1822-VII.9
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