Provisions
VII.13 of 1847 • Tax law to state amount and object of tax.
APPROVED
The Text
Every law which imposes, continues, or revives a tax, shall distinctly state the tax and the object to which it is to be applied, and it shall not be sufficient to refer to any other law to fix such tax or object.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1847
• In Article VII:
• Has 42 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
• Is a new addition
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