Provisions
VI.25 of 1870 • Certain officers to continue until expiration of term.
APPROVED
The Text
Surrogates, justices of the peace, and local judicial officers provided for in section sixteen, in office when this article shall take effect, shall hold their respective offices until the expiration of their terms.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1870
• In Article VI:
• Has 33 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 2 of 1869
• Is a new addition
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