Provisions
VII.6 of 1883 • Certain Canals of the State not to be leaaed or sold — Funds from leases or sale, how applied.
APPROVED
The Text
The legislature shall not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, the Champlain canal, the Cayuga and Seneca canal, or the Black River canal, but they shall remain the property of the State and under its management forever. All funds that may be derived from any lease, sale, or other disposition of any canal shall be applied in payment of the canal debt mentioned in the third section of this article.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1883
• In Article VII:
• Has 76 words
• Was proposed by the Legislature
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1882
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1875-VII.6
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