Provisions
I.13 of 1895 • Certain leases invalid.
APPROVED
The Text
No lease or grant of agricultural land, for a longer period than twelve years, hereafter made, in which shall be reserved any rent or service of any kind, shall be valid.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1895
• In Article I: Bill Of Rights
• Has 31 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1894
• Re-upped the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1847-I.14
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