Provisions
I.9 of 1895 • Right of petition.
APPROVED
The Text
No law shall be passed abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof; nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial proceedings; nor shall any lottery or the sale of lottery tickets, poolselling, bookmaking, or any other kind of gambling hereafter be authorized or allowed within this State; and the Legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against any of the provisions of this section.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1895
• In Article I: Bill Of Rights
• Has 79 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1894
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1847-I.10
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