Provisions
I.4 proposed for 1870 • When writ of habeas corpus not to be suspended.
REJECTED
The Text
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require its suspension.
A Few Facts
• Has 27 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1869
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1870
• Been in Article I:
• Re-upped the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-I.4
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