Provisions
III.17 proposed for 1870 • Extra compensation for officers.
REJECTED
The Text
The Legislature shall not grant any extra compensation to any public officer, servant, agent or contractor, nor increase or diminish any compensation, except that of judicial officers, during the term of service,
A Few Facts
• Has 32 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 III:
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
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