Provisions
VII.8 proposed for 1870 • Cities and villages.
REJECTED
The Text
The restrictions on the power of the Legislature contained in section seventeen, article three, of this constitution shall apply to common councils or cities and to boards or supervisors of counties.
A Few Facts
• Has 31 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 VII:
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-VIII.9
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