Provisions
XIV.5 proposed for 1870 • When Constitution to take effect.
REJECTED
The Text
This constitution shall be in force from and including the first day of January next after its adoption by the people, except as herein otherwise provided.
A Few Facts
• Has 26 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 XIV:
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-XIV.13
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