Provisions
VII.5 proposed for 1916 • State purchase of land in the Adirondacks and Catskills.
REJECTED
The Text
The legislature shall annually make provision for the purchase of real property within the Adirondack and Catskill parks as defined by law, the reforestation of lands and the making of boundary and valuation surveys.
A Few Facts
• Has 34 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 4 of 1915
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1916
• Been in Article VII: Conservation
• Been a new addition
Credits
We did lots of research to publish this data, and we're updating the records to let you know where we got it. Check back soon for our sources!