Provisions
VII.6 proposed for 1916 • Right of people to sue.
REJECTED
The Text
A violation of any of the provisions of this article may be restrained at the suit of the people or, with the consent of the supreme court in appellate division, on notice to the attorney-general at the suit of any citizen.
A Few Facts
• Has 41 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
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1914-VII.7
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