Provisions
VI.8 proposed for 1939 • Appeals from judgment or order; new trial.
REJECTED
The Text
The court of appeals shall have the power to make and enforce rules and regulations for the admission of attorneys and counselors at law, and for their control, regulation and discipline, and may delegate to the appellate divisions of the supreme court in the respective departments the administration and enforcement of such rules and regulations.
A Few Facts
• Has 55 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 5 of 1938
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1939
• Been in Article VI: Judiciary
• Been a new addition
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