Constitution of the State of New York: Adopted in 1846 : with a Comparative Arrangement of the Constitutional Provisions of Other States, Classified by Their Subjects |
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... electors interested . Or . , 448 . -That no free government , or the blessings of liberty , can be preserved to any people , but by a firm adher- ence to justice , moderation , temperance , frugality , and virtue , and by a frequent ...
... electors interested . Or . , 448 . -That no free government , or the blessings of liberty , can be preserved to any people , but by a firm adher- ence to justice , moderation , temperance , frugality , and virtue , and by a frequent ...
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... -The inhabitants of this State shall have liberty , in seasonable times , to hunt and fowl on the lands they hold , and on other lands not inclosed , and in like --And the qualifications of electors of the Governor shall be 8 29.
... -The inhabitants of this State shall have liberty , in seasonable times , to hunt and fowl on the lands they hold , and on other lands not inclosed , and in like --And the qualifications of electors of the Governor shall be 8 29.
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... ELECTORS FORMERLY REQUIRED IN NEW YORK ASSEMBLY . -1777 . That every male inhabitant , of full age , who shall have personally resided within one of the counties of this State for six months immediately preceding the day of election ...
... ELECTORS FORMERLY REQUIRED IN NEW YORK ASSEMBLY . -1777 . That every male inhabitant , of full age , who shall have personally resided within one of the counties of this State for six months immediately preceding the day of election ...
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... electors may vote , and for the canvass and returns 21 of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside or 22 otherwise . 350 ; Neb . , 373 ; Nev . , 380 ; N. J. , 413 ; N. C. , 428 ; Ohio , 438 ; Or . , 448 ...
... electors may vote , and for the canvass and returns 21 of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside or 22 otherwise . 350 ; Neb . , 373 ; Nev . , 380 ; N. J. , 413 ; N. C. , 428 ; Ohio , 438 ; Or . , 448 ...
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... electors of the Governor shall be the same as those for Senators ; and if no person shall have a majority of votes , the Senate and House of Representatives shall , by joint ballot , elect one of the two persons having the highest ...
... electors of the Governor shall be the same as those for Senators ; and if no person shall have a majority of votes , the Senate and House of Representatives shall , by joint ballot , elect one of the two persons having the highest ...
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Page 170 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Page 8 - ... no man shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent...
Page 120 - Each of the Justices shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus to any part of the State, upon petition by or on behalf of any person held in actual custody, and may make such writs returnable before himself or the Supreme Court, or before any Superior Court in the State, or before any Judge thereof.
Page 77 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 16 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it ; completely, and without any denial ; promptly, and without delay, conformably to the laws.
Page 10 - And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping GOD in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession or sentiments; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Page 205 - Members of the legislature, and all officers, executive and judicial, except such inferior officers as may be by law exempted, shall, before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation : " I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of , according to the best...
Page 163 - The legislature may, at any time after the approval of such law by the people, if no debt shall have been contracted in pursuance thereof, repeal the same ; and may at any time...
Page 86 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 163 - ... no such law shall take effect until, at a general election, it shall have been submitted to the people and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at such election...