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The New York State Circuit Courts were abolished, and replaced by the district benches of the New York Supreme Court. The New York Court of Appeals was established in July 1847, consisting of four statewide elected judges and four justices chosen annually from the New York Supreme Court. The state cabinet officers (Attorney General, Secretary ...
The next day the delegates re-convened as the "Convention of Representatives of the State of New-York" and on August 1 a committee was appointed to prepare a State Constitution. The New York Constitution was adopted by the Convention on April 20, 1777, and went into force immediately, without ratification by popular vote.
On July 10, 1776, the Fourth Provincial Congress changed its name to the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, and "acts as legislature without an executive." On August 1, the convention assigned the task of drafting a constitution to a committee of thirteen and ordered it to report a draft by August 27, but it did not do so ...
The Court for the Trial of Impeachments, and the Correction of Errors was established by the New York State Constitution of 1777. [1] It consisted then of the Lieutenant Governor of New York (who is ex officio President of the State Senate), the Chancellor, the justices of the New York Supreme Court and the members of the New York State Senate.
New York Constitution of 1777 [citation needed] 1st New York State Legislature: 1777 2nd New York State Legislature: 1778 3rd New York State Legislature: 1779 4th New York State Legislature: 1780 5th New York State Legislature: 1781 6th New York State Legislature: 1782 7th New York State Legislature: 1783 8th New York State Legislature: 1784
The new Constitution was adopted by popular vote in January 1822. On January 29, the Legislature appointed Benjamin Knower (Buckt.) to succeed Gerrit L. Dox as New York State Treasurer. On February 6, the Legislature elected Martin Van Buren (Buckt.) to succeed Nathan Sanford (Clint.) as U.S. Senator from New York for a term beginning on March ...
It was the court with jurisdiction on cases of equity in the state of New York from 1777 to 1847. It served also as a court of appeal which reexamined cases decided by the New York Supreme Court. [3] The Chancellor of New York, during the existence of the post, was the highest judicial officer in the state. [4] From 1777 to 1822, he was an ex ...
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1777, amended by the re-apportionment of March 4, 1796, Senators were elected on general tickets in the senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year about one fourth of the Senate seats came up for election.