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The New York Bill of Rights is a constitutional bill of rights first enacted in 1787 as a statute, and then as part of the state's constitution in 1881 in the U.S. state of New York. Today, the New York Bill of Rights can be found in Article I of the New York State Constitution and offers broader protections than the federal Bill of Rights. [1]
The Constitution of the State of New York establishes the structure of the government of the State of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York. Like most state constitutions in the United States , New York's constitution's provisions tend to be more detailed and amended more often than its federal counterpart .
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 New York state constitution was framed by a convention which assembled at White Plains on July 10, 1776, and after repeated adjournments and changes of venue, it concluded in Kingston, New York on Sunday evening, April 20, 1777, when the new constitution was adopted with one dissenting vote.
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
New York’s Gouverneur Morris was the youngest at 26. Joseph Wood of Georgia, at 65, was the oldest. James Smith of York and Francis Lewis of New York were both 64 at the end of 1777, though ...
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