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Assembly Bill A9793

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to validating certain grants of lands and charters

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2015-A9793 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7186
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 ยง15, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4076, S3723
2019-2020: A7321, S3396

2015-A9793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to validating certain grants of lands and charters made by the king of Great Britain before October 14, 1775 and giving the legislature certain authority.

2015-A9793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9793

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation  to
  validating  certain  grants  of  land and charters made by the king of
  Great Britain before October 14, 1775 and giving the  legislature  the
  authority to enact laws to implement this section

  Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 1 of the
constitution be amended by adding a new section 15 to read as follows:
  S 15. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AFFECT  ANY  GRANTS
OF  LAND WITHIN THIS STATE, BEFORE OCTOBER 14, 1775, MADE BY THE KING OF
GREAT BRITAIN OR PERSONS ACTING UNDER HIS AUTHORITY,  OR  HIS  PREDECES-
SORS,  OR  SHALL ANNUL ANY CHARTERS TO BODIES POLITIC AND CORPORATE. THE
LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENACT LAWS NECESSARY AND  PROPER
TO IMPLEMENT TO PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the following amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89121-01-6

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