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N.Y. Constitution § A10S1 Corporations; formation of
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ARTICLE X\n Corporations\n Section 1. Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall\nnot be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in\ncases where, in the judgment of the legislature, the objects of the\ncorporation cannot be attained under general…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S2 Dues of corporations
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§ 2. Dues from corporations shall be secured by such individual\nliability of the corporators and other means as may be prescribed by\nlaw.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A10S3 Savings bank charters; restrictions on trustees; special charters not to be granted
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§ 3. The legislature shall, by general law, conform all charters of\nsavings banks, savings and loan associations, or institutions for\nsavings, to a uniformity of powers, rights and liabilities, and all\ncharters hereafter granted for such corporations shall be made to\nconform…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S4 Corporations; definition; right to sue and be sued
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§ 4. The term corporations as used in this section and in sections 1,\n2 and 3 of this article shall be construed to include all associations\nand joint-stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of\ncorporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships. And all\…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S5 Public corporations; restrictions on creation and powers; accounts; obligations 6. Liability of state for payment of bonds of public corporation to construct state thruways; use of state canal lands and properties
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§ 5. No public corporation (other than a county, city, town, village,\nschool district or fire district or an improvement district established\nin a town or towns) possessing both the power to contract indebtedness\nand the power to collect rentals, charges, rates or fees for th…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S6 Liability of state for payment of bonds of public corporation to construct state thruways; use of state canal lands and properties
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§ 6. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other article of\nthis constitution, the legislature may by law, which shall take effect\nwithout submission to the people:\n (a) make or authorize making the state liable for the payment of the\nprincipal of and interest on bond…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S7 Liability of state for payment of obligations of port of New York authority for purchase of railroad passenger equipment
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§ 7. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other article of\nthis constitution, the legislature may by law, which shall take effect\nwithout submission to the people, make or authorize making the state\nliable for the payment of the principal of and interest on obligation…
N.Y. Constitution § A10S8 Liability of state for payment of obligations of public corporation issued to finance new industrial or manufacturing plants in depressed areas
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§ 8. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other article of\nthis constitution, the legislature may by law, which shall take effect\nwithout submission to the people, make or authorize making the state\nliable for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds of a…
N.Y. Constitution § A11S1 Common schools
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ARTICLE XI\n Education\n Section 1. The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and\nsupport of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of\nthis state may be educated.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A11S2 Regents of the University
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§ 2. The corporation created in the year one thousand seven hundred\neighty-four, under the name of The Regents of the University of the\nState of New York, is hereby continued under the name of The University\nof the State of New York. It shall be governed and its corporate pow…
N.Y. Constitution § A11S3 Use of public property or money in aid of denominational schools prohibited; transportation of children authorized
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§ 3. Neither the state nor any subdivision thereof, shall use its\nproperty or credit or any public money, or authorize or permit either to\nbe used, directly or indirectly, in aid or maintenance, other than for\nexamination or inspection, of any school or institution of learnin…
N.Y. Constitution § A12S1 Defense of state; organized militia
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ARTICLE XII\n Defense\n Section 1. The defense and protection of the state and of the United\nStates is an obligation of all persons within the state. The legislature\nshall provide for the discharge of this obligation and for the\nmaintenance and regulation of an organized mili…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S1 Oath of office; no other test for public office
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ARTICLE XIII\n Public Officers\n Section 1. Members of the legislature, and all officers, executive and\njudicial, except such inferior officers as shall be by law exempted,\nshall, before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take\nand subscribe the following oa…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S13 Law enforcement and other officers
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§ 13. (a) Except in counties in the city of New York and except as\nauthorized in section one of article nine of this constitution,\nregisters in counties having registers shall be chosen by the electors\nof the respective counties once in every three years and whenever the\nocc…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S14 Legislature may regulate wages, hours, etc. of public employees and of persons employed on public contracts
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§ 14. The legislature may regulate and fix the wages or salaries and\nthe hours of work or labor, and make provisions for the protection,\nwelfare and safety, of persons employed by the state or by any county,\ncity, town, village or other civil division of the state, or by any\…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S2 Duration of term of office
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§ 2. When the duration of any office is not provided by this\nconstitution it may be declared by law, and if not so declared, such\noffice shall be held during the pleasure of the authority making the\nappointment.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A13S3 Vacancies in office; how filled
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§ 3. The legislature shall provide for filling vacancies in office,\nand in case of elective officers, no person appointed to fill a vacancy\nshall hold his or her office by virtue of such appointment longer than\nthe commencement of the political year next succeeding the first …
N.Y. Constitution § A13S4 Political year and legislative term
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§ 4. The political year and legislative term shall begin on the first\nday of January; and the legislature shall, every year, assemble on the\nfirst Wednesday after the first Monday in January.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A13S5 Removal from office for misconduct
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§ 5. Provision shall be made by law for the removal for misconduct or\nmalversation in office of all officers, except judicial, whose powers\nand duties are not local or legislative and who shall be elected at\ngeneral elections, and also for supplying vacancies created by such\…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S6 When office to be deemed vacant; legislature may declare
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§ 6. The legislature may declare the cases in which any office shall\nbe deemed vacant when no provision is made for that purpose in this\nconstitution.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A13S7 Compensation of officers
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§ 7. Each of the state officers named in this constitution shall,\nduring his or her continuance in office, receive a compensation, to be\nfixed by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term\nfor which he or she shall have been elected or appointed; nor shal…
N.Y. Constitution § A13S8 Election and term of city and certain county officers
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§ 8. All elections of city officers, including supervisors, elected in\nany city or part of a city, and of county officers elected in any county\nwholly included in a city, except to fill vacancies, shall be held on\nthe Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November in an odd-…
N.Y. Constitution § A14S1 Forest preserve to be forever kept wild; certain uses and exceptions authorized
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ARTICLE XIV\n Conservation\n Section 1. The lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,\nconstituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever\nkept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged,\nor be taken by any corporation, publ…
N.Y. Constitution § A14S2 Reservoirs
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§ 2. The legislature may by general laws provide for the use of not\nexceeding three per centum of such lands for the construction and\nmaintenance of reservoirs for municipal water supply, and for the canals\nof the state. Such reservoirs shall be constructed, owned and control…
N.Y. Constitution § A14S3 Forest and wild life conservation; use or disposition of certain forest preserve lands authorized
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§ 3. 1. Forest and wild life conservation are hereby declared to be\npolicies of the state. For the purpose of carrying out such policies the\nlegislature may appropriate moneys for the acquisition by the state of\nland, outside of the Adirondack and Catskill parks as now fixed …
N.Y. Constitution § A14S4 Protection of natural resources and the development of agricultural lands
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§ 4. The policy of the state shall be to conserve and protect its\nnatural resources and scenic beauty and encourage the development and\nimprovement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and\nother agricultural products. The legislature, in implementing this\npol…
N.Y. Constitution § A14S5 Violations of article; how restrained
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§ 5. A violation of any of the provisions of this article may be\nrestrained at the suit of the people or, with the consent of the supreme\ncourt in appellate division, on notice to the attorney-general at the\nsuit of any citizen.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A14S6 Enacted without section heading
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§ 6. Where state, county, or town highways listed on the local highway\ninventory maintained by the department of transportation, dedicated and\nin existence on January first, two thousand fifteen, and annually plowed\nand regularly maintained, traverse forest preserve land, pub…
N.Y. Constitution § A15S1 Disposition of canals and canal properties prohibited
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ARTICLE XV\n Canals\n Section 1. The legislature shall not sell, abandon or otherwise\ndispose of the now existing or future improved barge canal, the\ndivisions of which are the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, the Champlain\ncanal, and the Cayuga and Seneca canals, or of the term…
N.Y. Constitution § A15S2 Prohibition inapplicable to lands and properties no longer useful; disposition authorized
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§ 2. The prohibition of sale, abandonment or other disposition\ncontained in section one of this article shall not apply to barge canal\nlands, barge canal terminals or barge canal terminal lands which have or\nmay become no longer necessary or useful for canal or terminal purpo…
N.Y. Constitution § A15S3 No tolls to be imposed; contracts for work and materials; no extra compensation
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§ 3. All boats navigating the canals and the owners and masters\nthereof, shall be subject to such laws and regulations as have been or\nmay hereafter be enacted concerning the navigation of the canals. The\nlegislature shall annually make provision for the expenses of the\nsupe…
N.Y. Constitution § A15S4 Lease or transfer of barge canal to federal government authorized
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§ 4. Notwithstanding the prohibition of sale, abandonment or other\ndisposition contained in section one of this article, the legislature\nmay authorize by law the lease or transfer to the federal government of\nthe barge canal, consisting of the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, Cayuga …
N.Y. Constitution § A16S1 Power of taxation; exemptions from taxation
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ARTICLE XVI\n Taxation\n Section 1. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended\nor contracted away, except as to securities issued for public purposes\npursuant to law. Any laws which delegate the taxing power shall specify\nthe types of taxes which may be impos…
N.Y. Constitution § A16S2 Assessments for taxation purposes
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§ 2. The legislature shall provide for the supervision, review and\nequalization of assessments for purposes of taxation. Assessments shall\nin no case exceed full value.\n Nothing in this constitution shall be deemed to prevent the\nlegislature from providing for the assessment…
N.Y. Constitution § A16S3 Situs of intangible personal property; taxation of
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§ 3. Moneys, credits, securities and other intangible personal\nproperty within the state not employed in carrying on any business\ntherein by the owner shall be deemed to be located at the domicile of\nthe owner for purposes of taxation, and, if held in trust, shall not be\ndee…
N.Y. Constitution § A16S4 Certain corporations not to be discriminated against
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§ 4. Where the state has power to tax corporations incorporated under\nthe laws of the United States there shall be no discrimination in the\nrates and method of taxation between such corporations and other\ncorporations exercising substantially similar functions and engaged in\…
N.Y. Constitution § A16S5 Compensation of public officers and employees subject to taxation
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§ 5. All salaries, wages and other compensation, except pensions, paid\nto officers and employees of the state and its subdivisions and agencies\nshall be subject to taxation.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A16S6 Municipal redevelopment projects; allocation of real property taxes therefor
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§ 6. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other article of\nthis constitution to the contrary, the legislature may by law authorize\na county, city, town or village, or combination thereof acting together,\nto undertake the development of public improvements or services,…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S1 Public relief and care
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ARTICLE XVII\n Social Welfare\n Section 1. The aid, care and support of the needy are public concerns\nand shall be provided by the state and by such of its subdivisions, and\nin such manner and by such means, as the legislature may from time to\ntime determine.\n…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S2 State board of social welfare; powers and duties
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§ 2. The state board of social welfare shall be continued. It shall\nvisit and inspect, or cause to be visited and inspected by members of\nits staff, all public and private institutions, whether state, county,\nmunicipal, incorporated or not incorporated, which are in receipt o…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S3 Public health
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§ 3. The protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants of\nthe state are matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be\nmade by the state and by such of its subdivisions and in such manner,\nand by such means as the legislature shall from time to time det…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S4 Care and treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder or defect; visitation of institutions for
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§ 4. The care and treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder\nor defect and the protection of the mental health of the inhabitants of\nthe state may be provided by state and local authorities and in such\nmanner as the legislature may from time to time determine. The he…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S5 Institutions for detention of criminals; probation; parole; state commission of correction
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§ 5. The legislature may provide for the maintenance and support of\ninstitutions for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of\ncrime and for systems of probation and parole of persons convicted of\ncrime. There shall be a state commission of correction, which shall…
N.Y. Constitution § A17S6 Visitation and inspection
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§ 6. Visitation and inspection as herein authorized, shall not be\nexclusive of other visitation and inspection now or hereafter authorized\nby law.\n
N.Y. Constitution § A17S7 Loan of public funds for hospital facilities
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§ 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the\nlegislature may authorize the state, a municipality or a public\ncorporation acting as an instrumentality of the state or municipality to\nlend its money or credit to or in aid of any corporation or association,…
N.Y. Constitution § A18S1 Housing and nursing home accommodations for persons of low income; slum clearance
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ARTICLE XVIII\n Housing\n Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this article, the legislature\nmay provide in such manner, by such means and upon such terms and\nconditions as it may prescribe for low rent housing and nursing home\naccommodations for persons of low income as d…
N.Y. Constitution § A18S10 Power of legislature; construction of article
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§ 10. The legislature is empowered to make all laws which it shall\ndeem necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing\npowers. This article shall be construed as extending powers which\notherwise might be limited by other articles of this constitution and\nshal…
N.Y. Constitution § A18S2 Idem; powers of legislature in aid of
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§ 2. For and in aid of such purposes, notwithstanding any provision in\nany other article of this constitution, but subject to the limitations\ncontained in this article, the legislature may: make or contract to make\nor authorize to be made or contracted capital or periodic sub…
N.Y. Constitution § A18S3 Article VII to apply to state debts under this article, with certain exceptions; amortization of state debts; capital and periodic subsidies
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§ 3. The provisions of article VII, not inconsistent with this\narticle, relating to debts of the state shall apply to all debts\ncontracted by the state for the purpose of providing moneys out of which\nto make loans pursuant to this article, except (a) that any law or laws\nau…
N.Y. Constitution § A18S4 Powers of cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness in aid of low rent housing and slum clearance projects; restrictions thereon
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§ 4. To effectuate any of the purposes of this article, the\nlegislature may authorize any city, town or village to contract\nindebtedness to an amount which shall not exceed two per centum of the\naverage assessed valuation of the real estate of such city, town or\nvillage subj…