Assembly Bill A4076

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to validating certain grants of lands and charters

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A4076 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3723
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §15, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9793, S7186
2019-2020: A7321, S3396

2017-A4076 (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.

2017-A4076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4076
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   § 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD89040-01-7

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