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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 840
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 840
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 840
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 560
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 756
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Pages : 788
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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Category : Constitutional history
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Category : Political Science
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Pages : 818
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Author: Charles Zebina Lincoln
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ISBN: 9781230210698
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Pages : 218
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... THE FIRST CONSTITUTION OF NEW YORK. 1777. [general Note.--The first Constitution was adopted on the 20th of April, 1777, by a convention of delegates vested with authority to establish a state government. That day thus became the birthday of the state, and it was so declared by the supreme court in Jackson ex dem. Russell v. White (1822) 20 Johns. 313. The Constitution was not submitted to the people for ratification, but took effect immediately upon its adoption by the Convention. A sketch of this Constitution and of the convention which framed it will be found in the first volume of this work. This Constitution continued in force until December 31, 1822, when it was superseded by the Constitution framed by the Convention of 1821. The first Constitution was in force forty-five years, but it received little judicial attention. The scarcity of judicial decisions in which the Constitution was considered during this period is chiefly due to the fact that legislative bills were, before they could become laws, subjected to the scrutiny and criticism of the Council of Revision, composed of the governor, the chancellor, and the judges of the supreme court. These high judicial officers having already determined the constitutionality of laws it was hardly worth while afterwards to attack a statute on this ground. This situation doubtless accounts for the scarcity of constitutional questions during this part of our judicial history. Some observations have been made in these volumes on the value of this provision in the first Constitution as a means of reducing litigation concerning constitutional questions. Judicial decisions relating to provisions which have been continued in the Constitution of 1804 will be found in notes to that instrument. A...
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