Bill Text: NY A09793 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-26 - opinion referred to judiciary [A09793 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09793-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9793 IN ASSEMBLY 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 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 1 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 15 to read as follows: 3 § 15. Nothing contained in this constitution shall affect any grants 4 of land within this state, before October 14, 1775, made by the king of 5 Great Britain or persons acting under his authority, or his predeces- 6 sors, or shall annul any charters to bodies politic and corporate. The 7 legislature shall have the authority to enact laws necessary and proper 8 to implement to provisions of this section. 9 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the following amendment be 10 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 11 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 12 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 13 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
