New York Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention September 29, 1894

Ratified by Vote of the People November 6, 1894

Became Effective January 1, 1895

As Revised, with Amendments adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1938 and Approved by Vote of the People on

November 8, 1938.

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Table of Contents

Article VI. Judiciary

Commission on judicial conduct; composition; organization and procedure; review by court of appeals; discipline of judges or justices

Removal of judges

Court for trial of impeachments; judgment

Judges and justices; compensation; retirement

Temporary assignments of judges and justices

Supreme court; extraordinary terms

Administrative supervision of court system

Expenses of courts

Legislative power over jurisdiction and proceedings; delegation of power to regulate practice and procedure

Inapplicability of article to certain courts

Custodians of children to be of same religious persuasion

Existing laws; duty of legislature to implement article

Pending appeals, actions and proceedings; preservation of existing terms of office of judges and justices

Certain courts abolished; transfer of judges, court personnel, and actions and proceedings to other courts

Pending civil and criminal cases

Effective date of certain amendments to articles VI and VII

Effective date of certain amendments to article VI, section 22

Effective date of article

Article VII. State Finances

Estimates by departments, the legislature and the judiciary of needed appropriations; hearings

Executive budget

Budget bills; appearances before legislature

Action on budget bills by legislature; effect thereof

Restrictions on consideration of other appropriations

Restrictions on content of appropriation bills

Appropriation bills

Gift or loan of state credit or money prohibited; exceptions for enumerated purposes

Short term state debts in anticipation of taxes, revenues and proceeds of sale of authorized bonds

State debts on account of invasion, insurrection, war and forest fires

State debts generally; manner of contracting; referendum

State debts generally; how paid; contribution to sinking funds; restrictions on use of bond proceeds