The Electorate of New York ratifies its Constitution of 1821, Article II, Section 1 of which extends the Right of Suffrage to the State sovereign Citizens, of European heritage, who do not own property; but retains property ownership requirements for freedmen (those of African heritage). Article VII, Section 8 states: “In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence … and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.”
[restored 12/24/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
New York Constitution of 1777, Article II
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ny01.asp
Article VI of Amendment
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 86.
New York Constitution of 1821 – Wikisource, the free online library
en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_York_Constitution_of_1821
Fully Informed Jury Association : Library & Resources : Library : Law and Legal Cases : State Constitution Language on Jury Nullification
fija.org/library-and-resources/library/law-and-legal-cases/state-constitution-language.html
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