The Court of Appeals of New York decides Lansing v. Smith:
The people of this State, as the successors of its former sovereign, are entitled to all the rights which formerly belonged to the King by his prerogative. Through the medium of their Legislature they may exercise all the powers which previous to the Revolution could have been exercised either by the King alone, or by him in conjunction with his Parliament; subject only to those restrictions which have been imposed by the Constitution of this State or of the [u].S.
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Authority:
New York Constitution of 1822, Article VII, Sections 13 and 14
history.nycourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Publications_1821-NY-Constitution.pdf
References:
Lansing v. Smith – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansing_v._Smith
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