of the State of New-York, reprefented in Senate and Affembly." And that all writs and other proceedings fhall run in the name of " the People of the State of New-York," and be tefted in the name of the Chancellor or Chief Judge of the court from whence they fhall iffue.

XXXII. And this Convention doth further, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this State, ordain, determine, and declare, that a court fhall be inftituted for the trial of impeachments, and the correction of errors, under the regulations which fhall be established by the legislature; and to confift of the President of the Senate for the time being, and the Senators, Chancellor, and Judges of the Supreme Court, or the major part of them; except, that when an impeachment shall be profecuted against the Chancellor, or either of the Judges of the Supreme Court, the person fo impeached shall be fufpended from exercifing his office until his acquittal and in like manner, when an appeal from a decree in equity shall be heard, the Chancellor shall inform the court of the reasons of his decree, but shall not have a voice in the final sentence. And if the cause to be determined shall be brought

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up by writ of error on a queftion of law, on a judgment in the Supreme Court, the Judges of that court fhall affign the reasons of fuch their judgment, but shall not have a voice for its affirmance or reverfal.

XXXIII. That the power of impeaching all officers of the State, for mal and corrupt conduct in their respective offices, be vefted in the Representatives of the People in Affembly; but that it shall always be neceffary that twothird parts of the Members prefent fhall consent to and agree in fuch impeachment. That previous to the trial of every impeachment, the Members of the faid court fhall refpectively be fworn, truly and impartially to try and determine the charge in question, according to evidence; and that no judgment of the faid court shall be valid, unless it be affented to by two-third parts of the Members then prefent; nor fhall it extend farther than to removal from office, and difqualification to hold and enjoy any place of honour, truft or profit under this State. But the party fo convicted, shall be, nevertheless, liable and fubject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to the laws of the land.

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XXXIV. And it is further ordained, that in every trial on impeachment or indictment for crimes or misdemeanors, the party impeached or indicted fhall be allowed counfel, as in civil actions.

XXXV. And this Convention doth further, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this State, ordain, determine, and declare, that fuch parts of the common law of England, and of the ftatute law of England and Great-Britain, and of the acts of the legiflature of the Colony of New-York, as together did form the law of the faid Colony on the 19th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and feventyfive, fhall be and continue the law of this State; fubject to fuch alterations and provifions, as the legislature of this State fhall from time to time make concerning the fame. That fuch of the faid acts as are temporary, fhall expire at the times limited for their duration refpectively. That all fuch parts of the faid common law, and all fuch of the faid ftatutes, and acts aforefaid, or parts thereof, as may be conftrued to establish or maintain any particular denomination of Chriftians or their Minifters, or concern the allegiance heretofore yield

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ed to, and the fupremacy, fovereignty, government, or prerogatives, claimed or exercifed by the King of Great-Britain and his predeceffors over the Colony of New-York, and its inhabitants, or are repugnant to this Constitution, be, and they hereby are, abrogated and rejected. And this Convention doth further ordain, that the refolves or refolutions of the Congreffes of the Colony of NewYork and of the Convention of the State of New-York now in force, and not repugnant to the government established by this Conftitution, shall be confidered as making part of the laws of this State; fubject, nevertheless, to fuch alterations and provifions as the legiflature of this State may, from time to time, make concerning the fame.

XXXVI. And be it further ordained, that all grants of land within this State, made by the King of Great-Britain, or persons acting under his authority, after the fourteenth day of October, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-five, shall be null and void: but that nothing in this Conftitution contained, shall be conftrued to affect any grants of land, within this State, made by the authority of the

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faid King or his predeceffors, or to annul any charters to bodies politic, by him or them, or any of them, made prior to that day. And that none of the said charters shall be adjudged to be void, by reason of any non-user or mis-user of any of their refpective rights or privileges, between the nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and feventy-five, and the publication of this Conftitution. And further, that all fuch of the officers described in the faid charters refpectively, as by the terms of the faid charters were to be appointed by the Governor of the Colony of New-York, with or without the advice and confent of the Council of the faid King in the faid Colony, fhall henceforth be appointed by the Council established by this Conftitution for the appointment of officers in this State, until otherwife directed by the legiflature.

XXXVII. And whereas it is of

great im. portance to the safety of this State, that peace and amity with the Indians within the fame be at all times fupported and maintained; and whereas the frauds too often practifed towards the faid Indians, in contracts made for their

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