New York State Secretary of State Minutes of the Council of Revision
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These minutes provide the date, place, members present, and actions by the council on bills passed by the legislature. Bills were approved, committed to one of the judges on Council, or vetoed. Objections to disapproved bills were recorded in detail.
Title
- Minutes of the Council of Revision
Quantity
- 1 cubic feet; 5 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0027
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Administrative History
The Council of Revision was set up by Article III of the Constitution of 1777 and consisted of the Governor, Chancellor, and Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature. It had the power to review all bills passed by the Legislature, and to veto those of which it did not approve. The Council was abolished by the Constitution adopted in 1822.
Scope and Content Note
Minutes of each meeting of the Council of Revision give date and place, members present, and action by the Council on bills passed by the Legislature. Bills might be approved, or committed to one of the judges on the Council, or vetoed. When the Council disapproved a bill its objections are recorded in detail. The Secretary of State recorded the Minutes of the Council pursuant to Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1778.
Volume 5 of the present series includes a record of bills transmitted to the governor by the legislature and states his action on each one.
Alternate Formats Available
Texts of the veto minutes are published in The Council of Revision of the State of New York (Alfred B. Street, 1859).
Other Finding Aids
The texts of the veto minutes are printed in Alfred B. Street, "The Council of Revision of the State of New York" (Albany: 1859), with index.
Access Restrictions
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