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N.Y. Const. art. I

Bill of Rights

1Rights, privileges and franchise secured; uncontested primary elections 2Trial by jury; how waived 3Freedom of worship; religious liberty 4Habeas corpus 5Bail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses 6Grand jury; waiver of indictment; right to counsel; informing accused; double jeopardy; self-incrimination; waiver of immunity by public officers; due process of law 7Just compensation for taking private property; private roads; drainage of agricultural lands 8Freedom of speech and press; criminal prosecutions for libel 9Right to assemble and petition; divorce; lotteries; pool-selling and gambling; laws to prevent; certain state operated lotteries authorized; pari-mutuel betting on horse races, and bingo or lotto permitted 11Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited 12Security against unreasonable searches, seizures and interceptions 14Common law and acts of the state legislatures 16Damages for injuries causing death 17Labor not a commodity; hours and wages in public work; right to organize and bargain collectively 18Workers' compensation 19Environmental rights