Press clippings, 1953-1964 (bulk 1963-1964).
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New York (State). Executive Dept.
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The Executive Department resulted from the constitutional reorganization of State government in 1925. Prior to reorganization, the executive branch of the government had grown to include nearly 200 administrative departments, boards, and commissions. Constitutional amendments in 1925 and 1927 abolished or significantly consolidated these offices and expanded the power of the executive office. In 1925 an amendment provided for the consolidation of all administrative agencies into not...
New York (State). State Liquor Authority
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New York (State). Governor
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Articles I and IV of the State Constitution authorize the governor to grant executive clemency to convicted criminials (Executive Law, Sections 15-19). Among the types of clemency offered is restoration of citizensip rights, by which the governor restores civil rights lost as a result of a conviction (e.g. right to vote, right to hold public office). From the description of Restoration of citizenship rights application ledgers, 1857-1902. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id...
New York State Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
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Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller appointed this commission on February 15, 1963 following recurring charges of corruption in enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law lodged against several members of the State Liquor Authority. Critics charged, for instance, that although competition for the limited allowed number of liquor store locations was intense, there was no standard for selecting who was chosen to get a site, encouraging favoritism and bribery in the award...
