oct 31, 1683 - Charter of Liberties and Privileges
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A law passed by the newly created New York elected assembly. It established an election cycle of three years, of which landowning males and freemen of New York City could participate. It granted its citizens traditional English rights, such as the protection of property, religious toleration of all Protestant denominations, and the right to a jury trial.
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