Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-12-25

"a ~ eeSNi'N :" ANA's WIN II uNitbtS the
grace and bcnciicence Of God, in per-
hitting Us to make choice Of our form
OF government, do establish this cons,itr.
lion.
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Sec. u. The legislative power Of this
state, shall be vested in senate and an
assembly.
Sec. Q. The senate shall consist Of
thirty-two .itemhess. The senators shall
be chosen ior. four years, and shallabe
ireeholders. The assembly shall con
slst of one hundred and twenty-eight
members, who shall be annually elected.
"a Sec. s.. "A majority of each house,
shall, constitute quorum to do business.
Each house shall determine the rules 81
lis own proc ceilings, and be the I,idscot
the qualifications OF lis own nenlbers.---
Each house shall choose its own officers ;
and the senate shall choose temporary
president, when the lieutenant-go governor
shall not attead as president, or shall act
as governor.
"a sSec. A. Each house shall keep Jour
: nal of its proceedings, and publish The
same, except such parts as may require
secrecy. The doors ofeach house Shall
be kept open, except when tie public
welfare shall require secrecy Neither
house shall without the consent OF the
other, adjourn for more than two days.
Secs. The state shall be divided in
to eight tlistricts,,to be called senate dis
tricts, each Of which shall choose four
senator's. "
The FIRST district, shall consist of The
counllesof Suffolk Queens, Kings. Rich
.,nond, and New-Yoik.
sThe second district, shall consist Of
the counties OF Wcstchester, Putnam,
DA'chess, Rocsland, Orange, Ulster,
and Sullivan.
..5 The third district, shall consist Of the
counties Of Greene, Columbia, ALBANY,
/ Rensselaer,, Schoharie, aud Schenecla-
y dy. "a.
The fourth district, shall consist ofthc
counties OF Saratoga, Montgomery. Ha-
milton, Washington, Warren, Clinton,
Essex, Frank lin, and ST, Lawrence.
The fifth district, shall consist of the
counties of Herkmer, Oneida, Madison,
sOswego, Lewis, and Jefferson
GM The sixth district, shall consist Of the
counties Of Delaware, Otsego, Chena,,-
90, Broome, Cortland, Tompkins, and
Tioga. ~
The. seventh district, shall consist Of
che counties Of Onondsga, Cayuga, Sene-
ca, and Ontario. a
@ The eighth district, shall consist Of the
counties Of Steuben, Livingston, Monroe.
Gencsee, Niagara, Eric, Allcgany, Cat
taraugas, and Chautauque.
And as soon as the senate shall meet,
after the first election to be held in pur-
suance Of this constitution, they shall
cause the senators TO be divided by lot,
into four classes, OF eight in each, so thai
(; every district, shall have one senator OF
each class; the classes to be numbered,
zone, two, three, and four And the seats
/ Of the first class, shall be vacated at the.
end Of the first year; Of the second class,
at the end of the second year; Of the
&hird class, at the cnd of the third year
ofthe fourth class, at the end Of the
fourth year in order that one senator be
annually elected in each senate district.
4 Sec. s. An enumeration of the in.
habitants ofthe state, shall be taken, un-
der the direction Of the legislature, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
< twenty five, and at the end Of every ten
years thereafter; and the said districts
shall be so altered BY the legislature, at
the first session after the return ofeyery'
) enumeration, that each senate district
! shall contain, as nearly as may be, an
equal number Of inhabitants, excluding
aliens, paupers, and persons ofcolor not
taxed; and shall remain uhaltered, until
the return of another enumeration, and
shall at all times consist Of contiguous
territory I; and no county shall be divided
in the formation Of senate district.
Sec. 4. The members Of the assembly,
shall be chosen by counties, and shall be
apportioned among the, several counties
Of the state, as nearly as may be, accord
ing to the humble Of their respective in
habitants, excluding aliens, paupers, and
persons of color; not taxed. An appor-
iionment of mewbers Of assembly, shall
Z be made by the legislature, at its first
4 session after the return Of every enume-
, ration; and when made, shall remain
unaltered until another enumeration shall