The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-11

District No II shall consist Of the counties Of Albany
and Schenectady. =
District No. IL shall consist of ths countv of Rens-
selaer.
District No Is shall consist of the counties Of wash
ington and Saratoga.
District No. Ia shall consist of the counties of Warren
Essex and Clinton
District No Is shall consist of the counties of Law
District No 10 shall consist Of the counties Of Herki
mer, Hamilton Fulton and Montgomery
District NO Ia shall CONSIST Of the counties OF Scho'
District No ~ shall consist of the counties of Ossgo
and Chenango.
District No 10 shall consist of the county Of Oneida
District No 20 shall consist of the counties Of Madison
aud Oswego.
District No. shall consist of the counties of jefferson
and Lewis.
District No - shall consist of the county of onon.
District No shall consist Of the counties of Cortland
Broome and Tioga.
District No "a shall consist of the counties Of Cayuga
District No a5 shall consist of the counties of Temp
kins, Seneca and Yates
District No ~ shall consist of the county of Monroe
District NO ~ shall consist OF the counties OF Orleans
District No 20 shall consist of the counties of Ontario
District No 80 shall consist the counties of Allegany
and wyoming
District No 81 shall consist of the county of Erie
District No 80 shall consist of the counties of Chau-
| tauque and Cattaraugus
81 An enumeration of the inhabitants of the State
the year one thousand eight hundred and fyfve, and
at the end Of every ten years thereasr and the said
districts shall be so altered by the Legislature at the
first session after the return Of every enumeration that
each Senate district shall contain nearly may be,
Of eoor not 81 aens and
until the return of another enume ration and shall at all
times consist OF contiguous territory and county shall
be divided in the formation OF Senate district except
such county shall be equitaby entitled to two or more
IS. The members Of Assembly shall be apporoned
among the several counties Of this State by the Legis
ature as nearly bc according to the number Of
their respective nhabtan.. excluding aliens end per-
OF color not taxed and shall BIZ chosen by single
districts.
The several boards of supervisors in such counties Of
this State as are entitled to than member
Of Assembly, shall assemble the first Tuesday OF
January next and divide their respective counties into
Assembly DISTRICTS equal to the number Of members OF
Assembly to which such counties severally en-.
titled by law and shall cause 10 DO fled in the offices Of
counties description of such Assembly districts speci-
tying the number OF each district and the population
ton be ascertained. Each Assembly dis
rict shall contain as nearly may be- equal number
taxed and shall consist Of convenient and Contiguous
territory but mo town shall be divided in the formation
The Legislature at its first session after the return Of
Assembly among the several counties Of this State, in
counties may be entitled under such reapportion-
ment, to than mcnber shall assemble ut such
shall prescribe and divide such counties into Assembly
Districts in the herein directed and the appor
.s m
| the provisions Of the preceding section
organized except the county of Hamilton shall ALWAYS
be entitled to member Of the Assembly and no new
county shall be hereafter erected, unless its population
The county of Hamilton shall elect with the county
OF Fulton until the population Of the county Of la
member
So The members Of the Legislature shall receive for
their services sum not exceeding three dollars day.
from the commencement of the session but such pay
shall not exceed in the aggrega three hundred dollars
Or per dnsm % except in the proceedings for
pensation shall not take effect until ls4S When
vened nexra session by the Governor they shall re-
ceve three dollars per day They shall also receive
the sum Of dollar for every miles they shall ira
vel in going to and returning from their place Of meet
sembly SHALL in virtue of his Office receive additional
compensation equal to onshrd Of his per diem allow.
81. No member of the Legislature shall receive any
civil appointment within this State, to the Senate Of
60 @ M Inc ne Governor and
which he shall have been elected and all such appoint
ments and all votes given for any such member for any
| such office or appointment shall be void.
IS. No person being member of Congress- or hold
ing any Judicial military Office under the United
person shall after his election member Of the egs
lature be elected to Congress- appointed to any Office,
States his acceptance thereof shall yacate his seat
The elections Of Senators and members of Assem-
bly, pursuant TO the provisions Of this Constitution shall
be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday Of
November unless otherwise directed by the Legsa.
ture.
$40. majority of each house shall constitute quo
to do business Each house shall determine the rules
of its proceedings and be the Judge ofthe elections
choose its own officers and the Senate shall choose
temporary President, when the Lieutenant Governor
shall not attend as President, shall act Governor
III Each house shall keep journal of its proceed
dngs, and publish the same, except such parts may
require secrecy The door. of each house :ha be kept
cresy Neither house shall, without the consent Of the
other, adjourn for more than two days.
H. For any sp ,ech debate in either house ofthe
Lsgisature the members shall not be questioned in any
other place.
amended by the other.
q the s Of s s
and Assembly, do follows and no law shall be
SiS No bi shall be passed unless by tho assent of
majority Of all the members elected to each branch Of
the Legislature and the question upon the final passage
yeas and nays entered on he Journal
l6 No private or local bill which may be passed by
and that shall Be expressed in the title ' ' ''''
psrvisors ofhe several counties state such fur
they shall from time to time prescribe
Article IV.-Executive.
SEsrIoN The executive power shall be vested in
Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the time
and for the same term.
81 No person except citizen of the United States
shall be eligible to the Office Of GOVERNOR shall any
person be eligible 10 that office, who shall have at
tained the age Of thirty years. and who shall not have
been five next preceding his election resident
within this State.
.. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be
elected at the times and places Of choosing members Of
the Assembly. The persons respectively having the
highest number ofvoes for Governor and Lieutenant Co
vernon, shall be elected but in two shall
have an equal and the highest number of votes for Co
or Lieutenant Governor the two house. OF the
by joint ballot choose OF the said persons having
an ana 'hs highest number Of votes for Governor
~ The Governor shall be commander in chief Of the
military and naval forces Of tho State He shall have
power convene the Legislature Tor the Senate only
on extnordinary occasions. He shall communicate BY
message to the Legislature ut every sossion the cond
ton OF the STATE and such them
as he shall judge expedient lie shall transact eli me-
cesssry business with the officers Of government civil
and military. He shall expedite all such measures as