New-York tribune., 1868-02-28
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the actual military naval service of the State Of
the United States, may vote and shall provide for
/ the canvass and return of their votes
| SEC Laws shall be made for ascertaining by
proper proofs the citizens who are entitled 10 the
right of suffrage hereby established. The Legislature
shall provide for registry Of citizens entitled TO vote
in each election district TO be completed four days
before each general and special State election and
charter election in cities. No person shall vote al
such elections who is not registered according tolaw.
and the mode of registration shall be uniform IN all
cities.
SIC 3 All elections shall be by ballot, except for
such town officers may by law be directed to be
otherwise chosen.
THE LEGISLATURE, ITS ORGANIZATION, dc.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /. The Legislative power shall be vested
IN Senate and Assembly. Any electOr shall be ELI
glbie to the Office of senator aud member OF As
sembly
/ SEc2 The State shall be divided into thrty-two
Senate districts each of which shall choose one Sena
! tor, and the term of office shall be four years
| The Senate Districts shall be AS follows
FIRST District; the Counties of Suffolk, Queens, and
Second District; the First, Second, Third Fourth,
Fifth, seventh, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth;
| Brooklyn, in the County of Kings.
Third District; the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth Tenth.
Twelfth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth, and
Eighteenth Wards of the City Of Brooklyn and the
towns OF Flatbnsh, Flatlands. GrayeSend, New
Lots and New: Utrecht. Of the County Of Kings.
Fourth District; the First, Second Third, Fourth
Fifth, Sixth Seventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth
Wards Of the City and County Of New;York.
.Fym D'S,rlc; the ElSl.n. Nlnth, Iliteenth, ana
York.
SiTth District; the Tenth, Eleventh, and Seven
| eenth Wards of the City aud County of New-York.
Serenth District; the Eighteenth, Twentieth and
Twenty first Wards of the City and County of New
York
Eighh District; the Twelfth Nineteenth, and
Twenty second Wards Of the City and County Of
New-YOrk
MINI District; the counties of Westchester, Put
nam, aud ROckland.
Teah District; the counties of Orange and Sul-
van.
Ticclth District; the counties of Rensselaer, and
Washington.
Thirteenth district the county of Albany.
Fourteenth District; the counties of Greene and Ul-
ser
gomery, Fulton. Hamilton and Schenectady.
Sixteenth District the counties of Warren, Essex,
SerenteenM District; the counties of St. Lawrence
aud Franklin.
Eighteenth District the counties of Jefferson and
Nincteeah District: the county of Oneida.
TuenGeh District; the counties OF Herkimer and
OtSego.
nrenty.d,st District the counties of 0swegO aud
! Madison.
! Treaty.scoond District the counties of ODondaga
! Tceniy-fhrd District; the counties of Chenango.
/ Delaware, and SchOharie.
Tceay-toaIth District; the counties of BrOOme, III
! Oga. and Tomplns
! iicenfy-fGE District; the counties of Cayuga and
/ Wayne.
! and Seneca.
TireSiy-sercph District the counties of Cbemuug,
Schuyler, ard Steuben
I Tirc1fy.eigbfh District: the county of Monroe.
Tice'iy-nah District the cOuties OF Orleans, Nj
agara. Orleans, and Geresee.
Thirtich District; the counties ofWyOming, LiviDgs-
ton, and Allegany.
Thirty, first Dsirid; the county of Erie.
Thify-secopd District; the counties OF Chaniauqna
and Cattaraugus.
The senators first elected under this Constitution
in districts bearing odd numbers shall vacate their
9hrcts 9 e. bearing even numbers At at146 16 81
years. and yacauces occurring ny the expiration OF
term shall be filled by the election OF Senators Tor
/ SEc ;. An enumeration of the inhabitants Of the
State shall be made under the direction Of the Leg
! islature in the year one thousand eight hundred
/ and seyenty.tiYe, and IN every tenth year tnele-
/ after and the Senate districts shall be 80 arranged
by the Legislature at the nIst session atef tne re-
turn of every enumeration, that each district snail
contain as near as may be an equal NUMBER OF ID,
habitants OF the StateseXcludng aliens, ana snali
consist Of contiguous territory, and shall remain un
altered nntii another enumeration. No county shall
be divided i'm the formation of Senate districts un-
less il shall he entitled tO two Or more senators.
! SIC e. The Assembly shall consist OF one hundred
/ and thifty-nne members, who shall be chosen by
counties aud shall he spportoned among the several
counties Of the State nearly as may DC according
! 10 the number of inhabitants thereof excluding
aliens and shall hold office for one year. Each county
shall he entitled to at least one member except ,hat
I the counties of Fulton and liamilton shall elect
together until the population OF the county OF Hanl-
ton shall according Ia the ratio entite IT TO mem
!
lation, according 10 the last preceding enumeration
shall entitle il 10 a member The members Of As
sembly shall Le apporiOncd by the Legislature nc
its first session after the adoption of this Consttn-
ton upon the enumeration of the inhabitants OF the
State excluding aliens made IN tile year one thou
sand eight hundred and siXty-ive like appOrtl0n-
ment shall Ice made by the Legislature nj IFS ilst
session after every such enumeration and every APP
portionneut shall remain unaltered untll another
enumeration. .
SIC ; The members OF the Legislature shall each
receive an annual salary OF one thousand dollars and
ten cents for every mile they shall travel IN once
going TO and returning from their place oI meeting
by the most usua route: The speaker oi lbs Assrm
blv shall receive additional salary OF i've hundred
dollars; hut the Legislature shall provide by law for
a deduction from the salary Ut members for non
Attendance.
$40 q No member of The Legislature shall be ap-
pointed To any civil office within the state by the
Governor the Governor aud Senate or ly the Legls-
latule during the time for which he shall have been
elected and all such 1p ointments. and all votes
given for any such member therefor. shall De volh
Nor shall any member OF Congress. or any judicial or
military officer under the United States mold q seat
in the Legislature II any person, after ms election
to the Legislature, shall be elected 60 Congress or
appointed to any office civil or military, under the
Government OF the United states, ms acceptance
thereof shall Yacate MS seat.
SEC I. The election OF members OF the Legislature
shall be held on the Tuesday succeeding the hrst
Monday in November. unless otherwise directed ~
law The first election shall be held in the year ono
| thousand eight hundred ami sixty -. 1be iegls-
latiye term shall begin on the first day OF January
aud the Legislature shall every year assemble oh the
first Tuesday in January unless different Gay DO
appointed by law. The members al the Legislature
who may be in Office the first day oi January one
thousand eight hundred aud sixty Il, snall noiu s
their Offices until aud including ihe tmr'y-hs' u"y
of December of that year, and no longer; ,.,.
SEC 8. majority of each House shail constI'ntea s
quorum. Each House shall determine lhe ies "a us
own proceedings and be the Indge oi the eiscIoh;
returns and quail licati0us of ms nlemDeis; snah
choose its own officers; and the senate sn:uI cnose
Temporary Pre>ident 10 preside when the Lieutenant
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