Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-07-20
HraE is the way the constitution

uEbE Is the way the CONSTITUTIONAL
convention proposes to create the
Senate and House of Representatives;
SECTION 2. The Senate shall con-
sist Of one Senator from each county,
and the House of Representatives Of
double the number of the Senate:
Provided, the Legislature may in
crease the number of Representatives
from time TO time, but the number
of Representatives shall at no time
be more than three times the number
of Senator'S: Provided. also that the
number Of Senators shall never be
greater nor less than the number OF
counties. The Senators shall be
chosen by the electors Of the respec-
tive counties, and the Representatives
shall be chosen by the electors OF the
respective districts into which the
State may from time to time be
divided by law.
SECTION 3. The Senators shall be
elected for the term of four years and
the Representatives for the term OF
two years from and after the first day
OF December next following the gen
eral election: Provided, however,
that when the Senators elected at the
first election after the adoption OF
this Constitution shall assemble at
the seat Of government, they shall,
on the first day Of the converting OF
the Legislature next thereafter, draw
numbers for long and short terms.
Members corresponding with the
number of Senators elected shall be
placed on separate pieces Of paper,
which snail thereafter be carefully
folded SO as to hide the number and
placed in a box, The Senator'S shall
then, in the presence Of the Governor,
Secretary of State and State Auditor,
or any two Of them, draw the mum.
beers from said box. Those drawing
the odd numbers shall serve for the
term OF two years; those drawing the
even numbers shall serve for the
term OF four years, so that thereafter
of the Senator's shall be
elected every two years, and in case |
Of an increase of the number of Sen.
a:ors, the same proceeding shall be
had to determine the long and short |
terms Of the Senators first elected |
from the new districts.
SECTION 4. The Legislative As |
'embly shall, in the year 1895, and
every ten years thereafter, cause an
enumeration to be made of the Don
llation of the State.
SECTION 5. The number Of Repre-.
'entatiyes shall, at the next session
following the enumeration OF the
Inhabitants by the United States or
his State, be fixed by law and appor-
Toned among the several counties
according to the population, exclusive
u persons not eligible to become
'itizens of the United States. And
he ratio of the Representatives shall
'e determined by dividing the whole
lumber OF the population by the
lumber of Representatives; and the
lumber of Representatives to which
my county or district shall be en-.
tiled shall be determined by dividing
ne whole number of the population
u such county or district BY such
representative ratio; and when a frac-
ion shall result from said division
'reater than one-half Of said ratio,
UGH county or district shall be en-
tiled to member for such fraction;
nd'in case any county shall not have
ne requisite amount of population to
ntltle such county to a member, then
uch county shall be attached to
ONE adjoising county or counties
Or representative purposes,