 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1853 - 476 pages
...the direction of the Legisvears Very "^ la*ure, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive, and at the end of every ten years thereafter ; and...districts shall be so altered by the Legislature, Fenate dis- at the first session after the return of every enumeratricts how tion, that each senate... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 574 pages
...to divide the towns and cities of the Commonwealth into eighty districts, in such manner that each shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants ; and they shall, in all cases where the same shall be practicable, be formed by the union of towns... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...taken, under the direction of the Legislature, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and at the end of every ten years thereafter ; and...an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens, and persons of color not taxed ; ^and shall remain unaltered until the return of another enumeration,... | |
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...taken, under the direction of the Legislature, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and at the end of every ten years thereafter ; and...an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens, and persons of color not taxed : uul shall remain unaltered until the return of another enumeration,... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1855 - 1376 pages
...thereof, according to the last preceding state enumeration, as near as can be ascertained. Each Aso'sembly district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens and persons of color not taxed, and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory ; but no town... | |
 | John Bouvier - Law - 1855 - 774 pages
...thereof, according to the last preceding state enumeration, as near as can be ascertained. Each assembly district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens and persons of color not taxed, and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory ; but no town... | |
 | California - Session laws - 1855 - 354 pages
...may re-divide the city into such number of wards as they may deem expedient; provided, that each ward shall contain as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants ; provided, also, that the whole number of wards shall not exceed twelve, prior to the year eighteen... | |
 | Jonathan French - Newspapers - 1857 - 594 pages
...taken, under the direction of the Legislature, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and at the end of every ten years thereafter; and...enumeration, that each Senate district shall contain, as neaily as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens, and persons of color not taxed... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - United States - 1858 - 318 pages
...taken under the direction of the legislature, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive, and at the end of every ten years thereafter; and...be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens and persons of color not taxed; and shall remain unaltered until the return oT another enumeration,... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - Municipal government - 1858 - 320 pages
...thereof, according to the last preceding state enumeration, as near as can be ascertnined. Each assembly district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens and persons of color not taxed, and shall consist of convenient and contiguous territory; but no town... | |
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... shall be so altered by the Legislature, at the first session after the return of every enumeration, that each Senate district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants... 
