Albany has four districts.
Erie has five districts.
Kings has twelve districts.
New York has twenty-four districts, or nearly one-fifth of the
entire Assembly.
In all, there are one hundred and twenty-eight assembly
districts, each electing one member of the assembly.
Q. What must be done in those counties that are entitled to two or
more members?
A. The "boards of supervisors" of such counties, except the city
and county of New York, must divide their respective counties into
Assembly districts; the number of districts being equal to the
number of members heretofore apportioned by the Legislature to
these several counties; the territory must be contiguous, and no
town can be divided in the formation of districts.
Q. By whom is the city and county of New York divided into
districts?
A. By the "board of aldermen"; they meet for that purpose at such
time as the Legislature shall designate.
ELIGIBILITY.
Q. Who are eligible to the Legislature?
A. The requirements are these.
I. The candidate must be twenty-one years of age.
II. He must not at the time of election, nor within one-hundred
days previous thereto, have been a member of congress, a civil or
military officer under the United States, or any officer under any
city government.
III. Should any person after his election to the Legislature be
elected or appointed to any of the offices just named, his
acceptance thereof will vacate his seat in the Legislature.
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