 | Jedidiah Morse - United States - 1823 - 338 pages
...country, the slate a few settlements of German Lutherans and German Ca!vinists. The legislative power i) vested in a general assembly, consisting of a. senate and house of commons. The senators are chosen annually, one from each cotinsometirae* called the middle country,... | |
 | John Melish - North America - 1826 - 534 pages
...Government and Laws. — The constitution was adopted in 1820, and is similar to those of the other states. The legislative power is vested in a general assembly,...consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senators are elected by districts, for four years, and one-fourth vacate their seats annually.... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Virginia - 1914 - 1294 pages
...>elegates. And insert in lieu thereof the following: Section 40. The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and House of Delegates, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propt to the General Assembly laws and... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - United States - 1831 - 514 pages
...any Christian denomination in this state. There are some few Shakers, and a few societies of Friends. Government. — The legislative power is vested in...consisting of a senate and house of .representatives. The representatives are chosen for one year, and their number cannot be less than thirty-six, nor more... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1831 - 788 pages
...that office more than three years successively. In Son l li Carolina, as in the other American states, the legislative power is vested in a general assembly,...consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The number of senators is 35 ; that of representatives 124. The representatives are chosen biennially.... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Cyclopaedias - 1831 - 486 pages
...of this State was adopted in 1792, since which time it has not been materially altered. Legislature. The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly,...consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Representatives are chosen annually, and consist of seven from each county, or twenty-one in the... | |
 | Gray and Bowen - 1831 - 364 pages
...Charles II., in 1663 ; and this is the only state in the Union which is without a written Constitution. The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The House of Representatives consists of 72 members, 6 from Newport, 4... | |
 | Robert Baird - Mississippi River Valley - 1834 - 436 pages
...four years — salary $1,500 per annum. Lieutenant Governor is President of the Senate. LEGISLATURE. The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The members of the former body are COUNTIES. SITUATION. POPULATION IN 1830.... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 474 pages
...of this State was adopted in 1792. since which time it has not been materially altered. Legislature. The legislative power is vested in a General Assembly,...consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Representatives are chosen annually, and consist of seven from each county, or twenty-one in the... | |
 | Adriano Balbi - Atlases - 1835 - 580 pages
...importance. 19. Government. The constitution of this state was adopted in 1776. The legislative authority is vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and House of Commons, chosen annually by the people. The Governor and Executive Council are elected annually by... | |
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The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose to the General Assembly laws and amendments to the constitution, and... 
