 | Nathaniel Dwight - Geography - 1808 - 234 pages
...hold his cflfice more than nine years in twelve. The legislative power is committed to two houses, the senate and house of representatives. The senators are chosen for 4 years, the representatives, for only one. The governor is not elected by a majority, bui by » plurality of... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1814 - 696 pages
...most numerous. They have but few regular ministers among them. Government. The legislature is styled the general assembly, and consists of a senate and house of representatives. The senate are chosen annually by counties, one from each. A senator must be 25 years of age, possessed... | |
 | Nathaniel Dwight - Geography - 1816 - 220 pages
...years, but cannot hold his office more than 9 years in 12. The legislative power is committed to the senate and house of representatives ; the senators are chosen for 4 years, the representatives for one. Q. What is the government ? A. Murder, arson, and a few others are, but... | |
 | Nathaniel Dwight - Geography - 1817 - 228 pages
...Like the Pennsylvanians. ., Q. What is the government of Delaware ? A. A general assembly, consisting of a senate and house oF representatives. The senators are chosen for three years, and the representatives annually. The governor holds his office for three years, and is... | |
 | Geography - 1820 - 352 pages
...illustrious memory. Education is, however, generally much neglected, particularly among the lower classes. Government. The legislature is called the General Assembly, and consists of a senate chosen for four years by districts ; and house of representatives chosen annually. The governor is'chosen... | |
 | Daniel Blowe - Canada - 1820 - 788 pages
...legislative, executive, and judiciary. The legislative power is vested in a general assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senators are chosen for four years, and one half vacate their seats every two years. They must be thirty -five years of age,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Geography - 1821 - 354 pages
...Education is, however, generally much neglected, particularly among the lower classes. GoTerninent. The legislature is called the General Assembly, and consists of a senate chosen for four years by districts ; and house of representatives chosen .annually. The governor is... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 pages
...embraces also the NE part of Alabama, and the SE part of Tennessee. Government.] The legislature is styled the general assembly, and consists of a senate and house of representatives, chosen annually by counties. Each county sends one senator and from one to four representatives. The... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1826 - 550 pages
...government was adopted by a convention held in 1799. The legislature, called the general assembly, consists of a senate and house of representatives. The senators are chosen by districts, and hold their seats for the term of four years. One fourth of the number is re-chosen... | |
 | Benjamin Drake, Edward Deering Mansfield - Cincinnati (Ohio) - 1827 - 122 pages
...poor, with other local offi •T.fi•H, are annually elected. GOVERNMENT. The General Assembly of Ohio consists of a Senate and House of Representatives. The senators are chosen for two years, and must never exceed one-half, nor be less than onethird, of the number of representatives.... | |
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Assembly, and consists of a senate and house of representatives. The senators are nine in number, namely, three from each county, and are elected for a term of four years. The representatives are elected for a term of two years, and are twenty-one in... 
