Membirrs of the Commisrioii, Second JiidU ial Ditlrkt.^ Jdo. J. Armstrong. Odle Close.

Erastns Brooks. Beuj. D. Silliman.

State LEtusLATrRE.-- The Legislature of the State of New York is composed of the Senate and Assembly, the members of both bodies elected by the people, l^t a voce voting was done away with by the act of February 13, 1787, and since that the ballot has been used in elections.

Sexate.-- Under the Constitution of 1777 the

1 Mr. Jay did not sign the Constitution. ! Did not sign the engrosseil Constitution.

' Putnam, Rockland and Westchester for the Ninth Senatorial District.

< Laws, 1872, ch. S84.

' Westchester County belongs to the Second District.

Senate consisted of twenty-four members, apportioned among the four districts, which bore the designations Southern, Middle, Eastern and Western. The Convention of 18(11 increased the number of Senators to thirty-two, and the State was divided into eight districts. Since the adoption of the Constitution of 1846 there have been thirty -two districts, each entitled to one member. The term of office is two years ; under the Constitution of 1777 it was four. Westchester County has belonged, successively, to the Southern, First, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Twelfth.

List of Itisiilents of Westchester Countu who have Represented the various Dittricts to which it hat belonged in the Senate. Xanies. Years in the Senate.

Benj. Brandreth 1850-51, 1858-59.

William Cauldwell 1868-71.

Darius Crosby 1815-18.

Samuel Haight 1797-1800.

Richai-d Hatfield 1795-1802.

John Hunter 1823, 18.36^.

Sir James Jay 1778, 1781-«2.