Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: To Propose Amendments to the Constitution, Commenced and Held at Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May, 1837, Volume 8Packer, Barrett, and Parke, 1838 - Constitutions |
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Page 121
... senators of the county , was now a resident of the city ; he meant Dr. Burden . Now , if that gentleman was not ... senator , that had not resided the last year of four , in the dis- trict for which he might be elected . He was perfectly ...
... senators of the county , was now a resident of the city ; he meant Dr. Burden . Now , if that gentleman was not ... senator , that had not resided the last year of four , in the dis- trict for which he might be elected . He was perfectly ...
Page 126
... senators should correspond with those relating to the representatives . He was in hopes , however , that the sec- tion would be rejected , and that the old constitutional provisions on the subject would stand . Mr. BROWN , of the county ...
... senators should correspond with those relating to the representatives . He was in hopes , however , that the sec- tion would be rejected , and that the old constitutional provisions on the subject would stand . Mr. BROWN , of the county ...
Page 128
... senators dis- tricts . This intention had always been carried out from the beginning of our legislation , under the present constitution . The senators represent a mass of the people , without regard to the local divisions . The two ...
... senators dis- tricts . This intention had always been carried out from the beginning of our legislation , under the present constitution . The senators represent a mass of the people , without regard to the local divisions . The two ...
Page 130
... senators are to be chosen from dis- tricts . If we take the third and fourth sections together , we find that together , they provide that the representatives shall represent localities . But the amendment will not hinder gerrymandering ...
... senators are to be chosen from dis- tricts . If we take the third and fourth sections together , we find that together , they provide that the representatives shall represent localities . But the amendment will not hinder gerrymandering ...
Page 142
... senators from each district were each to be elected for two years , and no district is entitled to elect more than four senators . It will be necessary to make a new distribution of the senatorial districts , before the end of three ...
... senators from each district were each to be elected for two years , and no district is entitled to elect more than four senators . It will be necessary to make a new distribution of the senatorial districts , before the end of three ...
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