, who have resided in the state a year,
and in the county five months.

_Legislature._ A senate and general assembly. The senate consists of one
senator from each county, elected for three years; one-third of the
senators elected every year. Age, thirty years; residence in the state
four years, and in the county one year. Members of the general assembly,
not to exceed sixty, are apportioned among the counties according to
population. Residence in the state two years, in the county one year. A
majority is a _quorum_.

The final passage of bills requires a majority of the members elected.
The same majorities may pass bills disapproved by the governor. Bills
become laws if not returned by the governor within five days, unless
their return is prevented by adjournment.

_Executive._ The governor is elected for three years, and is ineligible
for the next three years. He must be thirty years of age; have been
twenty years a citizen, seven years a resident of the state. The
pardoning power is exercised by the governor in conjunction with the
chancellor and the judges of the court of errors and appeals. No
lieutenant-governor.

The state treasurer, and the keeper and inspectors of the state prison
are appointed annually by joint assembly of the two houses. The
secretary of state, attorney-general, and prosecutors of the pleas, are
appointed by the governor and senate, for five years.

_Judiciary._ A court of errors and appeals; a court of chancery; a
prerogative court; a supreme court; circuit courts; and inferior courts.
The court of errors and appeals consists of the chancellor, the justice
of the supreme court, and six judges, or a majority of them. The court
of chancery consists of the chancellor, who is also the ordinary, or
surrogate-general, and judge of the prerogative court, to which appeals
are made from the orphans' court. The supreme court consists of a chief
justice and four associates. The circuit courts are held in every county
by one or more justices of the supreme court, or a judge appointed for
that purpose. Chancellor and justices of the supreme court hold for
seven years; judges of the court of errors and appeals for six years;
and all are appointed by the governor and senate. The inferior court of
common pleas shall not have more than five judges, one to be appointed
every year by the senate and assembly.

Justices of the peace, from two to five, are elected in each township
and city ward, for five ye