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III.3 proposed for 1939 • Senate districts.

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The state shall be divided into fifty-three districts to be called senate districts, each of which shall choose one senator. The districts shall be numbered from one to fifty-three, inclusive. Until changed or altered as in this article provided, the senate districts shall be as follows:
District number one (1) shall consist of the county of Suffolk.
District number two (2) shall consist of the county of Nassau.
District number three (3) shall consist of that part of the county of Queens within and bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Kings, at the intersection of said boundary line and Atlantic avenue, and running thence along Atlantic avenue to Eighty-fifth street, to Jamaica avenue, to Ninetieth street, to Eighty-eighth avenue, to Woodhaven boulevard, to Jamaica avenue, to One Hundred and Seventeenth Street, to Hillside avenue, to One Hundred and Sixty-second street, to Ninetieth avenue, to One Hundred and Sixtieth street, to Jamaica avenue, to One Hundred and Seventieth street, to Liberty avenue, to One Hundred and Seventieth street, to One Hundred and Eighth avenue, to Merrick boulevard, to One Hundred and Twentieth avenue, to One Hundred and Ninety-second street, to Linden (Foch) boulevard, to One Hundred and Ninety-sixth street, to One Hundred and Fourteenth avenue, to and along Murdock avenue, to Colfax street, to Springfield boulevard, to One Hundred and Fourteenth avenue, to the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Nassau, thence northerly along said boundary line to Little Neck bay, thence through the waters of Little Neck bay, to Twenty-third avenue, to Bell boulevard, to Twenty-sixth avenue, to and along Bayside lane, to and along Bayside avenue, to Union street, to Northern boulevard, to Bowne street, to Cherry avenue, to Parsons boulevard, to Forty-fifth avenue, to One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street, to Forty-sixth avenue, to Fresh Meadow lane, to Sixty-ninth avenue, to One Hundred and Fifty-first street, to Sixty-ninth road, to Queens boulevard, to Roxton street, to Thornton place, to Fleet street, to Yellowstone boulevard, to Cooper avenue, to Seventy-third place, to Myrtle avenue to Seventy-ninth lane, thence southerly along the western border of Forest Park to the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Kings, thence along said boundary line to Atlantic avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number four (4) shall consist of that part of the county of within and bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Kings, at the intersection of said boundary line and Atlantic avenue, and running thence along said boundary line to Jamaica bay, thence along said boundary line through the waters of Jamaica bay and Rockaway inlet to the Atlantic
ocean, thence easterly through the waters of the Atlantic ocean to the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Nassau, thnce northerly along said boundary line to One Hundred and Fourteenth avenue, to Springfield boulevard, to Colfax street, to Murdock avenue, to and along One Hundred and Fourteenth avenue, to One Hundred and Ninety-sixth street, to Linden (Foch) boulevard, to One Hundred and Ninety-second street, to One Hundred and Twentieth avenue, to Merrick boulevard, to One Hundred and- Eighth avenue, to One Hundred and Sevientieth street, to Liberty avenue, to One Hundred and Seventieth street, to Jamaica avenue, to One Hundred and Sixtieth street, to Ninetieth avenue, to One Hundred and Sixty-second street, to Hillside avenue, to One Hundred and Seventeenth street, to Jamaica avenue to Woodhaven boulevard, to Eighty-eighth avenue, to Ninetieth street, to Jamaica avenue, to Eighty-fifth street, to Atlantic avenue, to the boundary line between the counties of Queens’ and Kings, the point or place of beginning.
District number five (5) shall consist of that part of the county of Queens within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and Hoyt avenue south, and running thence along Hoyt avenue south to Astoria boulevard, to Steinway street, to Thirtieth avenue, to Fifty-first street, to Northern boulevard, to Woodside avenue, to Sixty-ninth street, to Queens boulevard, to Woodhaven boulevard, to Yellowstone boulevard, to Fleet street, to Thornton place, to Roxton street, to Queens boulevard, to Sixty-ninth road, to One Hundred and Fifty-first street, to Sixty-ninth avenue, to Fresh Meadow lane, to Forty-sixth avenue, to One Hundred and Sixty fifth street, to Forty-fifth avenue, to Parsons boulevard, to Cherry avenue, to Bowne street, to Northern boulevard, to Union street, to Bayside avenue, to and along Bayside lane, to and along Twenty-sixth avenue, to Bell boulevard, to Twenty-third avenue, to Little Neck bay, thence through the waters of Little Neck bay and the East river to Hoyt avenue south, the point or place of beginning.
District number six (6) shall consist of that part of the county of Queens within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and Hoyt avenue south, and running thence along Hoyt avenue south to Astoria boulevard, to Steinway street, to Thirtieth avenue, to Fifty-first street, to Northern boulevard, to Woodside avenue, to Sixty-ninth street, to Queens boulevard, to Woodhaven boulevard, to Cooper avenue, to Seventy-third place, to Myrtle avenue to Seventy-ninth lane, thence southerly along the western border of Forest Park to the boundary line between the counties of Queens and Kings, thence westerly along said boundary line to the East river, thence through the waters of the East river to Hoyt avenue south, the point or place of beginning.
District number seven (7) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and Broadway, and running thence along Broadway to Berry street, to South Sixth street, to Broadway, to Hopkinson avenue, to MacDonough street, to Broadway, to Eastern Parkway Extension, to Bushwick avenue, to Highland boulevard, to the boundary line between the counties of Kings and Queens, thence along said boundary line to the East river, thence through the waters of the East river to Broadway, the point or place of beginning.
District number eight (8) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Broadway and Jefferson avenue, and running thence along Jefferson avenue to Howard avenue, to Pacific street, to Ralph avenue, to St. Marks avenue, to Rochester avenue, to Prospect place, to Troy avenue, to St. Johns place, to Utica avenue, to Winthrop street, to East Fifty-fourth street, to Winthrop street, to East Ninety-eighth street, to Blake avenue, to Pennsylvania avenue, to Hegeman avenue, to Louisiana avenue, to DeWitt avenue, to Williams avenue, to and along Hinsdale street, to Fresh Creek basin, thence through the waters of Fresh Creek basin to Border avenue, to Spring Creek basin, thence through the waters of Spring Creek basin to the boundary line between the counties of Kings and Queens, thence northerly along said boundary line to Highland boulevard, to Bushwick avenue, to Eastern Parkway Extension, to Broadway, to MacDonough street, to Hopkinson avenue, to Broadway, to Jefferson avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number nine (9) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and Blake avenue, and running thence along Pennsylvania avenue to Hegeman avenue, to Louisiana avenue, to DeWitt avenue, to Williams avenue, to and along Hinsdale street, to Fresh Creek basin, thence through the waters of Fresh Creek basin to Border avenue, to Spring Creek basin, thence through the waters of Spring Creek basin to the boundary line between the counties of Kings and Queens, thence along said boundary line through the waters of Spring Creek basin, Jamaica bay and Rockaway inlet, thence through the waters of Rockaway inlet and Sheepshead bay to Bedford avenue, to Avenue R, to Haring street, to Avenue R, to Schenectady avenue, to Avenue J, to Brooklyn avenue, to Avenue H, to East Thirty-seventh street, to Cortelyou road, to Brooklyn avenue, to Beverly road, to Canarsie avenue, to Tilden avenue, to Rogers avenue to Sterling street, to New York avenue, to Montgomery street, to Kingston avenue, to Union street, to Brooklyn avenue, to Eastern parkway, to Kingston avenue, to St. Marks avenue, to Albany avenue, to Prospect place, to Troy avenue, St. Johns place, to Utica avenue, to Winthrop street, to East Fifty-fourth street, to Winthrop street, to East Ninety-eighth street, to Blake avenue, to Pennsylvania avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number ten (10) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the Lower bay and Bay View avenue, and running thence along Bay View avenue to Neptune avenue, to Stillwell avenue, to Avenue P, to West Sixth street, to Avenue O, to Sixty-fifth street, to Dahill road, to Avenue O, to East Thirteenth street, to Kings highway, to East Twenty-second street, to Avenue O, to Bedford avenue, to Avenue D, to East Twenty-fifth street, to Cortelyou road, to Lott street, to Tilden avenue, to Canarsie avenue, to Beverley road, to Brooklyn avenue, to Cortelyou road, to East Thirty-seventh street, to Avenue H, to Brooklyn avenue, to Avenue J, to Schenectady avenue, to Avenue R, to Earing street, to Avenue R, to Bedford avenue, to Sheepshead bay, thence through the waters of Sheepshead bay, Rockaway inlet, Atlantic ocean and Lower bay to Bay View avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number eleven (11) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at Lower bay and Bay View avenue and running thence along Bay View avenue to Neptune avenue, to Stillwell avenue, to Avenue P, to West Sixth street, to Avenue O, to Sixty-fifth street, to Dahill road, to Avenue O, to Ocean parkway, to Avenue J, to East Fifth street, to Bay parkway, to Fifty-ninth street, to Twentieth avenue, to Sixty-seventh street, to Seventeenth avenue, to Bay Ridge avenue, to Fourteenth avenue, to Sixty-second street, to Thirteenth avenue, to Fifty-seventh street, to Ninth avenue, to Fifty-eighth street, to Seventh avenue, to Bay Ridge avenue, to Ridge boulevard, to Seventy-second street, to Colonial road, to Mackay place, to the Narrows, thence through the waters of the Narrows, Gravesend bay and Lower bay to Bay View avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number twelve (12) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at Gowanus bay and Twenty-sixth street, and running thence along Twenty-sixth street to Fifth avenue, to Twenty-fourth street, to Sixth avenue, to Fifteenth street, to Seventh avenue, to Prospect avenue, to Terrace place, to Prospect Park Southwest, to and along Coney Island avenue, to Beverley road, to East Ninth street, to Avenue C, to Ocean parkway, to Foster avenue, to East Third street, to Elmwood avenue, to East Fourth street, to Avenue I, to East Fifth street, to Bay parkway, to Fifty-ninth street, to Twentieth avenue, to Sixty-seventh street, to Sevententh avenue, to Bay Ridge avenue, to Fourteenth avenue, to Sixty-second street, to Thirteenth avenue, to Fifty-seventh street, to Ninth avenue, to Fifty-eighth street, to Seventh avenue, to Bay Ridge avenue, to Ridge boulevard, to Seventy-second street, to Colonial road, to Mackay place, to the Narrows, thence through the waters of the Narrows, Upper bay and Gowanus bay to Twenty-sixth street, the point or place of beginning.
District number thirteen (13) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and Broadway, and running thence along Broadway to Berry street, to South Sixth street, to Broadway, to Flushing avenue, to Skillman street, to Park avenue, to Franklin avenue, to Myrtle avenue, to Spencer street, to Willoughby avenue, to Kent avenue, to DeKalb avenue, to Waverly avenue, to Gates avenue, to Classon avenue, to Monroe street, to Franklin avenue, to Madison street, to Bedford avenue, to Quincy street, to Tompkins avenue, to Monroe street, to Marcy avenue, to Jefferson avenue, to Throop avenue, to Hancock street, to Tompkins avenue, to Halsey street, to Marcy avenue, to Macon street, to Tompkins avenue, to Fulton street, to Brooklyn avenue, to Dean street, to Bedford avenue, to Atlantic avenue, to Sixth avenue, to Bergen street, to Fifth avenue, to Eleventh street, to Fourth avenue, to Twelfth street, to Fifth avenue, to Fifteenth street, to Sixth avenue, to Twenty-fourth street, to Fifth avenue, to Tweny-sixth street, to Gowanus bay, thence through the waters of Gowanus bay, Upper bay, Buttermilk channel and East river to Broadway, the point or place of beginning.
District number fourteen (14) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Rogers avenue and Tilden avenue, and running thence along Tilden avenue to Lott street, to Cortelyou road, to East Twenty-fifth street, to Avenue D, to Bedford avenue, to Avenue 0, to East Twenty-second street, to Kings highway, to East Thirteenth street, to Avenue O, to Ocean parkway, to Avenue J, to East Fifth street, to Avenue I, to East Fourth street, to Elmwood avenue, to East Third street, to Foster avenue, to Ocean parkway, to Avenue C, to East Ninth street, to Beverley road, to Coney Island avenue, to and along Prospect Park Southwest, to Terrace place, to Prospect avenue, to Seventh avenue, to Fifteenth street, to Fifth avenue, to Twelfth street, to Fourth avenue, to Eleventh street, to Fifth avenue, to Bergen street, to Sixth avenue, to Atlantic avenue, to Classon avenue, to St. Johns place, to Underhill avenue, to Eastern parkway, to Plaza street, thence westerly along Plaza street to Flatbush avenue, to Maple street, to Rogers avenue, to Tilden avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District fifteen (15) shall consist of that part of the county of Kings within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Broadway and Flushing avenue, and running thence along Flushing avenue to Skillman street, to Park avenue, to Franklin avenue, to Myrtle avenue, to Spencer street, to Willoughby avenue, to Kent avenue, to DeKalb avenue, to Waverly avenue, to Gates avenue, to Classon avenue to Monroe street, to Franklin avenue, to Madison street, to Bedford avenue, to Quincy street, to Tompkins avenue, to Monroe street, to Marcy avenue, to Jefferson avenue, to Throop avenue, to Hancock street, to Tompkins avenue, to Halsey street, to Marcy avenue, to Macon street, to Tompkins avenue, to Fulton street, to Brooklyn avenue, to Dean street, to Bedford avenue, to Atlantic avenue, to Classon avenue, to St. Johns place, to Underhill avenue, to Eastern parkway, to Plaza street, thence westerly along Plaza street to Flatbush avenue, to Maple street, to Rogers avenue, to Sterling street, to New York avenue, to Montgomery street, to Kingston avenue, to Union street, to Brooklyn avenue, to Eastern parkway, to Kingston avenue, to St. Marks avenue, to Albany avenue, to Prospect place, to Rochester avenue, to St. Marks avenue to Ralph avenue, to Pacific street, to Howard avenue, to Jefferson avenue, to Broadway, to Flushing avenue, to the point or place of beginning.
District number sixteen (16) shall consist of the county of Richmond.
District number seventeen (17) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the Hudson river and West Fifteenth street, and running thence along West Fifteenth street to Eighth avenue, to Bleecker street, to Christopher street, to Washington place, to Sixth avenue, to West Third street, to and along Great Jones street, to the Bowery, to and along Third avenue, to East Twenty-second street, to Lexington avenue, to East Thirty-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Fortieth street, to the East river, thence through the waters of the East river and Hudson river to West Fifteenth street, the point or place of beginning, and including Governor’s Island, Ellis Island, Bedloe’s Island and Oyster Island.
District number eighteen (18) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the Hudson river and West Fifteenth street, and running thence along West Fifteenth street to Eighth avenue, to West Fourteenth street, to Seventh avenue, to West Thirty-seventh street, to Eighth avenue, to West Fifty-sixth street, to Ninth avenue, to West Fifty-eighth street, to Eighth avenue to West Fifty-ninth street, thence along Broadway to West Sixty-fifth street, thence along Columbus avenue, to West Seventy-seventh street, to Central Park West, to West Ninety-seventh street, to the Hudson river, thence through the waters of the Hudson river to West Fifteenth street, the point or place of beginning.
District number nineteen (19) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Bowery and Great Jones street, and running thence along the Bowery to and along Third avenue, to East Twenty-second street, to Lexington avenue, to East Thirty-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Fortieth street, to the East river, thence through the waters of the East river, to East Fifty-ninth street, thence along East Fifty-ninth street to Second avenue, to East Seventy-first street, to Third avenue, to East Seventy-second street, to Second avenue, to East Seventy-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Seventy-eighth street to Second avenue, to East Seventy-ninth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-second street, to Third avenue, to East Eighty-third street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Eighty-eighth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-ninth street, to Third avenue, to East Ninety-fourth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Ninety-sixth street, to Park avenue, to East Ninety-seventh street, to Madison avenue, to East Ninety-ninth street, to Fifth avenue, to East Ninety-seventh street, thence through Central Park along transverse road number four to Central Park West, to West Seventy-seventh street, to Columbus avenue, to West Sixty-fifth street, thence along Broadway to West Fifty-ninth street, thence along Eighth avenue, to West Fifty-eighth street, to Ninth avenue, to West Fifty-sixth street, to Eighth avenue, to West Thirty-seventh street, to Seventh avenue, to West Fourteenth street, to Eighth avenue, to Bleecker
street, to Christopher street, to Washington place, to Sixth avenue, to West Third street, to and along Great Jones street, to the Bowery, the point or place of beginning.
District number twenty (20) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and East Fifty-ninth street, and running thence along East Fifty-ninth street to Second avenue, to East Seventy-first street, to Third avenue, to East Seventy-second street, to Second avenue, to East Seventy-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Seventy-eighth street, to Second avenue, to East Seventy-ninth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-second street, to Third avenue, to East Eighty-third street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East Eighty-eighth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Eighty-ninth street to Third avenue, to East Ninety-fourth street, to Lexington avenue, to East Ninety-sixth street, to Park avenue, to East Ninety-seventh street, to Madison avenue, to East Ninety-ninth street, to Fifth avenue to East Ninety-seventh street, thence through Central Park along transverse road number four to Central Park West, thence along West Ninety-seventh street to the Hudson river, thence through the waters of the Hudson river to West One Hundred and Twenty-second street, thence along West One Hundred and Twenty-second street to Morningside drive, to and along Columbus avenue, to West One Hundred and Seventh street, to Manhattan avenue, to West One Hundred and Sixth street, to Central Park West, to Cathedral parkway, thence along Cathedral parkway. West One Hundred and Tenth street, and East One Hundred and Tenth street, to Lexington avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventeenth street, to Third avenue, to East One Hundred and Nineteenth street, to the Harlem river, thence through the waters of the Harlem river. Little Hell Gate, Hell Gate and the East river to East Fifty-ninth street, the point or place of beginning, and including Welfare Island, Wards Island and Mill Rock. District number twenty-one (21) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the Harlem river and East One Hundred and Nineteenth street, and running thence along East One Hundred and Nineteenth street to Third avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventeenth street, to Lexington avenue, to East One Hundred and Tenth street, thence along East One Hundred and Tenth street. West One Hundred and Tenth street and Cathedral parkway, to Central Park West, to West One Hundred and Sixth street, to Manhattan avenue, to West One Hundred and Seventh street, to Columbus avenue, to and along Morningside drive, thence through Morningside Park to Morningside avenue, thence along Morningside avenue to and along Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, to St. Nicholas terrace, to West One Hundred and Fortieth street, thence along Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Forty-first street, to Hamilton terrace, to West One Hundred and Forty-fourth street, to Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, to Amsterdam avenue, to West One Hundred and Sixtieth street, and through Highbridge Park to Harlem River driveway, to the Harlem river, thence through the waters of the Harlem river, Bronx Kills, East river and Little Hell Gate to East One Hundred and Nineteenth street, the point or place of beginning, and including Randalls Island and Sunken Meadow.
District number twenty-two (22) shall consist of that part of the county of New York within and bounded by a line beginning at the Hudson river and West One Hundred and Twenty-second street, and running thence along West One Hundred and Twenty-second street to Morningside drive and through Morningside Park to Morningside avenue, thence along Morningside avenue to and along Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, to St. Nicholas terrace, to West One Hundred and Fortieth street, thence along Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Forty-first street, to Hamilton terrace, to West One Hundred and Forty-fourth street, to Convent avenue, to West One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, to Amsterdam avenue, to West One Hundred and Sixtieth street, and through Highbridge Park to Harlem River driveway, to the Harlem river, thence through the waters of the Harlem river to the boundary line between the counties of New York and Bronx, thence northerly and westerly along said boundary line to the Hudson river, thence through the waters of the Hudson river to West One Hundred and Twenty-second street, the point or place of beginning.
District number twenty-three (23) shall consist of that part of the county of Bronx within and bounded by a line beginning at the Harlem river and West Tremont avenue, and running thence along West Tremont avenue, to and along East Tremont avenue, to Webster avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventy-first street, to Park avenue, to St. Paul’s place, to Washington avenue, to East One Hundred and Sixty-sixth street, to Third avenue, to East One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street, to Cauldwell avenue, to East One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street, to St. Ann’s avenue, to East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, to Cypress avenue, to East One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, to the East river, thence through the waters of the East river, Bronx Kills and Harlem river to West Tremont avenue, the point or place of beginning.
District number twenty-four (2h) shall consist of that part of the county of Bronx within and bounded by a line beginning at the East river and East One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, and running thence along East One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street to Cypress avenue, to East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, to St. Ann’s avenue, to East One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street, to Cauldwell avenue, to East One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street, to Third avenue, to East One Hundred and Sixty-sixth street, to Washington avenue, to St. Paul’s place, to Park avenue, to One Hundred and Seventy-first street, to Webster avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, to Arthur avenue, to Crotona Park North, thence easterly and northerly along Crotona Park North to East One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, to Crotona Parkway, to East One Hundred and Seventy-sixth street, to Daly avenue, to Bronx Park South, to the Bronx river, thence through the waters of the Bronx river and East river to East One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, the point or place of beginning, and including Riker’s Island, North Brother Island and South Brother Island.
District number twenty-five (25) shall consist of that part of the county of Bronx within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Bronx river and the boundary line between the counties of Bronx and Westchester, and running thence along said boundary line to Long Island Sound, thence through the waters of Long Island Sound and East river following the boundary lines between the counties of Bronx and Westchester and between the counties of Bronx and Queens to the mouth of the Bronx river, thence through the waters of the Bronx river to the boundary line between the counties of Bronx and Westchester, the point or place of beginning.
District number twenty-six (26) shall consist of that part of the county of Bronx within and bounded by a line beginning at the Bronx river and Bronx Park South, and running thence along Bronx Park South to Daly avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventy-sixth street, to Crotona parkway, to East One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, to Crotona Park North, thence southerly and westerly along Crotona Park North to Arthur avenue, to East One Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, to Webster avenue, to East Tremont avenue, to and along West Tremont avenue, to the Harlem river, thence through the waters of the Harlem river to the boundary line between the counties of Bronx and New York, thence northerly and westerly along said boundary line to the Hudson river, thence through the waters of the Hudson river to the boundary line between the counties of Bronx and Westchester, thence along said boundary line to the Bronx river, thence through the waters of the Bronx river to Bronx Park South, the point or place of beginning.
District number twenty-seven (27) shall consist of that part of the county of Westchester comprising the towns of Cortlandt, Eastchester, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, Ossining and the city of Yonkers.
District number twenty-eight (28) shall consist of that part of the county of Westchester comprising the towns of Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, North Castle, North Salem, Pelham, Poundridge, Rye, Scarsdale, Somers, and Yorktown and the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and White Plains.
District number twenty-nine (29) shall consist of the counties of Orange, Rockland and Sullivan.
District number thirty (30) shall consist of the counties of Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam.
District number thirty-one (31) shall consist of the counties of Delaware, Greene and Ulster.
District number thirty-two (32) shall consist of the county of Albany.
District number thirty-three (33) shall consist of the county of Rensselaer.
District number thirty-four (34) shall consist of the counties of Saratoga and Schenectady.
District number thirty-five (35) shall consist of the counties of Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington.
District number thirty-six (36) shall consist of the counties of Franklin and Saint Lawrence.
District number thirty-seven (37) shall consist of the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis.
District number thirty-eight (38) shall consist of the county of Oneida.
District number thirty-nine (39) shall consist of the counties of Jefferson and Oswego.
District number forty (40) shall consist of the county of Onondaga.
District number forty-one (41) shall consist of the counties of Madison, Montgomery, Otsego and Schoharie.
District number forty-two (42) shall consist of the counties of Broome, Chenango and Cortland.
District number forty-three (43) shall consist of the counties of Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins.
District number forty-four (44J shall consist of the counties of Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne.
District number forty-five (45) shall consist of the counties, of Ontario, Steuben and Yates.
District number forty-six (46) shall consist of the counties of Allegany, Genesee, Livingston and Wyoming.
District number forty-seven (47) shall consist of that part of the county of Monroe comprising the towns of Brighton, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Mendon, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Rush and Webster; together with the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, twelfth, the third, fourth, fifth and sixth election districts of the thirteenth, the fourteenth election district of the fourteenth ward, the sixteenth, seventeenth, the eighteenth, twenty-first and twenty-seconds wards of the city of Rochester, as at present constituted.
District number forty-eight (4S) shall consist of that part of the county of Monroe comprising the towns of Chili, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Ogden, Parma, Riga, Sweden and Wheatland; together with the first, second, third, fifth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, the first election district and the second election district of the thirteenth, the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth election districts of the fourteenth ward, fifteenth, the nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-third and twenty-fourth wards of the city of Rochester, as at present constituted.
District number forty-nine (49) shall consist of the counties of Niagara and Orleans.
District number fifty (50) shall consist of that part of the county of Erie within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo and Niagara river, and running thence easterly along the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo to Colvin avenue, to Amherst street, to Parkside avenue, to Florence avenue, to Main street, thence southerly along Main street to East Delavan avenue, to Jefferson avenue, to Best street, to Timon street, to High street, to Grey street to Broadway, thence southerly along Watson street to Eagle street, to Smith street, thence southerly along Smith street to the Erie railroad, thence westerly along the Erie railroad to the New York Central railroad, thence westerly along the New York Central railroad to Main street, thence southerly along Main street to Buffalo river, thence through the waters of Buffalo river, to Lake Erie, to Niagara river to the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo, the point or place of beginning.
District number fifty-one (51) shall consist of that part of the county of Erie within and bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo and Colvin avenue, and running thence easterly along the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo to the easterly boundary line of the city of Buffalo, thence southerly along the easterly boundary line of the city of Buffalo to the Buffalo river, thence westerly through the waters of the Buffalo river to the Pennsylvania railroad, thence along the Pennsylvania railroad to Smith street, to Eagle street, to Watson street, to Broadway, thence northerly along Grey street, to High street, to Timon street, to Best street, to Jefferson avenue, to East Delavan avenue, to Main street, thence northerly along Main street to Florence avenue, to Parkside avenue, to Amherst street, to Colvin avenue, thence northerly along Colvin avenue, to the northerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo, the point or place of beginning.
District number fifty-two (52) shall consist of that part of the county of Erie comprising the towns of Alden, Amherst, Aurora, Boston, Brant, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Colden, Collins, Concord, Eden, Elmar, Evans, Grand Island, Hamburg, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Newstead, North Collins, Orchard Park, Sardinia, Tonawanda, Wales, and West Seneca; together with the cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda, and that part of the city of Buffalo within and bounded by a line beginning at Buffalo river and Main street, and running thence northerly along Main street to the New York Central railroad, thence easterly along the New York Central railroad to the Erie railroad, thence easterly along the Erie railroad to Smith street, thence northerly along Smith street to the Pennsylvania railroad, thence easterly along the Pennsylvania railroad to Buffalo river, thence through the waters of Buffalo river to the easterly boundary line of the city of Buffalo, thence southerly along the easterly boundary line of the city of Buffalo to the southerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo, thence westerly along the southerly boundary line of the city of Buffalo to Lake Erie, thence through the waters of Lake Erie to Buffalo river, thence easterly through the waters of Buffalo river to Main street, to point or place of beginning.
District fifty-three (53) shall consist of the counties of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua.


A Few Facts

• Has 5382 words

• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention

• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 2 of 1938

If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:

• Joined the Constitution in 1939

• Been in Article III: Legislature

• Changed the text of a previously existing provision

• Amended or built on:
1895-III.3


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