Art. III, § 2
Number and terms of senators and assembly members
Structure
The Legislature
Art. III · Legislature
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The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter provided. The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their successors shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their successors, shall be chosen for two years.
Simplified explanation
The senate has fifty members, except as later provided, and the assembly one hundred fifty. Senators are chosen for two years (those elected in 1895 served three), and assembly members are chosen for two years.