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constitution of 1836.
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The counties of Lawrence and Randolph shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Johnson and Pope shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Crawford and Scott shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Conway and Van Buren shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Pulaski, White and Saline shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Hot Spring, Clark and Pike shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Hempstead and Lafayette shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Sevier and Miller shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Chicot and Union shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Arkansas and Jefferson shall compose one dıstrict and elect one senator.

The counties of Phillips and Monroe shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of St. Francis and Greene shall compose one district and elect one senator.

The counties of Crittenden and Mississippi shall compose one district and elect one senator.

And the senate shall never consist of less than seventeen nor more than thirty-three members; and as soon as the senate shall meet after the first election to be held under this constitution, they shall cause the senators to be divided by lot into two classes—nine of the first class and eight of the second; and the seats of the first class shall be vacated at the end of two years from the time of their election, and the seats of the second class at the end of four years from the time of their election; in order that one class of the senators may be elected every two years.