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Constitution Of The State Of Arkansas Of 1874.

Article 8. Apportionment - Membership in General Assembly.

§ 1. Board of apportionment created - Powers and duties.

A Board to be known as "The Board of Apportionment," consisting of the Governor (who shall be Chairman), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General is hereby created and it shall be its imperative duty to make apportionment of representatives in accordance with the provisions hereof; the action of a majority in each instance shall be deemed the action of said board. [As amended by Const. Amends. 23 and 45.]

Publisher's Notes. Prior to amendment by Ark. Const. Amend. 45, this section read: "A board to be known as 'The Board of Apportionment,' consisting of the Governor (who shall be Chairman), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General is hereby created and it shall be its imperative duty to make apportionment of representatives and senators in accordance with the provisions hereof; the action of a majority in each instance shall be deemed the action of said Board."

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