| 10th New York State Legislature | |||||
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 The Old Royal Exchange, in New York City, where the Legislature met from 1785 to 1787. (undated) | |||||
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| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York,United States | ||||
| Term | July 1, 1786 – June 30, 1787 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov.Pierre Van Cortlandt | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 70 (de facto 65) | ||||
| Speaker | Richard Varick | ||||
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The10th New York State Legislature, consisting of theNew York State Senate and theNew York State Assembly, met from January 12 to April 21, 1787, during the tenth year ofGeorge Clinton'sgovernorship, at theOld Royal Exchange inNew York City.
Under the provisions of theNew York Constitution of 1777, the State Senators were elected on general tickets in the senatorial districts, and were then divided into four classes. Six senators each drew lots for a term of 1, 2, 3 or 4 years and, beginning at the election in April 1778, every year six Senate seats came up for election to a four-year term. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole assembly being renewed annually.
In March 1786, the Legislature enacted that future Legislatures meet on the first Tuesday of January of each year unless called earlier by the governor. No general meeting place was determined, leaving it to each Legislature to name the place where to reconvene, and if no place could be agreed upon, the Legislature should meet again where it adjourned.
The State election was held from April 25 to 27, 1786. Gov.George Clinton and Lt. Gov.Pierre Van Cortlandt were re-elected to a fourth term. SenatorsLewis Morris (Southern D.),John Williams (Eastern D.) andAbraham Yates Jr. (Western D.) were re-elected; andJohn Hathorn (Middle D.),Peter Schuyler (Western D.) and AssemblymanJohn Vanderbilt (Southern D.), were elected to the Senate.
The State Legislature was to meet on January 2, 1787, at the Old Royal Exchange inNew York City, but the Assembly first assembled a quorum on January 12, the Senate on January 13; both Houses adjourned on April 21, 1787.
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State ofNew York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. John Vanderbilt changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
| District | Senators | Term left | Notes |
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| Southern | Isaac Stoutenburgh* | 1 year | |
| Samuel Townsend* | 1 year | ||
| Stephen Ward* | 1 year | ||
| William Floyd* | 2 years | elected to theCouncil of Appointment | |
| Ezra L'Hommedieu* | 2 years | ||
| vacant | 2 years | Alexander McDougall died on June 9, 1786. | |
| Thomas Tredwell* | 3 years | ||
| Lewis Morris* | 4 years | ||
| John Vanderbilt* | 4 years | ||
| Middle | Joseph Gasherie* | 1 year | |
| Jacobus Swartwout* | 1 year | ||
| Arthur Parks* | 2 years | ||
| John Haring* | 3 years | ||
| Cornelius Humfrey* | 3 years | ||
| John Hathorn | 4 years | elected to theCouncil of Appointment | |
| Eastern | Ebenezer Russell* | 2 years | elected to theCouncil of Appointment |
| David Hopkins* | 3 years | ||
| John Williams* | 4 years | ||
| Western | Andrew Finck* | 1 year | |
| Peter Van Ness* | 2 years | ||
| Volkert P. Douw* | 3 years | ||
| Philip Schuyler* | 3 years | ||
| Peter Schuyler | 4 years | elected to theCouncil of Appointment | |
| Abraham Yates Jr.* | 4 years |
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State ofNew York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
