II.  Dep. consists of
     II.  Dist. 
         Richmond,
         Kings,
         Queens,
         Suffolk,
         Westchester,
         Putnam,
         Dutchess,
         Orange and Rockland Counties.

III.  Dep. consists of
    III.  Dist. 
         Columbia,
         Rensselaer,
         Sullivan,
         Ulster,
         Albany,
         Greene and Schoharie Counties.

IV.  Dist. 
Warren,
Saratoga,
St. Lawr’nce,
Washington,
Essex,
Franklin,
Clinton,
Montgom’ry,
Hamilton,
Fulton and Schenectady Counties.

VI.  Dist. 
Otsego,
Delaware,
Madison,
Chenango,
Tompkins,
Broome,
Chemung,
Schuyler,
Tioga and Cortland Counties.

IV.  Dep. consists of
     V. Dist. 
         Onondaga,
         Jefferson,
         Oneida,
         Oswego,
         Herkimer and Lewis Counties.

VII.  Dist. 
Livingston,
Ontario,
Wayne,
Yates,
Steuben,
Seneca,
Cayuga and Monroe Counties.

VIII.  Dist. 
Erie,
Chautauqua,
Cattaraugus,
Orleans,
Niagara,
Genesee,
Allegany and Wyoming Counties.

Q. How many counties in each of the districts?

A. One county in the First, nine in the Second, seven in the Third, eleven in the Fourth, six in the Fifth, ten in the Sixth, eight in the Seventh, eight in the Eighth district.

Q. How many counties in each of the departments?

A. One in the First, nine in the Second, twenty-eight in the
Third, and twenty-two in the Fourth.

Q. How many Justices constitute the General Term Court, or the court held in and for the department?

A. Three in each Department.

Q. Where do these Justices come from?

A. They are appointed by the Governor from the Supreme Court
Justices that have been previously elected by the people.

Q. Must these Justices be taken from their respective departments?

A. Not necessarily; they may be transferred from another department; as for instance, a Justice from Buffalo in the Fourth Department has been transferred to the First Department.

Q. How many Supreme Court Justices are elected in the territory known as the First Department?

A. Five.

Q. How many Supreme Court Justices are elected in the district known as the Second Department?

A. Five.

Q. How many Supreme Court Justices are elected in the districts known as the Third Department?

A. Twelve.

Q. How many Supreme Court Justices are elected in the districts known as the Fourth Department?

A. Twelve.

Court of appeals.

Q. Of what does the Court of Appeals Consist?

A. Of seven Judges, elected by the electors of the whole State for a term of fourteen years; one of their number is called a Chief Judge, the others are called Associate Judges; they cannot hold the office after they are seventy years old.