...establish a free public library, there shall be elected a library board of six directors, one-third for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years; and annually thereafter there shall be elected two directors, who shall hold their office for three...

...of the senators and deputies elected to the legislature at the first election one-third shall serve for one year, one-third for two years, and one-third for three years. Immediately after the organization of the senate and chamber of deputies constituting the first legislature...

...town determines to elect. 10 When such board is first chosen, one-third thereof shall be elected 1 1 for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years, 12 and thereafter one-third shall be elected annually for a term of 13 three years. The board shall,...

...should be vested by Congress in a council of twelve persons, appointed out of its own body; one-third for one year; one-third for two years, and one-third for three years: the precedent for the many retiring clauses to be found in our later constitutions. Two-thirds of the...

...should be vested by Congress in a council of twelve persons, appointed out of its own body; one-third for one year; one-third for two years, and one-third for three years: the precedent for the many retiring clauses to be found in our later constitutions. Two-thirds of the...

...should be vested by Congress in a council of twelve persons, appointed out of its own body; one-third for one year; one-third for two years, and one-third for three years: the precedent for the many retiring clauses to be found in our later constitutions. Two-thirds of the...

...meeting, shall fix by lot, the term of office of its members so that one-third of them shall serve for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years, and thereafter one-third shall be elected annually on the third Saturday in April, to fill the vacancies...

...appointment they shall divide themselves at their first meeting by lot into three classes, one-third for one year, onethird for two years, and one-third for three years, and their terms shall expire accordingly. All vacancies shall be immediately reported by the directors...

...appointment, and shall divide themselves at their first meeting into three classes b'y lot, onethird for one year, one-third for two years, and one-third for three years, and their terms shall expire accordingly. They shall thereupon have the exclusive control of the expenditure...

...twelve. Of those elected at the time of the organization of such company, one-third shall be elected for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years. At each annual meeting thereafter a number equal to one-third of the whole number of directors shall be elected for...