Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-08-11
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P ROC L A M A ION
BY HENRY DODGE

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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL COME, GREETING:
WHEREAS, BY an act Of the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory Of Wisconsin
entitled IAN Act making now election dis.
trIc;s, and providing for new appor,on.
ment OF representatives TO the Legislative
Assembly" approved February Sd, 1916,
il is provided, That as soon as practicable
after having been furnished with the emu.
meraton of the inhabitants of the Terrific.
ry in pursuance Of "An Act in relation 10
the formation Of State Government in
Wisconsin," the Governor of the Terrific.
ry shall opportion 10 each o! the districts
established by the fist aforesaid act. their
relative proportion of representation accor.
ding TO their population, as near as nav be
shown by the census taken by virtue Of the
above mentioned act upon The basis laid
down in the tenth section of 'An act 10
provide for taking The census Of the in.
hubiants Of the Territory of Wisconsin.
and to authorize the Governor TO apportion
the members of The Council and House Of
Representatives" approved February Is
1912, and issue proclamation, declaring
the apporlonment made under the ac,
aforesaid, approved February Sd. 1916.
AND WHEREAS, On the first day of Au
gust instant, the Secretary Of the Terro
~, pursuant TO The tenth section Of the
aforesaid act eniitle, "An Act in relation
10 the formation of State Government in
lsconsin," approved January 81, 1876,
did furnish TO the Governor II certified copy
of all abstract Of the population of the sew
efal counties as shown by the returns of
the enumeration made pursuant 10 the last
ato esai' act so far as The sad returns
! have been made TO The aforesaid Sccn>
| Vry.
| Now THER&ro2E. Be it known iha bv
virtue o the pu"fr and author ~ in ne
vested, uad pursuant to the act first aiore-
said, do apportion tie said members In
the several EleCHon Districts so as atufe.
sad established as follows, Ia wit:
To the first election district, comprising the
county OF Racine, having a population OF Seven.
teen thousand, nine hundred and eighty three;
TWO members Of the Council, and two members
OF tho House OF Representatives..
10 the second election district, comprising the
county OF Walworih, having a population of Tim.
iesn thousand, four huadreI and thirty nine; one
member of The Council, and two members Of III,
House of Representatives
10 the third election district, comprising the
county OF Rock. having population of Twelve
thousand four hundred and five; member OF
| the Council, and two members OF the House oil
! Representatives.
10 the fourth election district comprising the
counues OF Iowa and Richldnd, having a popu-
auon OF Fourteen thousand, nine hundred and SIX
Teen; one member OF tue Councli aud three MEM
beis OF the House of Representatives.
| 10 the fifth Election District, comprising the
county OF Grant, having population OF Twelve
thousand and thirty lous; one member uf the
| EouncIl, and two members OF the House oil Res
| resentatlves.
10 tn SIKH election district comprising t
| counties ct Green, Dane and ,SaaK, having pc
ulatIon OF Fourteen thousand am lii1y; oie men.
| Der of the (ouncli, and lhree members OF the
House OF Representatives.
To the seventh election distri t, comprising Tie
counues of Crawford, St. Croix, Chippewa aud
La PoInie, having population OF Two thDusaa
| elghl hundI ed aud sky three; ono member OF the
| Council andone member OF tae House OF Rep
| .esenlatves.
| To The eighth election district comprising the
counties OF dodge and Jefferson. hayIag a pUpu.
ldtion OF Sixteen thousand. tour hundred aud SIX
| tv severn one member OF the Council, aud three
| members ot the House ot Rtprts .uiativts.
To tue Ninth EIeclou District comprising the
! county OF Milwaukee, having ii population ui
| Fifteen thousand, niue hundred aud twenty five
one member pi the Council, aud TIVE members o
The House OF representatives.
| To the tenth election district comprising the
counties OF Washington aud Shchoygan. hdv NJ d
popu.aIInn OF nine THOUSAND ,one hundred AMI tcn
one member Of the Council, aud one member o
| Ike House OF Representatives.
10 The eleventh election district comprising the
countie, oil ManItCuwoc, Br wn. Calumet; VIA.
ncbago, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Portage and
Columbia, having population of Twelve thous.
and, we hundred aud ninety, one member OF the
Council menb r. of The House Of Representatives
To the twelfth election district comprising the
county Of Waukesha, having population of Thir
teen thousand, seven hundred and ninety three
| one member of the Council, and two me nbers o.
the House of Representatives.
>,,.I.. In testimony whereof,
,:sasyeN> have hc:cunIo subscribed my
::SnN.hSS nam. and caused the Greu
$sgSS Sea- of the Territory To be al
r'"S fixed Done at Madison, th
lst day of August, in the ye,r OF our Lore
One thousand eight hunircd and lortv-s x