The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-25
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN TEN
NESSEE.

| At the last session OF the General Assem-
bly,, ne,o apportionment law was passed
both for Congress and the Legislature. AS
but very few of our fellow citizens have the
opportunity of seeing the law, have thought
it advisable to present the important parts Of
it, so that every man who takes newspaper
may know how the districts stand, and if he
will preserve the paper, he can see how the
elections are going, as fast as the returns foi
the different counties may be received.
There are ten Congressional Districts, com.
posed as folows:-
lst Dist. Johnson, Carter, Sullivan, Wash.
ington, Hawkins, Greene, Cooke, Jefferson,
Hancock and Sewer.
I'd Dist. Granger, Claiborne, Campbell,
Scott, Anderson, Knox, Morgan, Fentress
and Overton.
Sd Dist. Blount, Monroe, Polk, Bradley,
McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Bledsoe, Hamilton,
Marion, and Roane. .
4th Dist. Jackson, Macon, Smith, Dekalb,
White, Warren, Coffee, Grundy, and Van
Buren.
5th Dist. Sumner, Wilson, Rutherford,
Cannon and Williamson.
9Th Dist franklin, Bedford, Marshall, Lin
coin, and Maury.
| 7th Dist Giles, Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin,
McNairy, Perry, Decatur, Benton, Humphreys,
Hickman and Lewis.
8th Dist Davidson, Robertson, Montgome-
ry, Stewart and Dickson.
9th Dist. Henry, Weakley, Dyer, Obion,
Iauderdale, Upton, Gibson, Carroll and
Henderson.
10th Dist Madison, Haywood, Hardeman,
Fayette and Shelby. ......
There are twenty-five Senatorial Districts,
composed as follows, viz:
/. Johnson, Carter, Washington and Sulli-
van.
9. Hawkins, Hancock and Jefferson.
3. Greene, Cooke, Sewer and Blount.
4. Campbell, Anderson, Claiborne and
Granger.
5. Knox and Roane.
6. Meigs, McMinn, Polk and Monroe.
7. Overton, Fentress, Scott and Morgan.
s Rhea, Bledsoe, Marion, Hamilton and
Bradley
g. Macon, Jackson and White.
10. Warren, Cannon, Van Buren,, Grundy
and Coffee.
IL. Sumner and Smith.
-. Wilson and DeKalb.
49, Rutherford and Williamson.
a. Bedford and Marshall.
l5 Lincoln and Franklin.
l6 Stewart, Montgomery and Robertson.
IL Davidson.
ls. Dickson, Hickman, Lewis and Maury.
49, Giles, Lawrence and Wayne.
2o Benton, Hsaafsseys, Perry, Decatur
and Henderson.
81. Henry, Weakley and Obion.
90 Carroll, Gibson and Dyer.
23 Madison, Haywood, Lauderdae and
Upton.
"a. Hardin, McNairy and Hardeman.
25. Fayette and Shelby.
Each district elects one Senator.-Total %.
The following counties elect, each, one
Representative, viz: Sullivan, Washington,
Greene, Hawkins, Cooke, Jefferson, Graingcr,
Claiborne, Knox, Blount, Monroe, Roane,
McMinn, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Franklin,
Cannon, Warren, White, Overton, Jackson,
Smith, DeKalb, Sumner, Rutherford, Bedford,
Lincoln, Marshall, Williamson, Robertson,
Montgomery, Stewart, Dickson, Hickman,
Maury, Giles, Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin,
Henderson, Carroll, Henry, Weakley, Obion,
Gibson, Madison, McNairy, IIafdeman, Fay
ette Haywood, making 81.
The following counties elect, each, two
Representatives, viz: Wilson, Davidson and
Shelby, making 6.
The. following counties jointly elect one
Representative, called Rodters, viz: Carter and
Johnson, l.-Greene, Hawkins, Hancock and
Jefferson, I.-Knox and Sewer, lander.
son and Campbell, l.-Scott, Morgan and
Frentress, 1.-Polk, McMnn and Meigs, l.
Rhea, Bledsoe and Hamilton, l.-Grundy,
Coffee and Van Buren,, l.-Smith, Snmnei
and Macon, I.-Davidson, Robertson and
Montgomery, 1.-Rutherford and Bedford,
/. Lincoln, Marshall and Giles, William
son, Maury and Lewis, l. Benton and Hum
phreys, Perry and Decatur, l.-Carroll
Gibson, Madison and Henry, dyer and
Lauderdale, l.-Tipton, Shelby and Fayette
l.-making IS Floaters-whole number OF
Representatives-75.- Nashville Banner.