Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-03-03
Basis of Representation.

,;' BATON RoUGE, Feb %, 1856.
Messrs. Ed;tors-As this is leasure day, /
cannot better than take part Of it to send you state
ment showing the Basis Of Representation in the
States the Unio and to ask Of to publish the same
My for asking this are place before the people Of
our State without comment the fact that large
GRITTY Of the States have adopted in their constitutions the
principle Of the total population basis Early in the present
session movement made in our House Of Representa-
ves to alter the sth article Of present constitution and
asserted by Mr. Smart Of Sabine in the Of his
argument in favor Of the change, that ours was the only
State in the Union which had engrafted such odious
principle in the organic law. The following statement
drawn up by Of the most distinguished members Of
Senate from book in the State Library containing the
Constitutions Of all the States excepting louisiana which
was published in New York in 1852 The reason why
present Constitution appear there because
adopted subsequent its publication in the year.
~ ~ TOTAL POPULATION BASIS.
l. MAINE-In both Houses.
O. RHODE IsLAND-One Senator for each town. House
Total population.
g. NEW YORK-In both Houses, excluding aliens and
persons Of color not taxed.
A. MARYLAND-0ne Senator for each county and city.
House-TotaI population.
s. OHIO-In both Houses according to Federal Census.
G. wIsCONsIN-1n both Houses. excluding Indians not
taxed. .# E.zst 49,
T. LOUISIANA-In both Houses.
g. GEoRGIA-One Senator for each county House-Total
white population adding Of people Of color.
o. FLORIDA-Same. e. es is
TO- vERMoNT-Toal population according TO taxable in
habitants. .a -t sa--- - ~
TOTAL WHITE POPULATION BASIS.
II. ALABAMA-In both Houses.
10. MIssIssIPPE-same.
Is. ILLINOIs-same.
IA. IOWA-Same
Is CALIFORNIA-same.
49, ACKNOWLEDGMENT white inhabitants
IT, acknowledgements white inhabitants including
persons Of Indian descent not belonging to tribe
49, Misunderstanding to free population, Indians not
taxed Africans and descendants Of Africans excepted
MIXED BASzs
TO- MASSACHUSETTS to population Of public
taxes House-According 10 rateable male polls above
81 years. ,45 ,-g
90 NEW HAMPsHIRE-Twelve Senators according to
public taxes. House-Same.
q. Observation-Disclosures to taxable inhabitants in
both Houses @
o. notwithstanding to taxes paid and white nha
bitants ~ 1880 ~
49, SOUTH CAROLINA-By counties House-According
to taxes and white inhabitants
a. misunderstanding to free white male inhabitants
g. to free white males above 81 years.
26. NEW JERSEY-By counties. House-According to
number Of inhabitants
r. DELAWARE-Three Senators for each county. House
Seven Representatives for each county.
Is. CONNECTICUT-Fixed by towns in both Houses. %
o. NORTH CARoLINA-Fxed by counties In both Houses
QUALIFIED ELECTORAL BASLS
80. KENTUCKY. &~s $50 .T'
81. TENNESSEE. aass
- RECAPITULATION
Total population basis-S States.
including three-niths Of people Of coor-2 States.
" in the Senate State
free population, Indians not taxed, and Africans and
their descendent excepted-1 State.
white inhabitants-7 states.
According to taxable inhabitants-1 State.
!" to public taxes and rateable male polb-2 States
I" to public taxes and white inhabitants-2 States
+" to white male Inhabitants State.
8 to white males shove 81 years-l State.
BY counties and towns-8 States. za
Qualified siectoF1- States. So
Yours truly, PHILIP B. KET.