Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-14
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The Committc arc aware that the above appor-
tionment of the 9th District is not in accordance
with the act, but became satisfied that it was I'M
possible to give two Representatives to each Coun-
cllor in all the Districts and obtain the rcpresen-
tation in the two houses designated by law and
consequently that provision of law is in itself a
nullity. The Committee therefore deemed it pre-
per to make such an apportionment Of the units
us would confne the two houses to the number
limited by law.
The next duty devolving upon the Committee
the division of districts into sub divisions for
the election of Councillors and Representatives.
In the absence of precinct returns, the Committee
met with much difficulty in obtaining such infor-
nation as would enable them to divide districts
in a manner to give equal representation, without
clashing with county precincts.
The following divisions wcro adopted by the
Committee as the most equitable to be obtained
from the information before the Committee
The First Dist,id.-SO much of Washington
county as lies south of the north line of StlIwa-
ter precinct will elect one Councillor and the re-
mainder Of the district will elect one Councillor.
The representation to the House of Representa-
tvcs in this district will be elected from the Re-
preventative Districts formerly established.
Second Disirict.-1hc second and third Wards
in St. Paul, and Little Canada precinct will elect
three Representatives and the first Ward in st.
Paul and St. Paul precinct outside of the city H.
mits will elect two Representatives.
Third and Fourth DiSircts.-The returns from
these districts exhibit no data by which geograp-
hical boundaries can he fixed for Representative
Districts, with any approximation to equality
They therefore arc not divided.
Fifth Decentralization county will elect one
Representative, and the remainder of the Council
District will elect one Representative.
Sirth District.-Dakota county will elect one
Councillor and two Representatives. Scott and
Rice counties will elect one Councillor, and Scott
county will elect two Representatives, and Rice
county will elect one Representative.
Eighth Distfict.-The county of Fillmore will
elect one Councillor, and the counties of Houston
and Mower will elect one Councillor. The coun-
tics of Fillmore and Houston will each elect two
Representatives. and the county of Mower will
elect one Representative.
Ninth District.-The counties of Winona and
Wabashaw will elect one member of the Council,
and two members of the House; and the county
of Olmsted will elect one Councillor and one Re-
preventative.
Tenth Districf.-Thc counties of Nicolett,
Steele and Farribault will elect one Representa-
tive, and the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, lie
Seur, Sibley, Pierce and Renville will elect two
Representatives.
Eleventh Distric..-Thc county of Carver and
and such precincts in the county Of Henncpin as
are located south and west of Minnetonka Lake
and Little Falls Greek will eject two Representa-
tives, and the remainder of Hennepin county, in
connection with the county of Davis, will elect
three Representatives.
The Committee, having completed the duties
assigned them by tho law authorizing them to
meet, adjourned sine die.
ALBERT STIMSON,
JOSEPH r. BROWN,
ID. NJ. HANSON,
w. \. DAVIS.