Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-19
Laws Of Minnesota---byA Authority
AN ACT
To provide for the appOrtOnment of Members CT the
Legislative Assembly OF this Territory.
Be enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
of Minnesota:

To provide for the appOriOnment of Members CT the
Legislative Assembly Of this Territory.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory
Of Minnesota:
of Goodhue, Dodge and Freeborn
shall constitute the fourth Council District
after constitute the sixth Council District.
Sec The counties of Iouston Fillmore and Mower shall
hereafter constitute the eighth Council District.
SEC. a. The counties winona, Omstead and Wabahaw
shall constitute the ninth Council District.
SEC 8. The counties OF lie Sueu Steele Farbault Blue
Earth Brown, Ncolet. Sbc, Pierce and Renvle shall
situte the tenth Council District.
6. The counties ennepin, Carver and Davis shall
constitute the eleventh Council District.
SEC The counties Of Todd Stearns and Wright shall be
attached the firth Council District.
SEC s. The counties of Superior and Doty shall be attached
SEC o. members the Council and three meml
Representatives shall be selected by
spec shall capitol
Monday in August next and shall proceed jointly divide
the Houses the Legislature which
district shall be entitled, in proportion to the population in the
SEC TO- The In the next shall be
increased fifteen members the Council thirtyegh
of the House of which shall be divided
in the following manner, to wit:
Territory by sxy-egh being whole
number of units Of in the legislature The
sentaton.
end The representative population of each Council District
divided by said ratio population, the quotien
shall he the whole number units the
sac Assembly assigned District the remain
der shall he fractions.
numbers units representation
shall then be added togete and the addition
to be less than he whole number Of units of
unit of shall be added to each dis
c having the largest fracton until the said units added
g,tber, shall amount to s.xty-cight as aforesaid
4th The units OF snail t1en be divided be-
tween the two houses in such manner that the number Of Rep
and of Councillors assigned each district will
form the number OF units OF TO when such dis
tct enttled WITHOUT leaving py counting each
Councillor two units and each Representatives. unit.
OH In which may be entitled 10 more than three
units representation not less than two members of the House
Of shall be assigned to each memoe, CT the
Ctuc In all cases. the number SET down denong the num-
DIT members OF the Council from each district sna oe count
ed twie and oeng mus counted sha IN connection with the
number set down as OF the mouse OF
form the number OF units OF to which such dis
SEC. H. the Council Dscts as deeignated IN An act
for the superintendent OF In the Territory
the Territory, subject the notifications and
vded 10y this act and no Council District shall be assigned less
amount OF tnan one Inemoer OF tne council anu
! two members Of the House OF representatives.
SEC. IL Wnen any Council District IN TINS the pop
uaton OF which Is not to ente SAID District to four
units 1t shall be the duty OF the Joint commit
tee Dy tns ACT the IN the two
population than will ene such District to four units of
ehaton sucn county or countess or SUCH Pouons nereo as
may contain sunicient popuauon as Will when added to said
District having deficit Of population aforesaid, constitute
SUFFICIENT population to enlc said District to four units of
b ~ heng 70 nd form mart Of tS
District to which the population shall have been added as afore
said Provided that the county or counties or portions thereof
the District containing such deficit of population
provided ALSO that the dedcon OF me OF suc
onnty or counties or ser on as
leave the district from which he OF tne
as aforesaid shall have been made win less number Oh popu
aon than will entite said Dstrict 10 four units OF
tation.
SEC When any Council District IN this Territory shall be
hereby shall divide such
district in such manner that but one al me Council
Districts and said committee further authorized to divide
each Council District in such manner that at least one
shall be the duty the committee aforesaid to
file with the secretary OF the 1eory copy OF te
OF said commee nciudinS the DIVISION OF tne