Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-16
A PrSciamatioa BY the Governor,
AN ArpoRrIoYNRxr OF REPRESENTATION.

AN AFPORTlONMENf VI REPRESENTATION IiHl
WHEREAS, BY an Act otthe Legislative Assom.
bly, entitled, AN Act 10 .fr the time and mode Of
apporioniag he Council and House of Repre-.
sea'diices ofhs Legislative Assembly 0fhe Ter
ritory Of NsD liscico, approred January
2G, 1860" it is provided in the second section
thereof, that ifthe Legislative Assembly shall fail
to make the apportonment according tc the pro-
visions Of that act at their first session after the
Census shall have been taken by the United
States Marshal then, and in that case it shall be
the duty of the Governor within thirty days after
the adjournment Of the Legislative Assembly to
apportion the members of the Council and House
Of Representatives as nearly az practicable, to tho
different Counties according 10. .he Organic lao
0fhe TeritorU'
AND WHEREAS, The Legislative Assembly has
adjourned without having made the required ap-
portlonment, and tho Organic law requires that
"an appOrtiOnment shall be made, as nearly equal
as practicable, among the several Counties or dis
lricts, for the election of the Council and House
Of Representatives giriHg 10 each section Of The
Territory representation in he ratio Of lis pop.
Watioa, indians ecceptedl as nearly as mry BE-
Be,t therefore known that ABRAHAM REN.
CHER, Governor Of New Mexico by virtue Of tho
said Act oftha Legislative Assembly, and in pur.
suance of the Organic law do apporion the rep
rcsentation among the Counties and districts Of
the sud Territory in the Council and House Of
Representatives, as follows
The Counties Of Taos, San Maguel, and Rio
Arloa shalI each DO entitled 10 elect TWO members
ol the Oounell'
me Counties oi Mora Santa TO- sana Ana
bernaell' valencia ana socorro' snall each DO
entitled to elect one member oil tne Council
Iae Oouh'le5 Of Dona ANA anu Arizona shall
The Counties Of Taos. and San Maruil, shah
each be entitled to elect four members Of the
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The Counties Of Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe,
Shall each bo entitled to elect three members Of
the House Of Representatives. sN laf
The Counties Of Mora, Bernalilli, Valencia.
Sooorro, and Dona Ana, shall each be entitled TO
elect two members Of the House of Representa-.
tiyss.
The Counties Of Santa Ana, and Arizona shall
each DO entitled to elect one member olthe House
Of Representatives
| do hereby as Governor as aforesaid make
known and proclaim that the apportonment here.
in made shall be the representation TO which each
County and district shall be entitled in the Conn
eli, and House Of Representatives, until other
wlsc chauged by law. And lido further proclaim
md reoure that All Public Officers sball strictly
obspya and enforce the samp in ali elections
hereafter 10 be held in this Territory for the elec.
tion Of members of the Council and Housa Of
Renresontatiyes. Of the Territory Of New Mexico
nooe at Santa Fe tho sixth day of Febuorr 1891
a RENCHER. Gov N Mesico
I'1'7'.
" ,bo Edjtor oftbe Gozetie
;no,oso y0, for nrblicot;on an .rnortiorroc,
r. pnnsor;o,on made hv mo M dor or ~. ~
a. u a,,iSotisa Assemble IN do;nr 4 II tba s'' A.. ~
cauic @ lsw reouiros thot / should hays regard mt
enly % to ~ tbe renrosentation Of the counties % but M
| that i should regard also the representation Of
each section Of the Territory, and make itaccor-
dng Ia the utio of Ms popuaton, al near as prac-
ltleable. found the ratio Of representation ia
lthe Houso or REPRESENTATIVES was 9,0sO. Diyi-
dino the number of Inhabitants in each county, by
thls ratio. and Il gives the number Of representa-.
tjves 10 which each county Is entitled, fhe frac-
1 Itions reniainIug over, have carried to the sd.
Joining county 90 as to give to that section Of the
Iert0rytAe benefits Of theae fractions: For ex-
ample, 1 found BY this ratio, that SAP Miguel vas
entitled 70 four members, with large fraction,
and santa 10 to two members, with . still larger
llaallep 'lq.''e easslsq sue ''acson o' pan
Miguel to sanla e a9u ~. sY ~ 1a0'nSs nm