The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-03
ARTICLE NIX.
cnNnnEs.loNAL ArronIInNNENr.

CONGRESSIONAL ArroErIoNNENT,
! For the purpose Of clrctng from the state Of
| Illinois, fourteen representatives, to the congress
of the United States, TO which number the state Of
Illinois is entitled, the following congressional
districts shall be, ana are hereby established, 10
be- known a. districts first, second, third, fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, clcy
cnth, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth.
The first district shall be composed of the coun.
tie, of'AlcxaDdcr, Pulaski. Massac, Union John
son, Pope, Hardin, jackson, Williamson, Saline,
Gallatn, Hamilton, White Franklin and Perry
The second district Of the counties OF CTaw.
ford, jasper, Clay, Richlaud, Lawrence, WAYNE,
Edwards, Wabash, Ellngham, Fuycttc, Marion
jefferson and Bond,
The third district Of the counties Of St Chair
Washington, Clinton, Monroe, Randolph and
Madison.
The fourth district OF the counties ofChris,iau,
Montgomery, Macon, Moultrc, shelby, Gambler.
land Coles, Douglas, Clark and Edgar
The fifth district, Of the counties Of Macoupin,
Smgamon, Jersey, Greene, Scott Morgan, Men.
ard and Calhoun.
The sixth district Of the comtic, Of Hancock,
Adams, McDoncugh, Brown and Pike.
The seventh district Of the counties Of Peoria,
/ Tazcwcl, Fulton, Cas-, Schuyler and Mason
The eighth district, of the cuuutc- Of Nrunil.
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Ford, lroquois and Livingston.
The ninth district, Of the couutic- Of Woodlorl,
/ Marshall, LaSalle, Putnam. Bureau and stark
! The tenth district Of the couu,ic, of Knox,
Warren, Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island and
Henry
The eleventh district Of the counties Of knuka.
kcc, VIII, Grundy, Kendall Kane and Dulagr
Tho twelfth district OF the countie, of DrkHib,
Lee, Whitcsidc Carroll, Oglc and 10 Da,ic...
The thirteenth district, Of the counties Of La he
MclIrury Boone, Winucba2o and Srrphn0-on
The fourteenth district, of the county Of toU@
One rrpnrprr.outatiyc to the cOugrc,. oi III,
United State, shall be- elected in each Of the dl,
trict- before enumerated, on the TUESDAY after Oh,
first Monday OF November, in tie year ot Uur Lor,
one thousand eight hundred and -iNty-twO, aDl
one in each Of -aid districts every tNo YEAR
thereafter, until changed hy III" genera assembly
after the adoption OF this constitutions Suri
elections .Al.. b" h,,A, and returns thereof mad,
and cuAa,,rd, ls j, now, or may hereafter b'
+ provided by law
This article Is uo, objected 10 by anybody it
the state, tlatw c know Of The first seven I'll.
trict- we're apporionnd by the democrats, and tn,
other seven BY the republicans. Taking the vote to
Lincoln %, a tc-t, it would give seven democratic
and seven republican districts. But that j. rot
. a mattcrof 80 much importance ~ the fact tllat
it give. Us fo,giccn cougrcs-lncn--thc tuiI number
to which We are entitled. The apportionmcut
bill passed by the last legislature only gave "a.
Hjrhco. The apportiomUcrt "a, made tog the ness
constitution is perfectly iair--as fair as can be
mad, aud Sc do not hear Of any objections being
made tot by any one. OF course it will Ice adop
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