The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-28
.iPPORTION.NE'NT.
SENATORIAL.

SECTION 6. The general assembly shall appor.
tion the state every ten years, beginning with
the year one thousand eight hundred and seven.
ty-one, by dividing the population of the State,
as ascertained by the federal census, By the mum.
Der tifty.one, and the quotlent shall be the ratio
OF representation in the senate The state shall
be divided into ifty-one senatorial districts, each
of which shall elect one senator, whose term of
Office shall be four years. The senator's elected
in the year OF our Lord, 1872, in districts bearing
odd numbers, shall vacate their offices ut the end
of two years, and those elected in districts bear
ing even numbers at the end OF four years and
vacancies occurring by the expiration of term
shall be filled by the election of senator's for the
full term. Senatorial districts shall be formed
OF contiguous and compact territory, bounded
by county lines and contain aslnearly as practl-
cable an equal number of inhabitants: but no
district shall contain less than four.ffths of the
senatorial ratio. Counties containing not less
than the ratio and three.fourths, NAV be divided
into separate districts, and shall be entitled to
two senators, and to one additional senator for
each number Of inhabitants, equal to the ratio,
contained by such counties in excess of twice the
number of said ratio. .r...
REPRESENTATIVE
SEC. Z. The population of the state az ascer.
tanned by the federal census, shall be divided by
the number one hundred and fiftv.three, and the
quotient shall be the ratio of representation in
the house of representatives. Every county or
district shall be entitled to one tatiye.
when its population is three.ffths of the ratio :
IT any county has less than three.fifths of the
ratio, it shall be attached to the adjoining coun.
ty having the least population. to which no
other county has for the same reason been at
tached. and the two shall constitute n separate
district. Every county or district having pop.
ulation not less than the ratio and three.ffths,
shall tie entitled TO two representatives, and for
each additional number of inhabitants equal to
the ratio, one representative. Counties having
over NV" hundred thousand inhabitants NAV be
divided into districts, each entitled to not less
than three nor more than five representatives.
After the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, the whole population shall be divided by
the number one hundred and fifty.nine, and the
quotient shall be the ratio of representation in
the house OF representatives for the ensuing ten
years, and six additional representatives shall
he added for every five hundred thousand in.
crease of population at each decennial census
thereafter, and be- apportioned in tho same man.
her ~ above provided.
SEC. 8. When a county or district shall have n
fraction of population above what shall entitle il
TO one representative, or more, according to the
provisions of the foregoing sections, amounting
TO oneffth the ratio, it shall be entitled TO one
additional representative in the fifth term Of each
decennial period; when such fraction is two.
hfths the ratio, it shall be entitled to an add.
tionnl representative in the fourth and fifth
terms of said periods; when the fraction is three.
hfths OF tho ratio, it shall be entitled to m adj
d'tlonal representative in the first, second and
third terms, respectively; when the fraction is
ioar.ttths OF the ratio, it shall be entitled to an
additional representative in the first, second,
tDlrQ and fourth terms reappctiv olv
TINE or MEETING AND GENERAL RULES.
SEC 8. The sessions of the general assembly
snail commence ut twelve o'clock noon, on the