, 1870-06-13
REPRESENTATION,
Z he House APpoFtionlucnt Uin-Iu-
cFcnxc in the Number OF lscprcrcn-

Z he House APportionIucnt Uill-In-
cFcnxc in the Number OF lscprcrcn-
xntkSeA-
The following Is the new Appoctionment
bill! ~ 4 passed tho House. It will como up
in the Senate on Thursday:
AN Acr to provide for the spporuo1mcnt Of Rep
pFescntsuses to Congress among the several
It it enacted II lie !Sx,a.t aad HauAs ef Repre-
as,atirts ef tt United StGt<s a An<rit,1 N tpn-
gr<s. dkstbtd, That irom and after tho third day
iousc of Representatives shall be conpesed of
dwo hundred and .sesrntJ-nyc) tArfs huaircd
n.enhe1s: t. he appoEaoned among
provisions OF this act; provided, Iat IT, after such
superintendent. shall havr been IN alc, any new
State shsl lie admitted into the Cu!on, the ltepr.
shall bc additional 10 the number OF {rwp hun-
trct sni seFrni.-dre> hrs Annford herein llm-
lied; teud Il the number Of Representatives Of
any S,zte shall t,e rciuccd BY such npp,rsionnent
such reduction thail not take effect in the
Futty-sscrnd ConGrtss, bot such Ss2te shall nave
the same number Vt Representatives, In the Forty
second Congress to WHICH ii Is bs law entitled in
tao Fprty-1rst Congress, and any Representative
or Representatives, Whlca any state mar have In
1hc Forty conaress !n excess Of tae num
t.onal 70 the number Of TWO hundred and seventy
nye herein Nuiretl}: md II the representation O.
any State shall Be incssased oy such sprorttou-
tentAtivcs Of such State IN the Furty.scconh Con-
rrc*4 shxlI b chosen BY the State ns lArSe, and
~ etner RepEssennsai4sss sos NE rosi.seeond
rrcasson1 tstHcts now provided By law In the
several St2tesss
sH. = And n Il further enattrd. Tnss inme-
Li1ttip after the neIt enumeration OF the tnhabt-
! ants Of the United States shan have been CON
rleled according TO law, and before the efficiently
| rrst day Of august, oetcber, eighteen hundred
! md seventy, the Superintendent Of The Census
shall prepare and Submit to the sec1cusy Of The
Inferior preliminary report OF the results Of such
enumeration, cu1hralnE fuch statistics - shall he
l AHAhI n
nsSf neSfeSm he duises % u NJ ta,s set rrescrned ~
SEC i Aad h it .nur,her enacted. Thst atser the
preliminary report provided for IN The foregoing
lection sasi! have been sanniasd to te t1, Seer @
PRELIMINARY report The naus Of representation
Of each State, and the aSEreTatc bass Of repre-
senta,ton Of the Emitted States, and he shA
several Congressional districts by dividing tat
nEEfesate basis Of representation Of the United
s@tAtes @ p The number (two hundred and sesents
e., cf un't which may remain; and h
tna! sseeFtain the number Of Repre-
.en1aSes Ha99t1, /, D., oe hpportioned 70 caea stas
stAte By the bass Of representation Of the seyera
| eongssss1ona Districts tc]ecuns any fraction oi {
, VA adens1 mns Mn md be shall apnorioi
having the largest re}ected fsac1,ons one 70 each
~ Ahnu gnafc the whole numo,r ~ Rrnnrssn nta
tayrs t11o hundred and seTea,y -uvel tkrss Aun
SIC l. And Be IL fnr.at- enaetn., tn i, TIN eccrr
tasy Of The Interior saall on or before The tent.
6ay .! sersmee,, as.o; o. iae receipt Of such prc
rult, under the seal Of his of1ce, 70 DC speates
The Housr OF Representatives, and to The Goref
his proceedings under tne provisions Of this act-
| SEC .. And h Il further e,aae@ed, That IA ~
and partA q acta In CONFLICT with The provisions
Paused The Hoase oi Representatives Apru i,
Attest: EDWARD AcPuxrson, Clert.