The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-05-04
Spring Elections Restored.

The following is the relative to spriu
, elections as it passed the House:
J SECTION L. BE IL enacted &c, Tha
the fifteenth section of an act entitled
An Act further supplemental to that &C
relative to the elections of this Common
wealth, approved April II, 1862" b.
and the same is hereby repealed. Pro
Uided, That the assessors for the differen
townships in said counties may be elect
ed at the next general election for the
year next ensuing. And ProUieed fur
ther, That the registry of voters, as re
CURED by the provisions of the act of Apri
IL, 1869, taken for the general election
shall also be accepted aud used for the
several township and borough elections
In said counties at the elections held fol
township and borough purposes Provid
ed, That the provisions of this act shall
not apply to the cities of Philadelphia
Harrisburg, Lancaster, Williansport, AL
legheny, Pittsburg, Meadville and Titus
vile, the county of Westmoreland and
the borough of Lebanon.
THE APPOINTMENT BILL.
The following is the bill reported by
the Appointment Committee, and adopted
by the Legislature
Until the next septennial enumeration
of the taxable inhabitants, and an appor-
tionment thereon, the Senate shall con
sist of thirty-three mem bers, and be ap
portioned as follows, to wit:
1st, I'd, Sd and 4th Districts. city
of Philadelphia.
5th.-lh he counties of Chester and
Delaware, to elect one Senator.
6th.-The county of Montgomery, to
elect one Senator.
7th.-The counties of Bucks and
Northampton, to elect one Senator.
Sth.-The county of Berks, to elect
one Senator
9th.-The county of Lancaster, to elect
one Senator.
lOth-The county of Schuylkill, to
elect one Senator.
llth.-The counties of Lehigh and
Carbon, to elect one Senator
l2th.-The counties of DauphiD and
Lebanon, to elect one Senator.
l3th.-The counties of Luzerne, Mon
roe aud Pike, to elect two Senators.
l4th.-The counties of Bradford, Sus
quehanna, Wayne and Wyoming, to elect
one Senator.
l5th.-The counties of Columbia Ly-
coming, Montour and Sullivan, to elect
one Senator
l6th.-The counties of Cameron, Nc
keau, Potter and Tioga, to elect one
Senator.
l7th.-The counties of Snyder, Perry,
Northumberland and Union to elect one
Senator.
lSth.-The counties of Clinton, Cam
bria, ClearGeld and Elk, to elect one
Senator.
19th.-The counties of Cumberland
and Franklin, to elect one Senator.
20th.-The counties of Adams and
York, to elect one Senator.
2lst The counties of Bedford, Full.
ton, Blair and Somerset, to elect one
Senator.
22d.-The counties of Centre, Juniata,
Mif1in and Huntingdon, to elect one
Senator.
23d.-The county of Allegheny, to
elect three Senator'S
24th.-The counties of Indiana and
Westmoreland, to elect one Senator
25th.-The counties of Fayette and
Greene, to elect one Senator.
26th.-The counties of Beaver, Butler
and Washington, to elect one Senator.
27th.-The counties of Clarion, Arm
strong, Jefferson and Forest, to elect one
Senator.
2Sth.-The counties of Lawrence,
Mercer and Venango, to elect one Senator
29th.-The county of Craw ford, to elect
one Senator.
3O,-The counties of Erie and Warren,
to elect one Senator
Until the next septennial enumeration
Of taxables and apportionment thereon
made by law, the House of Representa-
tlyes shall consist of one hundred mem
bers, and be apportioned as follows:
The city of Philadelphia shall be divid
ed into eighteen districts, each to elect
one member
The county of Adams shall be entitled
TO and elect one member
The county of Franklin to one member
The county of Armstrong to one mem.
ber
The counties of Beaver, Butler and
W ashington to four members.
The counties of Bedford and Fulton to |
one member.
The county of Berks to three members.
The county Of Blair to one memher
Dg to two members.
The county of Bucks to two members.
The county Of Cambria Done member.
The counties of Potter and Mexican to
me member.
The counties of Carbon and Monroe to /
me member,
The county of Allegheny, outside OF
he city of Pttsburg, to Eve members
The city Of Pittsburs to elect two mem