Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-03


according 70 the census Of 1870, and there.
fore tca r1mbsr of senators and represen-
1atIVes will remain the same as in the
present legislsturs-25 senators and rs
Representatives, Il will bs seen that the
tOtsl number of voters in the State is
85. SOS, and therefore the sppOrtionment
Of senator's and representatives will be
ixsd ss about l0,6OO for senatorial and
1857 for representative districts, though q
county having two-thirds OF the latter
number-about 2S5S-is entitled TO a rep
neBentaIive. The committee to whom the
matter was referred some weeks ago re-
ported the following bill to both houses
Of the Legislature on Tuesday, November
%:
A bill TO be entitled an act 10 apportion the
Senatorial and Representiye Districts In the
State Of Tennessee.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That
until the next enumeration and appOr-
tionment of qualified voters OF this State,
each Of the following counties shall elect
one representative to-wiU: Sullivan,
Washington, Hawkins, Greene, Jefferson,
Knox, Blount, ROsne, McMinn, Hsmil-
ton, Warren, Smith, Wilson. Rutherford,
Bedford, Frsnklin, Giles, Lincoln, Mar
shall, Williamson, Maury, Sumner,
Robertson, Montgomery, Henry, Carroll,
Weskley, Gibson, Madison, Henderson,
McNslry, Hardemsn, Fsystte, Haywood,
Dyer, Lauderdale and Upton.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
county Of Davidson shall elect four repre-
sentatives, and the county Of Shelby shall
elect six representatives.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That the
following counties shall jointly elect one
representative, tO-witi Johnson and Car
ter, Hamilton and Granger, Cooke and
SEWER, Hancock and Claiborne, Union,
Camphsll and Scott, Knox and Anderson,
Morgan, Fentress and Overton, Monroe
and London, Polk and Bradley, James,
Meigs, Rhss and Cumberland, Marion,
Sequstchis, Bledsoe, Grundy and Van
Buren,, White and Putna1r9a Coffee and
Cannon, Wilson, Trousdale and DeKslb
Jackson, Macon and Clay, Bedford and
Rutherford, Lincoln and Giles. William
son and Msury, Dickson and Cheathsm,
Montgomery, Houston and Stewart, Law
renee and Wayne, Hickman, Perry and
Lewis, Humphreys and Benton, Hardin
and Decatur, 0bion and Lake. Shelby and
Fsyette, Carroll, Gibson, Henry and
Weakly, Madison, Haywood snd hsrde-
man.
Sec. 4. Be 1t furthor enacted, That until
the next enumeration and sPportiOnmeDt
OF the qualified votsrs Of t1is State, the
following counties shall compose senate
rial districts, tO-Wit:
First district-Johnson, Carter, Wash
ingtcn and Greene.
Second diatriet-Sullivan, Hawkins,
Hamb blen, Hancock and Claiborne.
Third district-Cccke, Jefferson, Sewer
and Blount.
Fourth district-U MON, Granger, An.
derson and Knox,
Fifth district = Campbell, Morgan, Scott,
Rosne, Fentress. 0Yerton, Putzsm, White
and Cumberland.
Sixth district-Loudon, Monroe, No
Mimi, Meigs, Bradley and Polk.
Seventh district-Rhss, James, Hamil-
ton, Bledsoe, Sequatehie, Marion, Grundy
Eighth district t-warren, Coffee, DeKAlb
and Cannon.
Ninth district-Msoon, Smith, Trous-
dale, sumner, jackson and Clay.
Tenth diEtrict-RutAerford and Bedford,
Eleventh district-DsvidEon.
Twelfth distrios-Wilson and Davidson.
Thirteenth district-Marshall,F Franklin
and Linoin.
Fourteenth district-williamson and
Msury
FifEeesth district-Giles, Lawrence,
" syne sad Lewis.
Sixteenth district-Hiekman, Perry,
Humphrey, Dickson and Chestham.
Seventeenth distriet-Robsrtson, Mont
Sounery, Houston and Stewart.
a.S,tAsQth districs-Hsrdin, Decatur,
Benton. McNairy and Henderson.
Nineteenth district-Carrou and Glib
son.
Twentisth distr.ct-Hepry, Weakly,
Obion and Lake.
Twsnly-hrss district - Madison and
HsrasmAn.
Twenty ddistrict-H Haywood, ,Lsu-
derdRie and Dyer.
Twenty third distriet-Shelby, Fsyette
and Upton.
Twenty fourth Enthusiastically.
Twenty fifth enthusiastically.
51c 5, Be 1t furCher enacted, That SEQ
aice 80 Article 4. chapter 3, and sections
IS, % and 98, artioler 3, chapter of the
code, be- and the same are hereby re-
peaied.
Il will be seen from this spportionment
that there are tWenty-one counties that
are entitled each 30 one representative;
sixtesn thst are entitled TO one and frac-
tion each; one--Davidson--thati is entitled
to fours one-Shslby--that is entitled to
six and fraction. Tbs remaining fity-two
counties tail below the regulate number.
Thirty nine counties will elect forty
Representatives, and seventeen Of these
assist IN elsCting the remaining twenty
eight.