Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL APPORTION-
MENT.
The Law Fixing the Number of Repre-
sentatives i'm Congress from Each

The Law Fixing the Number of Repre-
sentatfves i'm Congress from Each
State.
An act for the apportionment of Representatives
to Congress among the several States accord
ing TO the ninth census.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That from
and after the third day Of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, the House CT
Representatives shall be composed Of two
hundred and eighty-three members, to be
apportioned among the several States in &C
cordance with the provisions of this act,
that is to say: To the State of Maine, five;
to the State of New Hampshire, two; to the
State of Vermont, two; to the State of Mas
sachusetts, eleven; to the State of Rhode
Island, two; to the State of Connecticut,
four; 10 the State of New York, thirty-two;
to the State of New Jersey, seven; to the
State of Pennsylvania, twenty-six; TO the
State of Delaware, one; to the State of Ma
ryland, six; to the State of Virginia, nine;
to the State of North Carolina, eight; to the
State of South Carolina, five; to the State
of Georgia, nine; to the State of Alabama,
seven; to the State of Mississippi, six; to the
State of Louisiana, five; to the State Of Ohio,
twenty; to the State of Kentucky, ten; to
the State of Tennessee, nine; to the State
of Indiana, twelve; to the State of Illinois,
nineteen; to the State of Missouri, thirteen;
to the State of Arkansas, four; to the State
of Michigan, nine; to the State of Florida,
one; to the State of Texas, six; to the State
Of Iowa, nine; to the State of Wisconsin,
eight; to the State of California, four; to the
State of Minnesota, three; to the State of
Oregon, one; to the State of Kansas, three;
to the State of West Virginia, three; to the |
State of Nevada, one; to the State of Ne |
braska, one: Provided, That if, after such
apportionment shall have been made, any |
new State shall be admitted into the Union, |
the Representative or Representatives of |
such new State shall be additional to the |
number of two hundred and eighty-three |
herein limited.
Sec. 2. That in each State entitled under |
this law to more than one Representative, |
the number to which said States may be !
entitled in the Forty-third, and each subse- |
quent Congress, shall be elected by districts !
composed Of contiguous territory, and con-
tanning as nearly as practicable an equal |
number of inhabitants, and equal in num- |
Der to the number of Representatives to !
which said States may be entitled in Con- |
gress, no one district electing more than |
one Representative: Provided, That in |
the election of Representatives to the Forty |
third Congress in any State which by this |
law is given an increased number of Repre- |
sentatiVes, the additional Representative or |
Representatives allowed to such State may |
be elected by the State at large, and the |
other Representative to which the State is |
entitled by the districts as now prescribed |
by law in said States, unless the Legislature |
of said State shall otherwise provide before |
the time fixed by law for the election of !
Representatives therein. !
Sec. 3. That the Tuesday next after the |
first Monday in November, in the year |
eighteen hundred and seventy six, is hereby |
fixed and established as the day, in each of |
the States and Territories of the United |
States, for the election of Representatives |
and Delegates to the Forty-fifth Congress;
and the Tuesday next after the first Mon |
day in November, in every second year |
thereafter, is hereby fixed and established |
as the day for the election, in each Of said |
States and Territories, of Representatives |
and Delegates to the Congress commencing |
on the fourth day of March next thereafter. |
Sec. 4. That if, upon trial, there shall be |
failure to elect Representative or Dele |
gate to Congress in any State, District, or
Territory, upon the day hereby fixed and |
established for such election, or if, after any |
such election, vacancy shall occur in any |
such State, District, or Territory, from |
death, resignation, or otherwise, an election |
shall be held to fill any vacancy caused by |
such failure, resignation, death, or other |
wise, at such time as is or may be provided |
by law for filling vacancies in the State or |
Territory in which the same may occur.
Sec. .. That no State shall be hereafter |
admitted to the Union without having the |
necessary population to entitle it to at least |
one Representative according to the ratio of
representation fixed by this bill.
Sec. 3. That should any State, after the
passage of this act, deny or abridge the
right of any of the male inhabitants Of that |
State, being twenty-one years of age, and
citizens of the United States, to vote at any
election named in the amendments to the
Constitution, article fourteen, section two,
except for participation in the rebellion or
other crime, the number of Representatives
appOrtioned in this act 10 such State shall
bereduced in the proportion which the num-
ger of such male citizens shall have to the
whole number of male citizens twenty-One
years Of age in such State.
Approved Feb. 2, 1872.