New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-12
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81

| sentatiYes to Congress among the sew
eraI States according 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 of
| 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; to 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 Ala
bama, seven; to the State of Missis-
sippi, 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
Nebraska, one; Provided, That If, after
such apportionment shall have been made,
any new State shall be admitted into the
Union, the Representative or Representa-
tiVes 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 Represen-
tative, the number to which said
States may be entitled in the Forty
third, and each subsequently Congress,
shall be elected by districts composed Of
contiguous territory, and containing
as nearly as practicable an equal num-
Der of inhabitants, and equal in
number to the number of Representa-
tiYes to which said States may be entitled
in Congress, no one district electinS 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
Representatives, the additional Representa-
tive or Representatives allowed TO such State
may be elected by the State at large, and the
other Representatives to which the State is
entitled by the districts as now prescribed
by law in said State. 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, n the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-six, is here
by 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 tabllshed as
the day for the election, IN each of said
States and Territories, of representatives
and delegates to the Congress commencing
on the fourth of March next thereafter.
SEC. f. That if, upon trial, there shall be
a failure to elect a Representative or Dele !
gate in Congress in any State, District or
Territory, upon the day hereby fixed and |
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.
oECs -. AudU no Cbab6 SHdu De hereafter |
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. 6. That should any State, after the /
passage of this act, deny or abridge the |
right of any of the male inhabitants Of such |
State, being twenty-one years of age, and /
citizens of the United States, to vote at any
election named in the amendments to the /
other crime, the number of Representatives
apportiOned in this act to such State shall
be reduced in the proportion which the
number of such male citizens shall have to
the whole number of male citizens twenty
0ne years of age in such State.
Approved, February 2, 1872.