Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-15
we'd, February 1, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No.51

AN ACT for the aJportionment of Renrssa,,a-
yves TO Congress among the several States
according to the ninth census.
he At enacted by he Senate and House of Pspr.-
SeHfGtfees Of the United States Of Amsrica in Com
gFess assemb!ed, That from and after the third
Gay Oh March, eighteen hundred and seventy
lhfee, the House OF Representatives shall be
composed OF two hundred and eighty-three
me moeIs, TO be appOrti0ned among the several
states In accordance with the provisions of this
act, that is to say: To the State of Maine, five:
TO the State OF New Hampshire, two; 10 tile
state OF Vermont, two; to the State of Mass,-
chusetts, eleven; to the State of Rhode Islam 4,
Two; 10 the State of Connecticut. four; to the
State OF New York, thirty two; to the State of
New Jersey, seven; to the State OF Pennsylya-
ma, twenty-six; to the State OF Delaware, one:
20 the State OF Maryland, six; to the State of
Virginia, nine, to the State of North Carolina.
eight; TO the State of South Carolina, i've; TO
tne state OF Georgia. nine; to the State OF Ala
bama, seven; to the State of Mississippi, six; 10
the State OF Louisiana, five; to the State of
Ohio, twenty; to the State of Kentucky ten: TO
the State of Tennessee, pine; to the State of
indiana, twelve; TO the State of Illinois, nine
teen; to the State OK Missouri, thirteen; to the
State of Arkansas four; to the State of Michi-
gan, 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 REPRESENTATIVES of such new
state shall be additional to the number of two
hundred and eighty-three herein limited.
SIC. 2. That IN each State entitled under this
law to more than one Representative, the num-
Der 10 which said States may be entitled in the
Forty-tbird, and each subsequent Congress-
shall he elected by districts composed of con-
uguons territory, and containing nearly as
practicable an equal number of Inhabitants
and equal in number to the number OF Repre-
resentatives to which said States may be entitled
IN Congress, no one district electing more than
one Representative: Prorided. That in the
election of Representatives TO the Forty-tbird
Congress in any State which by this law is given
an increased number OF Representatives, the
additional Representative 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 5. That the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-six, il 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
Eth Congress; and the Tuesday next after the
first Monday i'm NOveIu her, in every Sc cond wear
thereafter, is hereby fixed and established as
tie day for the election, in each of said States
and Territories, OF Representatives and Dele
gates TO the Congress commencing on the fourth
day OF March next thereafter.
"a
failure to elect Representative or Delegate i'm
Congress in any State, District, or Territory
upon the day hereby fixed and established for
such election, or if, after any such election, a
vacancy shall occur in any such State, District
or Territory, from death. resignation, or other
wise, an election shall be held TO till any vacancy
caused BY such failure, resignation. death. or
otherwise, at such time as is or may he provided
by law for filing vacancies i'm the State or Ter
ritory in which the same NAV occur.
SEC. 5. That no State shall be hereafter adj
mitted to the Union without having the neces-
sary population to entitle is to at least Rep
resentative according to the ratio OF representa-
ton 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 i'm
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 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-one
years of age in such State.
Approved, February 2, 1872.