New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-14
GENERAL NArcRE-No. 81

| An act for the appOrtiOnment of Repre-
sentatives to Congress among the sew
eral 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
apportloned among the several States in ae.
cOrdanee 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, tea; 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 subsequent 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-
tives to which said States may be entitled |
in Congress, 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 |
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
therein.
SEC. 3. That the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, IN the wear
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-tfth Congress
and the Tuesday next after the first Mon
Day in November, in every second wear
thereafter, is hereby fixed and established as
5he day for the election, in each of said
States and Territories, of representatives
and delegates to the Congress commencing
IN the fourth of March next thereafter.
Sec. 4. 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
established for such election, or if, after
my such election, a vacancy shall occur in
my such State, District or Territory. from
teath, resignation or otherwise, an election
jhalI be held to fill any vacancy caused by
juch failure, resignation, death or other
wise, at such time as is or may be provided |
~ law for filing vacancies in the State or
Territory IN which the same may occur.
SEC. 5. That no State shall be hereafter
admitted to the Union without having the
population to entitle it to at
east one Representative according to the
alto of representation fixed by this bill
Sec. 6. That should any State, after the
,assage of this act, deny OF abridge the
light of any of the male inhabitants of such
tate, being twenty-one years of age, and
itizens OF the United States, to vote at any
lection named in the amendments to the
constitution, article fourteen, section two.
kept for participation in the rebellion OF ]
ther crime, the number of Representatives
pportiOned in this act to such State shall
e reduced in the proportion which the
lumber of such male citizens shall have to
he whole number of male citizens twenty
ne years of age in such State. {
Approved February 2, 1872