The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-12
The ApuOrtIOument Bill,

lut AVpUl tluuncht hiHs
AN ACT for the apportionment Of Repre-
sentatives to Congress among the sew
eral States of the United States, &C.
cording to the ninth census.
Tint on and after the third day Of
March, 1873, the House of Representa-
tiyes shall be composed Of 243 members,
to be apportioned amoug the several
States in accordance with the provisions
of this net /; that is to say; To the State
OF Maine, 4: New Hampshire, Q; Yer
mont, Q; Massachusetts, II; Rhode Is
land, /; Connecticut, 8; New York, ?s;
New Jersey, 6; Pennsylvania, %; Della
ware, l; Maryland, 8; Virginia, s; North
Carolina, 7; South Carolina, /; Georgia,
s; Alabama, 6; Mississippi, 8; Louisi-
ana, 8; Ohio, II; Kentucky, s; Tonnes
see, S; indiana, II; Illinois, l6; Missou'
ri, IL; Arkansas, 3; Michigan, 7; Flori-
da, /; Texas, 5; Iowa, s; Wisconsin, I;
California, 4; Minnesota, 3; Oregon, !;
Kansas, .; West Virginia, 3; Nevada, 1;
Nebraska, /. Provided that il after
such superintendent shall have been
made amy new State shall be admitted in
to the Union, the Representative or Rep
resentatives, of such new State shall be
added to the number Of 243 herein limit
ed.
SEC. .. That in each State entitled
under this law to more than one Repre-.
sentative, the number to which said
States NAV be entitled ia the Forty. third
and each subsequent Congress, shall be
elected by districts composed OF contig-
uois territory and containing us nearly
as practicable an equal number OF inha-
bitants, and equal in number to the mum.
Der OF Representatives to which said
States may he entitled in Congress, no
one district electing more than one Rep
resentative. Provided that in the cleo.
ton of Representatives TO the Forty
third Congress in any State which by this
law is given an increased number OF Rep
resenhtives, the additional Representa-
tive or Representatives allowed to such
State may be elected by the State ut
large, and the other Representatives to
which the State is entitled by the districts
rs 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 Representa-.
tiyes therein.
SEc. 3. That the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in the year
1872 is hereby fixed and established MS
the day in each OF the States and Terri.
tories Of the United States for the cleo
ton OF Representatives md Delegates to
the Forty-thirl Congress, and the Tues.
day after the first Monday in November
in every second year thereafter is liereby
fixed and established us the day for the
election in each OF said States and Terri
tories OF Representatives aud Delegates
TO the Congress commencing on the
fourth dry of March next therealt r
Provided that many Staten which by law
the polls are held open more than one
day for the election OF State officers, the
polls for the election of members of Con
gress in such State in A. D. 1872 shal
be held the same length of time, begin
ming on the day above specified in thi'
section.
SEC. 4. That il upon trial there shal
he q failure to elect u Representative Of
Delegate in Congress in any State, dis
trict, or Territory, upon the day hereby
fixed and established for such election
or If, nfter such election, n vacancy shall
occur in my such State, district, or Ter
ritory, from death, resignation, brother
wise, nm election siInll be held to ill any
vacancy caused by such failure, rcsigna
ton, death, or otherwise, at such time a
is or may be provided by law for filling
vacancies in the State or Territory il
which the same may occur
SIC. 8. That no State shall be hero
after admitted to the Union without hay
ing tho necessary population to entitlC
it to at least one Representative, accord
ing to the ratio of representation fixed
by this bill. Should any State after the
passage Of this act deny or abridge IKE
right Of any of the male inhabitants Of
such State, being q years of age and
citizens OF the United States, to vote at
any election named in the Constitution
article IA, section ~, except for partici.
patton in the rebellion or other crime,
the number of Representatives Rppor.
toned in this net to such State shall be
reduced in the proportion which the
number OF such male citizens shall bear
to the whole number of male citizens q
years OF age in such State.