Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-03-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are indebted TO tie
Member from this District for IL copy of the
apportionmcnt act, recently passed and ap-
proved, some Of the provisions Of which it
may be of interest to our readers to peruss and
perhaps make themselves familiar with. We
have already published in tabular form the
number of representatives to winch each State
will be entitled. The act takes effect from and
after March g. 1873. The House will then be
composed of 2S3 members.
The end, and subsequen, sections of The act
are ns follows:
SEC. 2. That in each State entitled
under this law 10 more than one Repre-
sentative, the number to which said
States may be entitled in the Forty-,hird,
and each subsequent Congress, shall be
elected by districts composed of contig-
uous territory, and containing rs nearly
as practicable an even number of inhab-
itants, aud equal in number to the num-
Der Of Representatives to which said
States may be entitled in Congress, 10
one district electing more than one Rep
resentative: Provided, That ia the
election OF Representatives to the Forty
this law is given an increased number of
Representatives, the additional Repre-
sentative or Representatives allowed to
such State may be elected by the State
at large, and the ether Representative
to which the State is entitled by the dis
trcts as now prescribed by law in said
State, unless the Legislature ofsaid State
shall otherwise provide before the time
fixed by law for the election of Repre-
sentatives therein.
SIC. 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 ID, election of
Representatives and delegates to the
Forty.fitlh Congress and the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Noven-
ber, in every second year hereafter, is
hereby fixed and established as the day
for the election, in each Of said States
aud Territories, of Representatives and
delegates to the Congress commencing
on the forth day Of March next there
after.
SIC. That If, upon trial, there shall be
a failure to elect Representative or
delegate in Congress in any States, Dis
trict, or Territory, upon the day hereby
fixed and established for such election, a
vacancy shall occur in any such State,
District, or Territory, irom death, resig-
nation, or otherwise, an election shall be
held TO fill any vacancy caused by such
failare, resignation, death or otherwise,
at such tune as Is or may be provided by
law for filling vacancies in the State or
Territory in which the same may occur.
SEC. s. That no State shall be here
after admitted to the Union withoat
having the necessary population to en-.
title it to at least ons Representative nc.
eording TO the ratio OF representation
fixed by this bill.
SEs. O. That should any State, after
the passage Of this act, deny or abridge
he right Of any Of bl.e male inhabitants
oi zach State, being twenty-one years oi
age, and citizens OF the United Stakes
10 vote at any election named in Tho
} amendments TO the Constitution, articl,
fourteen, section two,, except for partici
patton in the pebellion or other erime
the number OF Representatives appor
toned in this act to such State shall b,
reduced in the proportion which the mum
Der Of such male citizens shall have 4
the whole number Of male citizens tween
ty-one years OF age in such State,
. Commissioner DouoLxs decides that ID
issue OF interest certificates to the amount Q
$2S 900, on the 10th day Of Decembe
3 1858, by the New York Central railroad CON
= pany, Is substantially a scrip dividend, an
; taxable under the revenne iavs 'rl,is dac