New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-13

GENERAL NATURE-NO. 2.
An act for the apporuonment Of. Repre-
sentatiyes to Congress among the sew
-eral States according to the ninth census.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hogsro of
Representatives. Of the United ST. s.off - -
America in Congress assemblies a;ab+
and after the third day of Dapchr ~ nsco1
hundred and seventy tire, .n5 ~ ~ -
Representatives shall be - ~ ~
hundred and eighty teeTo S,tes J.; ~ ar
apP0rtlOne1. a1l.1oiE Visions of this act; that
SoIuaheo M NJ ' ~ Estate of Maine, i've; to
Is 70 10y ~ Ny Hampshire, two; to the
the state OF ~ two: to the State of Mas
State Of Vermgen1. V 70 - The State Of Rhode
sacnusetts,. TO the State of Connecticut,
fslahu' W State Of New York, thirty-twoi
1ouIi 19ate Of New Jersey, seven; to the
70 th5f Pennsylvania, twenty-six; to the
Stay of Delaware, one; to the State OF Ma
Sand, six; to the State of Virginia, nine;
o 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 tho State of Louisiana,
Ave; 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;
10 tic state Of Texas, six; to the State Of
Iowa, nine; to the State of Wisconsin,
eight to the State Of California, four; to
tile 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 apporti0nment shall have been made,
any new State shall be admitted into the
Union, the Representative o., Representa-
tives Of such new State shah be additional
to the number Of two hundred and eighty
three herein limited
SEC @ 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 eleeting 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 suchState
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 sand State, unless the legislature
OF said State shall otherwise provide before
the time fixed by law for the election of
Representatives therein.
SEC g. That the Tuesday next after the,
first Monday in November, IN 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-ffth. Congress
and the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in November, in every second year
thereafter ishereby fixed and established 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. A. That if, upon trial, there shall be
a failure to elect 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
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 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
necessary population to entitle it to at
least one Representative according to the
ratio Of representation fixed by this biiL
SEC. 6. That should any State, after the
passage Of this act, deny or abridge the
right Of any Of the male4nhabitants 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 |
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 Lave to
the whole number Of male citizens twenty |
one years Of age in such State
Approved, February 2, 1872.