Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-03-23

The act also provides that, if any State,
after having already fixed her districts, is
by this act entitled to an increased mum.
Der Of representatives above the districts
50 fixed, the additional member or members
may be elected to the forty-thild Congress
by the State at large The Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November. 1876,
and tho Ike day in every second year
thereafter, is fixed as the day for the cleo
ton, in the States and Territories. of rep.
rescnativcs and delegates to Congress.
We append the followiu. sections Of the
net, which, with those above cptomzcd
constitute the law:
SECTION 4. That If, upon trial, there
shall be failure to elect Representative
or Delegate in Congress in any State, Dis
trict, or Territory, upon tic day hereby
fixed and established for such election, or
it, after any such election. a vacancy shall
occur in any such State, District or Terri.
tory. from death. resignation or otherwise,
an election shall be he'll t. Fl any vacancy
caused by such failure, resignation, death
ur otherwise, 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.
SECTION s. That no State shall be
hereafter admitted to the Union without
having the necessary population to entitle
it t, at least one Representative according
TO the ratio of representation fixed by this
bill.
SECTION 6. That should any State,
after the passage OF this act, deny or
abrilgo the right of any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being twenty
me years of age, and citizens of the United
States, to vote at any election named in
tho amendments to the Constitution, art-
Gle 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 ci,;zcns shall have to
the whole number of male citizens twenty
one years of acc in such State.
MEETING OF THE Town BoARD.-Thc
Town Trustees held their regular semi
monthly meeting Tuesday night, when the
following business was transacted:
Mr. G. +. Boynton made request for
the use Of Columbia Hall, on Thursday
afternoon and Friday evening. for the
purpose of school exhibition. His request
was ordered granted upon payment of six
dollars, for the cleaning and lighting Of
the hall
Mr.. M. 8. Drew requested permission
to construct and maintain wharf adjacent
to the Marshvile bridge and for the full
and free right of way to said bridge to and
from said wharf Several applications,
form different parties, were presented,
asking the right to erect buildings and
make other improvements, on the mudhsts
within the corporate limits. All of these
matters were referred to special commit.
tee, consisting of Messrs Steele, Murphy
aud Scott.
DR.. y. II. Steele was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Finance Committee, caused
by the absence of S. W. Percival.
The bill Of j. j. Jones for $50, for two
months service as night Waterman, was
approved and ordered paid
Other bills presented were referred to
Che finance Committee.
The following named parties were
elected Judges for the next municipal
election:
First IIard-M. T.. Ilartsuck, C. II.
Hale and NV. Parker.
Second lVard-B. i. Harmed, j. NJ.
Swan and W. Brown.
Third IV0d-D. II. Bigelow, II. Pres
colt aud j. NJ. Lowe.
RAILROAD NEws.-A Banker in this
city. by last mail received from his CORES