New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-29
GENERAL NATURE-No. 5. I

GENERAL NATURE-No. 5.
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
appOrtiOned among the several States in &C.
cOrdance 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, 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;
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. g 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
Representatives therein.
SEC. 3. That the Tuesday next after the
first Monday In November, IN the wear
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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-ifth Congress
and the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in November in every second year
thereafter is hereby 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. 4. That if, upon trial, there shall be
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 till 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 entille it to at
least one Representative according to the
ratio of representation fixed by this bill.
SEC. 6. That should any State, after the
passage Of this act, deny or abridge the
right of any of the male inhabitants 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 have to
the whole number of male citizens twenty
one years of age in such State.
Approved, February 2, 1872.