Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-04-05
PUBLIC LAW.

theUnited States. RI
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That the counties of j ohnson, Car
ter, Sullivan, Washington, Greene.
Hawkins, Hancock, Claiborne, Grain
ger, Hamblin and Coke, shall compose
the First Congressional District of
this State. 's
The counties of Jefferson, SEWER,
Blount, Monroe, London, Roane,
Knox, Anderson, Campbell, Scott,
Morgan and Union, shall compose the
Second Congressional District of this
State. da ls
The counties of Polk, McMinn,
Meigs, Rhea, Bradley, James, Hainil-
ton, Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, Bled-
soc, Van Buren,, White, Warren, De-
Kalb, Cannon and Cumberland, shall
compose the Third Congressional Dis
trict in this State.
The counties of Fentress, Overton,
Putnam, jackson, Clay, Macon, Smith,
Trousdale, Wilson, Sumner and Rob
ertson, shall compose the Fourth Con-
gressional District of this State.
The counties of Franklin, Lincoln,
Marshall, Moore, Bedford, Coffee and
Rutherford, shall compose the Fifth
Congressional District of this State
The counties of Davidson, Cheat
ham, Dickson Humphreys. Stewart,
Houston and Montgomery, shall COM
pose the Sixth Congressional District
of this State
The counties of Wayne, Lawrence,
Giles, Lewis, Maury, Hickman and
Williamson, shall compose the Seventh
Congressional District of this State
The counties of Henry, Benton, Car
roll, Perry, Decatur, Hardin, McNai-
ry. Henderson and Madison, shall COM
pose the Eighth Congressional District
of this State
The counties of Weakly, Obion,
Lake, Dyer, Gibson, Crockett, Hay
wood, Upton and Lauderdale, shah
compose the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict of this State.
The counties of Shelby, Fayette and
Hardeman, shall compose the Tenth
Congressional District of this State.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, That
any new counties which may be made
out fanny of the above counties, shall
vote with the county or counties from
which they were taken, until the next
apportionment for representation in
Congress is made by the the General
! Assembly.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That
the several Sherifs in the several coun-
ties in this State shall, the day succeed
ing the day of election, or as soon there
after as possible, fol. members of Con-
gress in the several districts as organ
| lied in the preceding section of this
act, make out the triplicate certificates
of the number ofvotes poled for each
candidate, in their respective counties,
one of which shall be retained by the
Sheriffs respectively, and the other
two certificates shall be transmitted by
them in different mails Immediately
thereafter to the Governor, who shall
upon receipt of the returns thus certi-
fed, deliver to the candidate having
the highest or greatest number ofvotes
in RETROSPECTIVE districts, certificate
OF his election as Representative to the
Congress of the United States.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. That
should any Sher. if fail, neglect, or re-
fuse, for the space of twenty days, to
perform any OF the duties required OF
, him in this act such Sheriff shall for
felt the sum of five hundred dollars
to be recovered by action of debt by
any person who may sue for the same
and each Sheriff shall also be held and
deemed guilty of misdemeanor in of.
fee. and subject to Indictment before
the Circuit or Criminal Court of the
county where said delinquency may
: happen
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, Tha
the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in November, in the year 1874, il
hereby fixed and established as the day
for the next election for members o
Congress in this State; and the Tues
: day next, after the first Monday il
November in every year thereafter, il
hereby fixed and established as tn,
q day for the election in this State, o
L Representatives to the Congress of tn,
United States, commencing the fourth
, day of March thereafter.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, Tha
should any vacancy occur in any dis
; trict in this State in its representation
in the Congress of the United states
by deathe, resignation or otherwise
before the term of office shall hav.
t expired of any member of Congress
0 it shall be the duty of the Governor
T by proclamation, to appoint day fo
, holding an election to fill such vacancy
l and he shall issue writs ofelection ant
I transmit the same to the respectiv,
Sheriffs of the counties in such dis
trict, commanding them to hold sucl
e election accordingly; and the Sherii
4 shall be governed in holding such elec
ton, in all respects, by the provisions
ofthis act, and the general law CONTROL
ling elections.
g SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, Tha
in the event of tie vote between 0an
didates for Representatives in tn,
: United States Congress, on one re
ceiving the highest or greatest number
9 of votes, the Governor shall determin,
the same by giving the casting vote
aud issue the certificate of election
r acco dinghy.
Passed March II. 1873.
E w. s. McGAUGHEY.
Speaker of the House.
A. T. LACEY,
: Speaker OF the Senate.
). Approved March 1S, 1873.