The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-13
Springer ue-Apparfionmeu Z
nIll.

Mr. Springer's reapT ortionment /
IN provide that whenever a new /
tates is ad . tied 20 the Union. thel
representatives. assigned to &c shall
.e 10 addition 10 the number 293 |
hat section 90 of the revised stat-l
ties Of the United States shall be
mended so as 70 read as Fellows
The legislature Of each State. As soon
IS practicable after the PASSAGE Of /
his act, and at every subsequent ap- |
lortionment Of representatives. in |
Congress, after the new census. shall
iivide the State as herein provided |
States entitled TO one representative
IN Congress shall constitute one
congressional district. The States
entitled to two representatives shsll
be divided into congressional dis
tricts IS nearly equal In population
as possible. States entitled 10 three
representatives shall constitute one
cong ressional district, 10 which there
shall be elected three representa-
tives in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. States entitled to four rep
resentatives shall be divided into
two districts, in one Of which dis
tricts there shall be elected three
representatives, and in the other
there shall Ne elected but one repre-
sentative. States entitled to five
representatives shall constitute one
district in which FIVE Representatives
shall be elected. The States emit
tied &c six representatives shall be
divided into two districts, in each Of
which there shall be elected three
representatives. The States entitled
to seven representatives shall be d
vided into three districts, in two Of
which districts there shall be elected
three representatives each, and in
the other district one representative,
and all other States shall be so di-
vided by the legislatures thereof as
as to constitute districts in which
one, three and FIVE representative:
shall be elected according to th,
number OF representatives to which
such State is entitled each State be
ing divided into as many districts
as there will be contained in thr
whole number Of representatives t,
which such State is entitled, excep
where there is q fraction Of two, il
which case one OF the districts shal
be entitled 10 Eve; and where Their
is a fraction of one there shall be on
other district in which one represeu
tative shall be elected, Congress
ionOl distriQte ip which one repre-
sentative in Congress shall be elect
ed shall contain a population eQui
to the the ratio Of population Of on
member in Congress Districts en-
titled to three members shall contai
population equal to three ratioi
and districts entitled to five mem
bers shall contain population equi
10 five ratios, or in all cases as nea
" so as practicable, the district
shall be formed Of continuous an
compact territory, bounded by coul
ty or parish lines, except in countit
or parishes having a greater popul,
ton than the ratio Of ono represent
tive in Congress, in which case POI
. tons Of such county or Of the paris
may be attached to the cohtiguor
territory in another district.
! districts entitled to one represent
tive in Congress, each qualified ele
> tor may vote for one person for rel
resentative and no more. In al
u tricts entitled o three represent
tives, each elector nay vote for t.
persons for representatives, and
no more; and in districts entitl
J. to five representatives, each elect
f. may vote for three persons for re
is resentatives, and no mere VIII,
N the ballot contains the names
more candidates for representa-
- in Congress than the elector is G
10 titled to, the vote for such bal
to shall be counted as blank so far
Id representatives in Congress are C,
% ccrned. In all cases persons havi
he highest numbAr 81 votes shall
declared elected, and in all respe
n' other than as herein provided
u elCciion shall he conducted and
m ballots counted aud returned rs be
=. lolore provided o. law