The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-06
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For ReapporlIonI0E tho representa-

For ReRppOFtiHniHE the Representa-
lives IN Congress Among the sIatGI.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-Mr. SpriDger'F
reapportioument bill provides that when
ever new State is admitted to the Union
the representatives assigned to it shall be
in addition to the number 902; that aec.
ton % OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States shall be amended 50 as to
read as follows; This Legislature OF each
State rs soon ss practicable after the pas.
sage OF this act, and at every subsequent
apporlionment OF representatives in Con.
gress after the new Census, shall divide
the State, IA herein provided. The States
entitled to one representative in Congress
shall constitute one Congressional ds.
triCt, and the States entitled to two rep.
resentatlves In Congress shall be divided
in Congressional dietrCts az nearly equal
in population Ms possible. The States en-.
titled 10 three Representatives shall con.
stitute one Congressional district, in which
there shall be elected three Representa-.
lives in the manner hereinafter provided.
The States entitled to four Representa-.
tives shall be divided into two districts,
in one OF which districts there shall be
elected three Representatives, and In the
others there shall be elected one Repre-.
sentative. The States entitled to llve Rep.
resOntaliVes shall constitute one district,
in which five Representatives shall be
elected. The States entitled to six Repre-.
sOntatives shall he divided into two dis
triCts, in each Of which there ahall be
elected three representatives. States
entitled to seven Representatives shall
be divided into three Districts,
In two Of which distriCts there shall be
elected three Representatives each aud in
the other district one Representative, and
all other States shall DO divided by the
Legislatures thereof 30 as to constitute the
districts in which one, three and tive Rep.
resenlatives shall be elected, according to
the number OF Representatives TO which
each State Is entitled, each State being di
vided into ~ many districts as three will
he contained in the whole number OF
Representatives to which each State Ia GU
titled, except where there is q fraction oi
two, in which case one district shall be
entitled to five, and where there Is frsc
tion OF one there shall be one other district
In which ono Representative shall be
elected. Congressional districts in which
one Representative iu Congress shall be
elected shall contain population equal to
the II tiO Of population TO one memberi in
Congress.
Tue districts entitled to representatives
shall contain population equal to three
ratios, and the districts entitled to mem.
bers shall contain population euual to
i've ratios, or In all cases as nearly 40 aa
practicable. The edatrCtsshalbe be formed oi
contiguous aud compact territory, bound.
ed by the county or parish lines, except in
the counties or parishes having greater
population than the ratio Of ono repre-.
sentative In Congress, in which case por.
tiOnB OF such county or pRriah may be at.
taChed 10 the contiguous territory In other
districts. In the districts entitled to one
representative in Congress, each qualified
eleCtOr may vote for one pers1n ior REQ.
resentative, aud no more. In the dis.
triCts entitled TO three representatives,
each eeCtor may vote for tWo persons for
representative, 0nd no more, and in dis.
lriCtB entitled 10 five representatives each
OIector may vote Tor three persons for rep.
resentatiVe, and for no more.
Where any ballot contains the names OF
more candidates for representative In
Congress- than the eeCtor is entitled to
vote for, HuCh ballot shall be counted as
blank so far Ss representatives in Congress
are concerned. In oil cases the persons
having the highest number OF votes shall
be declared elected, and in nll respects,
other than aa is herein provided, the eIec
ton shall be conducted and the ballots
counted and returned as heretofore pro.
vided by law.