The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09
The Apportionment Law.

i.
II. F. No. 957.-AN ACT to prescribe the
the bounds Of senatorial and representative
districts, and to apportion anew the SEN
etors and representatives. among the sew
cral districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
Of Minnesota
SECTION l. That for the next legislature
and therea fter until new apportionmcut
shall have been made, the senate of this state
shall be CON posed of fifty-four (5D members,
ana the mouse OF representatives shall be
composed Of one hundred and fourteen q LAY
members.
SEC. 2. That the representation in the SELL
ate and house Of representatives be amor
toned throughout the state in ffty-four i54)
senatorial and representative districts, to-
wit:
First Distr;ct-The first district shall be
composed Of the county of Houston, and
shall he entitled to elect one (D senator and
Second Dis,rict-The Second (od) district
shall be composed of the county of Fillmore
and shall be entitled to elect one u) senator
Third District-The Third District shall be
composed If the county of Mower, and shall
be entitled to elect one % senator and two
c) representatives.
Representative districts shall be divided M
follows. The towns Of lie Roy, Lodi, Adams,
Neyada, Lyle, Austin and Window shall be
entitled to eject one % representative. Tie
%Sh u1 E1Ins T Rnd o sergen
a,
ter, Grand Meadow: Frankfnrd, Bennington,
Clayton and Marshall shall be entitled to
elect one ~ representative.
Fourth District--1he Fourth (4th) district
snail be composed OF the county of Freeborn
aud shall be entitled to elect one (l) senator
and two ~ representatives.
Fifth D1Stricl-Thc Fifth district shall be
composed OF the county Of Faribault and
SIKH Di>lrict-The Sixth (6lh) district
shall be composed OF The counties Of Martin
and Watonwa2, and shall be entitled to elect
Seventh Disrict-The Seventh (7th) dis
trct shall be composed of the counties of
t No31fs; Murray EocS, and pipcstone, and
shall be enl!'led 10 elect one % senator and
Eighth D:atrict-The Eighth ls:h) district
shall he composed Of the co,iuties OF jackson
and Cottonwood, and shall be entitled to
elect one (l) senator and one % representa-
tive:
Ninth District-The Ninth (oth) district
shall &c composed Of the counties Of Brown
and Redwood, and shall be enitled to elect
~, REPRESENTING districts divided as follows:
The county OF Brown shall he entitled TO
elect ono % representative. The county Of
redwood shall be entltlcd to elect one Q)
preventative.
Tenth D;stCict-Tke Tenth QO,h) district
shall lc composed Of the county of Blue
Earth, and shall be entitled to elect one (D
se.!a W: ana !nric t5) representatives..
Eleventh Dist-ict-The Eleventh 1lth)
district shall be composed of the county Of
Nascca, al:L shall be entitled 10 elect one a.
senator and D representative.
Twelfth DislSict-'The twelfth (12th) dis
trict shall be composed OF the County of
Steele ard shall be entitled to elect one ~
senator and one U) representative.
.Thirteen,h District-The thirteenth Q3th)
district shall be composed Of the County Of
DodgenHd shall be entitled to elect one ~
senator and one Q) representative.
Fourteenth District-Ihe fourteenth (l4th)
district shall be composed of the County Of
Olrnstcd and shall be entitled to elect one
a. senator and two (2l representatives.
Fifteenth DiStrict-The fifteenth Q5th)
district shall be composed Of the County Of
Winona and shall be entitled to elect one
Q) senator and four ~ representatives
Representative Districts divided as follows:
The Towns of Saratoga, Fremont, Utica, St,
Charles, Elba, Whitewater, Norton and the
City of St. Charles shall be entitled to elect
one ~ representative. The Towns Of Mt