St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
The Apportionment Law.


b. =. No. e57.-AN ACT to prescribe the
the bounds Of senatorial and representative
districts, and to apportion anew the SEN
ators and representatives among the sew
eral districts.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
SECTION 1. That for the next legislature,
and thereafter until a new apportionment
shall have been made, the senate of this state
shall be composed of ffty-four(54) members,
and the house Of representatives shall be
composed of one hundred and fourteen 119
members.
SEC. 2. That the representation In the SEN
ate and house of representatives be appor-
toned throughout the state in ffty-four $40
senatorial and representative districts to-
wit:
First District-The first district shall be
composed of the county Of Houston, and
shall be entitled to elect one o. senator and
one ~ representative.
Second District-The Second (2d) district
shall be composed of the county of Fillmore,
and shall be entitled to elect one ~ senator
and three (3) representatives..
Third District-The Third District shall be
composed Of the county of Mower, and shall
be entitled to elect one Q) senator and two
(2) representatives.
Representative districts shall be divided as
follows; The towns of LIE Roy, Lodi, Adams,
Nevada, Lyle, Austin and Window shall be
entitled to eject one Q) representative. The
towns of Racine, Pleasant Valley, Sargent,
Waltham, Udolpho, Lansing. Red Rock, Dex-
ter, Grand Meadow, frankfort, Bennington,
Clayton and Marshall shall be entitled to
elect one ~ representative.
Fourth District-The Fourth (4th) district
shall be composed of the county of Freeborn,
and shall be entitled to elect one ~ senator
and two (2) representatives.
Fifth D1strict-The Fifth district shall be
composed OF the county of Faribault, and
shall be entitled to elect one ~ senator and
one q representative
shall be composed of the counties Of Martin
and WatonWan, and shall be entitled to elect
one o. senator and one % representative.
Seventh D1strfct-The Seventh 9th dis
Mobiles, Murray, Rock, and Pipestone, and
shall be entitled to elect one O. senator and
three 90 representatives.
Eighth District-The Eighth (eth) district
shall be composed Of the counties of Jackson
and Cottonwood, and shall be entitled to
elect one a. senator and one ~ representa-
Ninth District-The Ninth (eth) district
shall be composed Of the counties Of Brown
and Redwood, and shall be entitled to elect
one (D senator and two (2) representatives
Representative districts divided as follows:
elect one IL representative. The county Of
Redwood shall be entitled to elect one a.
tenth District-The Tenth (1oth) district
shall be composed of the county of Blue
Earth, and shall be entitled to elect one "a
senator and three ~ representatives.
Eleventh District-The Eleventh q1th)
district shall be composed Of the county Of
Waseca, and shall be entitled to elect one a.
senator and % representative.
Twelfth District-The twelfth N2th) dis
trict shall be composed of the County Of
Steele and shall be entitled to elect one a.
senator and one ~ representative.
Thirteenth District-The thirteenth (13th)
district shall be composed Of the County of
Dodge and shall be entitled to elect one a.
senator and one ~ representative.
Fourteenth District-The fourteenth C14th)
district shall be composed Of the County of
Olmsted and shall be entitled to elect one
~ senator and two (2) representatives.
Fifteenth District-The fifteenth Q5thl
district shall be composed of the County of
Winona and shall be entitled to elect one
W senator AID four {4) 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 a. representative. The Towns OF Mt