The state herald., 1905-02-03
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
Lesi.latIv. Apportlonment Bill.

The Morgan apportionment bill.
which Is said to have the endorsement
Of the Republican state central COM
mittee, provides for an apportiOnment
on the state population, as taken at
the last census. 1t proposes to make
one senator for each first 10000 in
habitants, and one more for every 20,-
900 or fraction over 10000. The lower
house is divided at the ratio Of one for
every 1000 inhabitants.
The Legislature Is to remain the
same as at present, thirty-fve senator's
and sixty-five representatives. The
law Is not to legislate anyone out Of
office. AS the terms Of the senators
expire their successors are to be
elected according to the new law.
1t is provided that beginning with.
1906 and every four years thereafter,
three senators shall be elected from
the First district, which is Denver
county, two from the Third and one
from the Second, Sixth, Tenth,
Twelfth. Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Six
teenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty.fourth and Twenty
fifth.
beginning with 1908 and every four
years thereafter, three are to be
elected from the First and one from
the second. Third, Fourth, Fifth. Sew
enln. Eighth. Ninth, Eleventh, Thir-
teenth, Nineteenth. Twenty-frst.
Twenty-second, Twenty.third, Twenty
sixth and Twenty.seventh.
Following are the senatorial dis
tricts and the number Of senators al
lotted to each:
No. !, Denver, c: No. 2. Pueblo, 2:
No. 3, FL Paso and Teller. 3; No. .,
Las Animas, i; No. 5, Boulder, l; No.
G. Lake, /; No. I, Weld, /; No. 8, JEFF
ferson and Clear Creek, I: No. Q, Ere
mont county, L; No. 10, Larimer, /:
No. II, Pitkin, Delta, Montrose and
Mesa, /; No. IL, Sedgwick, Adams,
Phillips. Washington, Logan. Morgan,
Yuma, ]; No. 10, Routt, Rio Blanco.
Garfield and Larimer, l. No. IA, Cos
tilla, Huerfano. and Conejos, /; No.
is, Rio Grande, Sasuache, Costilla, l:
No. 1G, Mesa and Delta. 1; No. IL,
Montrose. San Miguel. Gunnison, l;
No. is, San Juan. Ouray. Hinsdale,
Mineral, /; No. 10. La Plata, Archu-
leta, Montezuma. Dolores. /; San MI
guel 1; No. 20, Jefferson, Park. Doug
las, 1; No. 81. Eagle, Summit, Grand,
Gilpin, Boulder, /: No. 22, Cheyenne.
Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson. kiowa.
Arapahoe, Douglas. /; No. %. Oero.
Bent, !; No. "a, Fremont. Fl Paso,
Chaffee, /; No. 25, Prowers, Baca, Las
Animas, !; No. 26, Boulder, Jefferson,
Gear Creek, Gilpin, /; No. 27, Sag
uache. Custer, Huerfano, 1.
In grouping the districts. care Is
taken not to float the country districts
with the large cities and not to work
too great hardships on the voters. The
counties that are grouped are contig
uous. The representative districts are
grouped as. follows. showing the num-
Der OF representatives:
City and county OF Denver. IL;
Adams, Morgan. Washington, 1; FL
Paso and Teller. Z; Pueblo, 3: Custer
and Huerfano. /: Weld. 2; Boul-
der, 8: Larimer. 2: Morgan, Wash
ington and Yuma, 1: Logan. Sedgwick,
Phillips. /; Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Car
son. Cheyenne and Kiowa, /. Otero,
1; Bent. Prowers and Baca. !: Mesa,
/: Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral. Rio
Grande. /; Conejos, /: Huerfano, L;
Saguache and Costilla. !: Dolores. San
Miguel. Montezuma. !; Rio Grande. 1;
jefferson, /; Fremont. !, Chahee. i;
jefferson and Park. ]. Arapahoe.
Dougics and Ebert, l; Las Animas, 2;
Grand, Summit fnd Eagle, !; Clear
Creek and jefferson, 1. Garfield, J.;
Lake. 9: Routt. Rio Blanco. 1; Gilpin
and jefferson. /; ouray and San Juan.
/: Pitkin md Mesa, l: Montrosc, i;
Delta county, /: Delta. Gunnison. 1;
Ia Plata. 1; San Miguel. /: Pueblo and
Otero, /.