The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-13
MEASURE TO
REDISTRICT
N.C.PREPARED
Henderson, Polk, Ruther-
ford, Cleveland Would
Have Two Senators
The Timcs-News Rurenu
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, Feb. 13.-The bill
to redistrict the state into 20 new
senatorial districts, instead Of the
32 at present, for the election OF
state senators, has been complet-
ed by the committees that have
been working on it for several
weeks. The bill will be introduced
in the house Monday night by
Representative Massenburg OF
Polk, chairman Of the house COM
mittee on senatorial districts, and
in the senate by Senator Griffin
of Franklin county, it was learned
today.
The ratio for senators, on the
basis Of the present population OF
the state of 3,16S,496, exclusive
of aliens, is one senator for dis
stricts of $3.50: two senators for
districts of 126,740 or more, and
three senators for districts OF
190,110 or more.
The new districts as set forth
in this bill, are as follows:
First district, two senators;
population 13O,576; Currituck,
Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Chowan, Gates, HEREFORD, BERTHE
and Martin counties. All Of these
are now in the first district with
exception of BERTHE, which is in
the third and Martin which is IN
the second.
Second district, two senators;
population 1898; Washington,
Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort and
Pitt. All of these are now IN sec
ond district with the exception of
Pitt, which is now the fifth dis
trict. with one senator. At the
present time Martin and Pamlico
counties are also in the second
district.
Third district, two senators;
population 1928; Lemon, Jones,
Onslow, Craven. Pamlco, Carter
ct counties. With the exception
of Pamlico all OF these are now
in the seventh district. BERTHE and
Northampton counties now COM
prise the third district with one
senator.
Fourth district, two senators;
population 12S,279; Northampton,
Halifax and Edgecombe counties.
Halifax and Edgecombe counties
are now in the fourth district,
while Northampton is in the third.
Fifth district, two senators;
population 127,116: Franklin,
Nash and Wilson counties. These
counties now comprise the sixth
district. while Pitt county alone
is the fifth district.
Sixth district, two senators;
population 1929; Johnston,
Wayne and Green counties. John
ston and Wayne counties are now
in the eighth district and Green
in the seventh district.
Seventh district, two senator's;
population 133,712; Duplin, PEN
der, Sampson and New Hanover
counties. These same counties
now compose the ninth district.
Eighth district, two senator's;
population 121,171; Cumberland,
Baden, Columbus and Brunswick
counties. These counties now COM
prise the tenth district.
Ninth district, one senator;
population 6G,96; Robson coun-
ty. Robson county is now the
eleventh district all by itself, with
one senator.
Tenth district, two senators;
population 1861; Hoke, Moore,
Harnett and Randolph counties.
These formerly composed the 18th
district with two senators.
Eleventh district, two senators:
population 1852; Wake Chat
ham and Lee counties. These
counties now compose the 18th
district.
Twelfth district, one senator:
population 50,639; Warren and
Vance counties. These two coun-
ties now comprise the fourteenth