Chapter 93. Making an apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States under the Twelfth Census
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CHAP. 93.— An Act Making an apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States under the Twelfth Census. January 16, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That after the third day of House of Representatives to consist of 386 members.March, nineteen hundred and three, the House of Representatives 734shall be composed of three hundred and eighty-six members, to be —apportionment.apportioned among the several States as follows:
Alabama, nine; Arkansas, seven; California, eight; Colorado, three; Connecticut, five; Delaware, one; Florida, three; Georgia, eleven: Idaho, one; Illinois, twenty-five; Indiana, thirteen; Iowa, eleven: Kansas, eight; Kentucky, eleven; Louisiana, seven; Maine, four: Maryland, six; Massachusetts, fourteen; Michigan, twelve; Minnesota, nine; Mississippi, eight; Missouri, sixteen; Montana, one: Nebraska, six: Nevada, one: New Hampshire, two; New Jersey, ten: New York, thirty-seven;
North Carolina, ten; North Dakota, two; Ohio, twenty-one; Oregon, two; Pennsylvania, thirty-two: Rhode Island, two; South Carolina, seven; South Dakota, two; Tennessee, ten; Texas, sixteen; Utah, one; Vermont, two; Virginia, ten; Washington, three; West Virginia, five; Wisconsin, eleven; and Wyoming, one. Sec. 2. Representatives from new States to be in addition.That whenever a new State is admitted to the Union the Representative or Representatives assigned to it shall be in addition to the number three hundred and eighty-six.
Sec. 3. Districts.That in each State entitled under this apportionment, the number to which such State may be entitled in the Fifty-eighth and each subsequent Congress shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous and compact territory and containing as nearly as practicable an equal number of inhabitants. The said districts shall be equal to the number of the Representatives to which such State may be entitled in Congress, no one district electing more than one Representative.
Sec. 4. Elections where increase of representatives under apportionment.That in case of an increase in the number of Representatives which may be given to any State under this apportionment such additional Representative or Representatives shall be elected by the State at large, and the other Representatives by the districts now prescribed by law until the legislature of such State in the manner herein —no increase.prescribed, shall redistrict such State; and if there be no increase in the number of Representatives from a State the Representatives thereof shall be elected from the districts now prescribed by law until such State be redistricted as herein prescribed by the legislature of said —diminished.State; and if the number hereby provided for shall in any State be less than it was before the change hereby made, then the whole number to such State hereby provided for shall be elected at large, unless the legislatures of said States have provided or shall otherwise provide before the time fixed by law for the next election of Representatives therein.
Sec. 5. Repeal.That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, January 16, 1901.