 | New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council - Constitutional history - 1853 - 244 pages
...one moiety of the said ratio, computed according to the rule prescribed by the Constitution! of tha United States." The law of 184'2 also requires, that the representatives of each State . " shall he elected by districts composed of a contiguous territory, equal in number to the number of representatives... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 664 pages
...been made, it was reported to the House ; and ordered to be engiossed, and read a third time. equal to the number of representatives to which said State may be entitled. The districts shall be formed of contiguous territory, and contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1858 - 820 pages
...which each State shall be entitled under this apportionment shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...State may be entitled, no one district electing more th«n one representative." and Missouri ; and the Committee of Elections, to whom the subject was referred,... | |
 | Oliver Hampton Smith - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 658 pages
...which each State shall be entitled under the appointment shall be elected by districts, composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number of Representatives to which said State shall be entitled ; no one district electing more than one Representative.' " Had Congress the right... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1851 - 372 pages
...a fraction greater than one moiety of the said ratio, computed according to the rule prescribed by the Constitution of the United States." The law of...contiguous territory, equal in number to the number of Représentatives to which said State may be entitled, no one district electing more than one Representative."... | |
 | Parliamentary practice - 1863 - 484 pages
...number to which such State is or may be hereafter entitled shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...representatives to which said State may be entitled in the Congress for which said election is held, no one district electing more than one representative.—Stat.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1867 - 478 pages
...number to which such State is or may be hereafter entitled shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...representatives to which said State may be entitled in the Congress for which said election is held, no one district electing more than one representative.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1867 - 506 pages
...number to which such State u or may be hereafter entitled shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...representatives to which said State may be entitled in the Congress for which said election is held, no one district electing mor* than one representative.—Stat,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - Parliamentary practice - 1868 - 554 pages
...number to whk-li such State is or may be hereafter entitled shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...representatives to which said State may be entitled in the Congress for which said election is held, no one district electing more than one representative.... | |
 | United States - Constitutional law - 1871 - 546 pages
...number to which such State is or may be hereafter entitled shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, equal in number to the number...Representatives to which said State may be entitled in the Congress for which said election is held, no one district electing more than one Representative.... | |
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in every case where a State is entitled to more than one Representative, the number to which each State shall be entitled .... shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory equal in number to the number of Representatives to which said... 
