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734 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. CHS. 93,101. 1901. shall be cor iposed of three hundred and eighty-six members, to be -¤ppomo¤ment appgrtioned ong the sevegg States as ollows: Alabama, nine; Ar nsas, se$*%) California ight; _ Coloradosihree; Connecticut,- Vfive; Delaware, ne; Floridzhlthree; Georgia;Lelew*en;`<lIdaho, one; ·.\Illinois twenty-five; Indiana, thirtee1f§uIowa, eleven;*Kansas, eight; `Kentuchy, eleven;• Louisiana, seven;\¤Maine, four; Maryland, six; `Massachusetts, fourteen; Michiglzn, twelve; Minnesota,'nine; Mississippi, eight; Missouri, Sixteen; ontana, 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; Penns§lvania, thirty-two; Rhode Island, two; South Caro ina, seven; Sout Dakota, two; Tennessee, ten; Texas, sixteen; Utah, one; Vermont, two; Virginia ten; Washington, three; West Virginia,five; Vlfisconsin, eleven; and ’Wyoming, one. . I Repr¤¤;t::e¤%v§¤ SEo. 2. That whenever a new State is admitted to the Union the

L°§§3§l"Zm, S ° Representative or Representatives assigned to it shall be in addition to

the number three hundred and eighty-six; Districts- Sec. 3. That in each State entitled under this ap ortionment, the _ number to which such State maiy be entitledin the gWfty>eighth and each subsequent Congress shal be elected by districts composed of contiguous and ·compact territor`5; and containing as nearly as practicab e an equal number of inha itants. The said districts shal be equal to the number of the Representatives to which such State may be entitled in Congress, no one district electing more than one · R·6§I`6SBI]l3&l3lVB. _ cr§;ge9¤(;;§¤nglgg;g¤{g; Ec. 4. That in case of an increase. in the number of Representatives uvesundemppomon- which may be given to any State under this apgrtionment such addi- “‘°“" tional_,Representative or Representatives sha] elected by the State at large, and the o er Representatives by the districts now prescribed by law until the lelature of such State in the manner·herein pre- -¤¤ mmm, , scribed, shall redis ct such State; and if there be noincrease 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 qy the legislature of said ·dimi¤*¤h°d· State; and if the number hereby plrovided or shall in any State be less than it was before the change ereby made, then the whole number to such State herebg provided for shall be elected at large, unless the legislatures of said tates have provided or-shall otherwise provide plcifore the time fixed by law for the next election of Representatives erem. Revell- Sec. 5. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. ~ ` · Approved, January 16, 1901. • ‘ January 19, 1901. CHAP. 101.-An Act Relating to the accounts of United Stat marshals and -·-——····*· cle: ks of the district courts of the erritory of Utah. fs it enacted by the Senate and House fif R%z·esentatv}ves of the United gfgl!;sTgi#‘g;¥;dm,, §J·ttes0fAme1*icain Umgress assembled, Thatt eUnited States marshals liable only for fees and the clerks of the 'strict courts of the Territory of Utah prior `§§’,‘§§,°,$,,§§{ Umfd to its admission to the Union as a State shall be held accountable only for fees earned in United States cases, in accordance with a decision of the Attorney-General dated December second, eighteen hundred and ninet{-one, and all unclosed accounts of such omcers shall be settled and c osed accordingly, and the fees earned in United States cases, and withheld from them, shall be paid to them out of any money not otherwise appropriated. Approved, January 19, 1901. -