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154 FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 116, 119. 1880. . 'o of a bronze statue of Jose h Henr late Sec- -—-—————Jun° L 1880. CHAP. 116. An act fi?dt;1Py’o`frt?<i Snmithsonian Institution. P y, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Joseph Henry. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Regents of the Smith- Stnhwinbronw sonian Institution be, and are hereby, authorized to contract with W. W. Story, sculptor, for a statue in bronze of Joseph Henry, late Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be erected upon the grounds of said lnstitution ; and for this purpose, and for the entire expense of the Appropriation. foundation and pedestal of the monument, the sum_of hfteen thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 1, 1880. June 3, 1880. CHAP. 119.-An act providing for the reapportionment of the members of the legis- --—---———-—- latures in the Territories of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Roapp ortion - States of America in Congress assembled, That the governor, and the ¤¤<‘¤¤ 9i' ¤¤¤¤¤¤b°F¤ speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the council

 during the last session of the legislatures, in the Territories of Mon-

,9,,,,,, ,,,,,,0 ,,,,,4 tana, Idaho, and Vllyoming, be, and they are hereby, authorized and emwvyonung, on nu sis powered to act as a board of apportionment in theirrespective Territories; <>*`<=<‘¤¤**·*¤ **1**80- and when assembled at the capitals of their respective Territories, they, or a majority of them, shall reapportion the members of the council and house of representatives in their respective Territories upon the basis of the population as shown by the returns of the census for the year eighteen hundred and eighty, excluding Indians, and shall make such apportionment strictly in accordance with said census returns, allotting members of each house of the legislative assembly to the different sections of their T respective Territories, pro rata, as nearly as practicable, according to the population, and to that end may apportion, when necessary, in joint council districts. Election. Sec. 2. That the reapportiomnent so made by said boards sh all be forthwith certiiied to by the members, or a majority thereof, making the same, and filed in the office of the secretary of the Territory; and within ten days thereafter the governor shall issue his proclamation for an election of such members of the legislature so apportioned as aforesaid, specify- in g in such proclamation the apportionment so made to the diiierent sections, and which election shall be held at the time and places as provided by luw, and the returns to be canvassed as provided by the laws of said Territories respectively. Lcgislal no a s - Sec. 3. That the persons elected under such apportionment shall, when ¤<··¤l> >’· assembled at their respective capitals, at the time provided by law, and when duly qualiiied and organized, constitute the next legislative assembly in each of said Territories and shall be empowered to alter or amend the reapportionment for members of the legislature so made, and at any time thereafter reapportion their respective Territories in accordance with the population as the same may vary and change. Appropriation. Sec. 4. That the members constituting such boards of apportionment shall assemble at the capitals of their respective Territories and com plete their work on or before the first Monday in September, eighteen hundred and eighty, and they shall be allowed the same compensation per diem and mileage as are allowed to the presiding officers of the legislatures in such Territories; which allowance shall be certified by thi secretary of the Territory to the proper officers of the United States Treasury Department, and the same shall be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, June 3, 1880.