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,,_ ,»,~,—;·—l·;ee we ·¤,»o»¤;pem_, or S¤=8AT¤ no House or _Rm··aesg;g;. ‘ ~= .;_yp;¤,·;;s_;,.;,`7--.-..Q...,..;*4;..-;-.*--.-..2‘,.;·;L-T.;-,_..l,...- i-S1 ‘! llzagter. 1.-Q-F.LECTION__0F SENATORS AND REPRE- >el€NTAT.lVES. W ‘ '‘‘— ‘ ~ A21 elémchfer electloaof Senators. M. V- y- ‘_ ·

~ I Xuml·wr and apportionment-of R€`D1TeSen_tatives._ .

, 1;l,·t·zio¤.by msu-lets; ~_ _ z · 4 stlhlitlosztll Re¤reeentatives.af1arge. ‘ 5 ;;,,miuations ter Representatives at large. J, t. }:.·,1aetlo¤·ot representation. I · ‘ l " jt‘ie¤o_o£ election. · ‘ " ~ wi;) C _ » ~ eae:l¤;·;es, · , r ‘ j in Voting for Representatives. _ _ » Section 1. Time for election of ,Senators.+At the regular . ,1·¤—1iou held an any State next preeed1ng;Qt_he _`expiration‘_of‘°{' zE,e term for which any Senator was leleféted to represent such j smte in Gongrees, at,,_which`»,electl‘orl `a"Representative.to".Con# , ,·z·,·ss is regularly by lhw tolbe, chosen, a uaueatscates Senatorlij xjma` eald State ehallfbe elected hy thejpeople`thereofrforaethe‘ , amu commencing on the 4th day oI:`Mart:h next thereafter;. uleee 4,,1914, cd. 103, §` 1,_38.Sfat.· 384,) ‘ ‘ 3 , _ .-·_ .. ,_.___ _ ·'| 2.;Number and apportionment of I »ReprésentativesLé·¥The _, lleuse of Representatives shall be conmposed of jour hundred ‘ me thfrty5five· Members,. to beapportioned am0ngd”-thetsex*e,ral Q >=:;m·s as follo£vs—:_ ‘ *‘ _· -:· .. · . { l 'Alabama, ten. , , Nebraska, six. ~ ‘l

·\ri»zona-, one. I Nevada, one. A , _ l

_ Arkansaejseven. New,.Hampehire,. two. ,4 Calitortnia, eleven. New. Jersey, twelve; I li · (‘<»lorado,i four.] New Mexico, jone. > . ‘ (`<»XlIl€CtilCIlet,~¤Yv€. _, ‘4_New York, fortyihree. l Delaware,.-ope. ‘ North Carolina, ten. 5 4 Florida, four. · . North Dakota, three. a 1 Georgia, twelve. Ohio; twenty-two., * Idaho, two, Y Oklahoma, eight. , `a Illinois, twentyeeyeu. Oregon, three., * I Indiana, thirteen. Pennsylvania, thirty-slx. · 4 Iowa, eleven. I Rhode Ielaud,‘three. ~ < K:msas,1elght. . South ;Carol`lna, s=e`ven.- :.3 Kentucky, eleven. South Dakota, three; 1, Louisiana, eight., '.ljennee=see,e ten. ° wl ` Maine, four. I Texas, eighteen. 1 _ Maryland, six. - — Utah, two; < I Maeeachneetts, sixteen. Vermont, two. ., j . Mlehigau, thirteen. Virginia,. ten; _ 1 Mimioeota, ten. .lW'ashlng;ton, tive. , 4 Miesjsslp-pl, eight. West' Virginia, six. . — Missouri, sixteen. ’Wlseons:}n, eleven. i [Montana. two. . ‘Wyomlng, one, ‘ z 1A_ug.j8, 1911, c. 5, 95 1, 2, 87 Stat. 13, 14; Jan.<6, 1912, 37 t Start. H23; ·Feh. 14, 1012, 37 Stat. 1128.) I I s _ 3._Election by districts.-—e~Iu each State entitledwlmler this 1 e;>;»<>;·t.i»¤;moat. to more than one R.epreee11tatlve, the Repre—· , hi lltatives to Congress shall be-elected by districts Composed of _ M coutigtious-uml compact territory, and contlnluiug as nearly he pl·a<.·tlcable an equal number of lnhabitante..A The said dis· {riots ehall be equal to the number of‘Represex1tatix·t*s· to which E eurh State may he eutitled in Conngreee, no district electing `mmje than one Itopreseut.atix·e. (Aug, 8, 1911, e. 5, $ 3, 37 I

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Q UUNGRESS. 1-Q E CONGRESS as Chapter, _ _ _ . _, Src. 5. Lusaaay or Coxcaass ?.~ ·.,.---...,.. »...mn .-.. 131 Cccoxoaassxoxax. A15\(ES’i"1G.$'fl€9NS{._._.· . t ;; `.,... - 1511 T. CQX’1'ES'1`ED. er.ecu·no>zs-.. .. .-- Q... .._.. »... · .’.-.-...,,.. ..*. 2201 S. FEDER.&[»·(`;URR{fP'1"1’3ACTl€ES-,-; ¤m.. 1- mwm*.~.. --. »W.. ;..-. 241 9. f)1rt··ren.og Lmrstarxvn COUNSE·l»;...-a. ,... .. ... :51 e 4. Additional Representatirés at large.¥-Qin cas of as increase at the ntimber oyaepresexitativest in any State tmaler this Iapportionment suchedtlitioaal Representative or H.€;ll`€··` sentativesrshall beselected by the¥”Stahte“ at large and the other Rebregenta-tives by the districts-- prescribed by laiv on August 8, · 1911, fnntil such State shall hetredistrieted irr the manner provided `by”`the lawsthereof.-and in accordance with the rules enmnerated in- section'3; and fit there be no change in the nnxnber of Itepresentatilves .from;a'.State, ‘’'- the Representatives thereof shall be elected from the districts p_rescribetrby law on Auguste,. 1911,;`until such State shall be redis&·ictetl‘ as nerelnt prescribed. _‘ (A{1g.¥8,1911, c.¥5,_§ 4, 37,Stat. 14.) · . _ S .5. Nominations for ‘Re§i·eseatativeés’ at larg€.-——Candidates for- Representative or Represe.xitativ@ to be elected at la rge‘el1i any State shall be n_om'inated` in the same n1a1me1·_ as candidates Eo1gj.go·vernor,· 1111188.5_`OU101‘WiSQ.·`{;tfoVi(1€d by the laws of such State. (Aug; 8, .‘~` 1911,`c.e5, 5,-5,37 Stat;15.) j 1 . 1

  • 6. ¢Re<ra¢ti¤¤. or represe¤i¤t;¤a.;s1;ou1e_a¤y state amy or

abridge the right of any of the male `inhabitants thereof, being " twenty-one years —_of;_age,. 8I1tl'_'¢itL}.éB8 off the Quited States, to 6te at anyelection nanrediin the amemlin‘ent.to'the,Constitugon, article ;`14, Section· 2,, exoeptjfor ga/yacipation in the rebellion or other CI`i11lé,.’_thé__··1i\1IIlb€Y; Representatives‘apportioned to- such State shall be reclncéd in the proportion which . , che numbeg of such Smale citizens shall have to thewhole nnmber of n1a1e‘citizei1srtvventy-one yearslof age infench State; (R. ` ?1.,Tirae· of- election.————'1‘he ’1‘uesday*nex1: after the 1st_Monclay , in· November, in every_evea».1rnn;beret1 year, is testablisheglv as the day for»~the` election, in caclfof the States aad Territories of the United States,'o£»Bepresentatives amlbelegates to the Congress ._-commencing on the- L4th ¤day_, of March next thereafter. This seetion.shal1`not appofto`any‘ State that,.has·r;ot yet_cha¤H¢d_ its day of election, and vvhoselconstitntiou must bef 1—niended'·i;n order to e&'eet a—ena¤ge.1¤?t¤e day of the election of State ofHC'Ql’S4-,111 said State. (R. S. ,§ 25; 3, 1875,c. [30, 6, 18 Stat. 400.) 5 ‘~ · . 1* . . S. ,VaconcieS.‘~}:’1‘l1e·time for holding elections Tn .a}i1;»¢ State, District, orlTerritor~y-for a Bepresentativéor Delegate =t0 fill x vacancy, w_hetl1er such vaczzncyg is caused) by a failure to elect at the. time prescribed law, as by_t1¤£e)tle:]th,resi¤m1·· ion, or incapacity of a —person’ elected, may be prescribed by Lbe laws of the several States and ‘I‘erritories` respectiveiy. (R.S.§26.`)T _ -` .· 1 ;_ “ .* 9.1 Voting for Representatives.--All votes for Represtautatnixrels .n Congress. must be by written or printed ballot, or voting nachiue theuse of which has been tlnily autlwrizeel by the Slate law; and all votes 1f€Q£·!~:l\`€d'O11.3f€CUl'(1€}d con_tr_ary to this section shall be of no efl’ect.~ (R. $ 27-; FebL‘1~l, 1899, c. Q L54, 30 Stat. 836.) Chapter 2.-——()RG.&Nl·ZATION‘ OF (`ONGRESS. loc. z .. V Bl. Oath of Senators. ·_\_, 22. Oath of President of Senate. _ . / E3. i*residlng.·; officer of Senate may administer oaths. _ ‘ ". Z . S··’re r · f 'enzfte or Chief Clark ma administer oaths. ‘ 5;. eals:er, Mcrnbers, and llclegzfftcs. _< I6. Roll of Iicpresentn‘tlvos—elc4_·t. “ B7. Change of place of meeiismg,