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H[House]. NO. 1.
December 23, 1835.
Read, Laid on the table, and 100 copies ordered to be printed.
MR. CLOUD, from a Select Committee, reported the following bill:
A BILL,
For an Act to apportion the Re[pres]entation of the several counties in this State.

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26 		Sec[Section]. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the
General Assembly, That until after the next Census as provided by the Constitu-
tion, shall have been taken and an apportionment made thereon, the following
shall be the Ratio of Representation for this State, viz: That each seven thous-
and white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Senator, and each three thousand
white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Representative, to be apportioned and
divided as follows, “to wit:”
The Counties of Alexander and Union one Representative each, and the two
together one Senator.
The Counties of Johnson and Pope one Representative each, and the two togeth-
er one Senator.
The County of Gallatin three Representatives and one Senator.
The Counties of Hamilton and Jefferson one Representative each, and the two
together one Senator.
The County of Franklin two Representatives; the County of Jackson one Rep-
resentative, and the two together one Senator.
The Counties of Washington and Perry one Representative each, and the two
together one Senator.
The County of White two Representatives and one Senator.
The Counties of Edwards, Wayne and Wabash, one Representative each, and
the three together one Senator.
The Counties of Lawrence and Jasper, the two together two Representatives;
the County of Crawford one Representative, and the three together one Senator.
The County of Edgar two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of Coles two Representatives; the County of Clark one Represen-
tative, and the two together one Senator.
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63 		The County of Vermilion three Representatives; the County of Champaign one
Representative, and the two together one Senator.
The County of Madison three Representatives and one Senator; the County of
St. Clair three Representatives and one Senator; the County of Monroe one
Representative, and the three last mentioned Counties together, one Senator.
The County of Randolph two Represensatives and one Senator.
The Counties of Clinton and Mario[n] [on]e Representative each, and the two
together one Senator.
The Counties of Bond and Montgomery one Representative each, and the two
together one Senator.
The Counties of Fayette and Effingham together two Representatives; the Coun-
ty of Clay one Representative, and the three together one Senator.
The County of Shelby one Representative and one Senator.
The County of Green four Representatives and one Senator; the County of
Calhoun one Representative, and the Counties of Green and Calhoun together’
one Senator.
The County of Macoupin two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of Morgan six Representatives and three Senators.
The County of Sangamon seven Representatives and two Senators.
The County of Tazewell two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of McLean two Representatives; the County of Macon one Rep-
resentative, and the two together, one Senator.
The County of Adams two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of Pike two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of Schuyler two Representatives and one Senator.
The County of Fulton two Representatives and one Senator.
The Counties of McDonough and Hancock one Representative each, and the
two together, one Senator.
The County of Warren one Representative; the Counties of Knox, Henry and
Mercer together, one Representative, and the four together, one Senator.
The County of Cook three Representatives and one Senator.
The Counties of La Salle and Iraquois together, two Representatives and one
Senator.
The Counties of Putnam and Peoria, one Representative each, and the two
together, one Senator.
The Counties of Joe Daviess and Rock-Island together, two Representatives and
one Senator.
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3 		Sec. 2. Wherever, in the preceding section, two or more Counties are joined,
together for the purpose of electing Representatives or Senators, th ey shall form
and are hereby constituted, districts for that purpose.

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34 		Sec. 3. At all furture elections for Senator or Representatives, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners Courts of the counties of Alexander and Union, shall
meet at the seat of justice of Union county, to compare the returns of election
for Senator in said district.
The district composed fo the counties [of] Johnson and Pope, the Clerks of the
County Commissioners Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of justice
of Pope County, to compare the returns of election for Senator for said district.
The district composed of the Counties of Jefferson and Hamilton, the Clerks
of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Jefferson county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of Franklin and Jackson, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners’ courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Franklin county; to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of Washington and Perry, the Clerks
of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Washington county, to compare the election returns for Senator in
said district.
The district composed of the counties of Edwards, Wayne and Wabash, the
Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the
seat of justice of Edwards county, to compare the election returns for Senator
in said district.
The Representative district composed of the counties of Lawrence and Jasper,
the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ courts of said counties shall meet at
the seat of justice of Lawrence county, to compare the election returns for
Representatives in said district.
The Senatorial district composed of the counties of Lawrence, Crawford and
Jasper, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts, of said counties, shall
meet at the seat of justice of Lawrence county, to compare the election returns
for Senator in said district.
The district composed of the counties of Coles and Clark, the Clerks of the
County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of justice
of Coles county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said district.
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71 		The district composed of the counties of Vermillion and Champaign, the Clerks
of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Vermillion county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe, the
Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the
seat of justice of St. Clair county, to compare the election returns for Senator
in said district.
The district composed of the counties of Clinton and Marion, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Clinton county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of Bond and Montgomery, the Clerks
of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Montgomery county, to compare the election returns for Senator
in said district.
The Senatorial d[is]trict composed of the counties of Fayette, Effingham and
Clay, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall
meet at the seat of justice of Effingham county, to compare the election returns
for Senator in said district.
The Representative district composed of the counties of Fayette and Effing-
ham, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties shall
meet at the seat of justice of Effingham county, to compare the election returns
for Representative in said district.
The district composed of the counties of Greene and Calhoun, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Greene county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of McLean and Macon, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties shall meet at the seat of
justice of McLean county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of McDonough and Hancock, the Clerks
of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat
of justice of McDonough county, to compare the election returns for Senator
in said district.
The Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Warren, Knox, Henry,
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90 		and Mercer, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties,
shall meet at the seat of justice of Knox county, to compare the election
returns for Senator in said district.
The representative district composed of the counties of Knox, Henry and
Mercer, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shal[l]
meet at the seat of justice of Knox county, to compare the election returns fo[r]
Representative in said district.
The district composed of the counties of La Salle and Iroquois, the Clerks of
the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of La Salle county, to compare the election returns for Senator and
Representatives in said district.
The district composed of the counties of Putnam and Peoria, the Clerks of the
County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the seat of
justice of Peoria county, to compare the election returns for Senator in said
district.
The district composed of the counties of Jo Daviess and Rock Island, the
Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of said counties, shall meet at the
seat of justice of Jo Daviess County, to compare the election returns for
Senator and Representatives of said district,

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4 		Sec. 4. The Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts, above named, shall
meet at the several places before mentioned, within fifteen days next after any
election for Senator or Representatives, in any of the said districts, for the pur-
pose of comparing the votes given at such election.

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13 		Sec. 5. Within the first thirty days of the session of the Senate, the additional
Senator to be elected from Morgan County, and the Senator to be elected from
Cook County, and the Senator to be elected from Pike County, and the Senator
to be elected from Macoupin County, and the Senator to be elected from Fulton
County, and the Senators to be elected from the Districts composed of the Coun-
ties of La Salle, Iroquois, McLean, Macon, Calhoun, Greene, Putnam, Peoria,
Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Hancock, McDonough, Warren and Knox, shall
proceed to divide by lot their said number into two classes, the first class of which
shall serve until the expiration of two years from the first Monday of August,
1836; and the second class shall serve four years from the first Monday in August,
1836; and in case of any vacancy occurring in any of the aforesaid offices, the
same shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law for filling vacancies in the
General Assembly.
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A STATEMENT OF THE RESULT OF THE
CENSUS,
IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
FOR THE YEAR 1835.
COUNTIES. POPULATION. REMARKS. COUNTIES. POPULATION. REMARKS.
Alexander 2050 Monroe 2760
Adams 7042 Montgomery 3740
Bond 3580 Marion 2844
Clinton 2648 Macon 3022
Champaign 1045 McLean 5311
Clark 3413 McDonough 2883
Clay 1648 Mercer 497
Calhoun 1091 Macoupin 5555
Crawford 3540 Pope 3756
Coles 5142 Pike 6037
Edgar 6668 Peoria 3220
Edwards 2006 Perry 2201
Effingham 1055 Putnam 4021
Franklin 5551 Randolph 5695
Fayette 3638 Rock Island 616
Fulton 5917 Sangamon 17573
Gallatin 3660 St. Clair 9055
Greene 12274 Shelby 4848
Hancock 3249 Schuyler 6361
Hamilton 2877 Union 4156
Henry No return. Vermilion 8103
Iroquois 1164 Wabash 3010
Johnson 2166 Warren 2623
Jefferson 3350 White 6489
Jackson 2783 Washington 3292
Jo Daviess 4038 Wayne 2939
Jasper 415 Cook 9826
Knox No return. Tazewell 5850
Lawrence 4450 Total
La Salle 4754 [286353?] is [246,148?]
Madison 9016 Gallatin [8680?] ^270.727^
Morgan 19214 [248119?]
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Printed Document, 6 page(s), Folder 54, HB 55, GA Session: 9-2, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,