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ILLINOIS
LEGIS. } H. R. { 12th ASSEM[Assembly]
2d SESSION.

FEBRUARY 9th, 1841.
Laid on the table, and 150 copies ordered to be printed.
A BILL
For “An Act to apportion the representation of the several Counties in this State.”

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Sect.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly,
That until the next census, as provided by the constitution, shall have been taken and an appor-
tionment made thereon, the following shall be the ration of representation for this State, viz: that
each twelve thousand white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Senator; and for each four thou-
sand white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Representative—to be apportioned and divided
as follows, to wit: The counties of Cook and Lake, one Representative, to be chosen from
the county of Lake, and the county of Cook, three Representatives; and the two counties to-
gether, one Senator, who shall be chosen from the county of Cook: The counties of Will,
Du Page, and Iroquois, one Senator, who shall be chosen from Will; the same counties, one
Representative, to be chosen from Iroquois; the same three counties, one Representative, to
be chosen from Du Page; and the county of Will, two Representatives: The counties of
Kane, McHenry, Boone, and De Kalb, one Senator and three Representatives—one of the
four to be chosen from each county: The county of La Salle, one Senator and three Repre-
sentatives: The counties of Peoria, Stark and Bureau, one Senator and one Representative;
the county of Peoria, one Representative; and the counties of Stark, and Bureau, one Repre-
sentative: The counties of Tazewell, Marshall, and Putnam, one Senator; the county of Taze-
well, two Representatives; and the counties of Marshall and Putnam, one Representative:
The counties of Stephenson and Carroll, one Representative; the county of Joe Daviess, one
Representative; and the three together, one Senator: The counties of Rock Island and Henry,
one Representative; the counties of Whiteside and Lee, one Representative; and the four to-
gether, one Senator: The county of Winnebago, one Representative; the county of Ogle, one
Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The county of Schuyler, one Representa-
tive; the county of Brown, one Representative; and the two together, one Representative and

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55 one Senator: The county of Adams, five Representatives and one Senator: The county of Han-
cock, two Representatives and one Senator: The county of McDonough, one Representative;
the counties of Warren and Henderson, two Representatives; and the three together, one
Senator: The county of Knox, one Representative; the counties of Knox and Mercer, one
Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The county of Fulton, three Represen-
tatives and one Senator; and the counties of Fulton and Peoria together, one Representative:
The county of Sangamon, four Representatives and one Senator: The county of Menard,
one Representative; the counties of Logan and Mason, one Representative; and the three to-
gether, one Senator: The county of McLean, one Representative; the counties of McLean
and Livingston, one Representative; the county of De Witt, one Representative; the counties
of Piatt and Macon, one Representative; and the five counties together, one Senator: The
county of Morgan, four Representatives and one Senator: The county of Pike, three Repre-
sentatives and one Senator: The County of Cass, one Representative; the county of Scott,
two Representatives; and the two together, one Senator: The County of Macoupin, two Re-
presentatives; the county of Jersey, one Representative; and the two together, one Senator:
The County of Greene, two Representatives; the same county, with Calhoun, one Represen-
tative and one Senator: The county of Madison, three Representatives and one Senator:
The county of St. Clair, three Representatives and one Senator: The counties of Monroe and
Randolph together, three Representatives and one Senator: The county of Bond, one Repre-
sentative; the county of Montgomery, one Representative; the county of Christian, one Rep-
resentative; and the three together, one Senator: The counties of Fayette and Effingham,
two Representatives; the county of Clay, one Representative; and the three together, one
Senator: The county of Shelby, one Representative and one Senator: The county of White,
one Representative and one Senator: The county of Wabash, one Representative; the
county of Wayne, one Representative; the county of Edwards, one Representative; and the
three together, one Senator: The county of Lawrence, two Representatives; the counties of
Crawford and Jasper together, two Representatives; and the three counties, one Senator:
The county of Clark, two Representatives; the county of Coles, three Representatives; and
the two together, one Senator: The county of Edgar, one Representative and one Senator:
The county of Vermillion, two Representatives; the county of Champaign, one Representative;
and the two together, one Senator: The counties of Union and Alexander, two Repre-
sentatives—one of whom shall be chosen from each of the said counties; and the said counties,

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63 one Senator: The counties of Pope, Johnson, and Hardin together, two Representatives and one
Senator: The county of Williamson, one Representative, the county of Jackson, one Repre-
sentative; the county of Franklin, one Representative; and the three together, one Senator:
The county of Gallatin, three Representatives and one Senator: The county of Hamilton,
one Representative; the county of Jefferson, one Representative; the county of Marion, one
Representative; the three counties together, one Representative and one Senator: The
county of Perry, one Representative; the counties of Clinton and Washington together, two
Representatives; and the three counties together, one Senator.

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3 Sect. 2. Whenever, in the preceding section, two or more counties are joined together, for
the purpose of electing Representatives or Senator, they shall form, and are hereby constitu-
ted districts, for that purpose.

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21 Sect. 2. At all future elections for Senator or Representatives, the Clerks of the County
Commissioners’ Courts of the counties of Cook and Lake, shall meet at Chicago, in the county
of Cook, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representatives, in said district:
The Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of the district composed of the counties of
Iroquois, Du Page, and Will, shall meet at Juliet, in Will county, to compare the returns of elec-
tion for Senator and Representatives in the said district: The Clerks of the County Com-
missioners’ Courts of the several counties composing the district of Kane, McHenry, Boone,
and De Kalb, shall meet at the county seat of Kane county, to compare the returns of election
of Senator and Representatives, in the said district: The Clerks of the County Commission-
ers’ Courts of the counties which compose the district of Peoria, Stark, and Bureau, shall meet
at the county seat of Peoria county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Rep-
resentative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Stark and
Bureau, shall meet at the county seat of Bureau county, to compare the returns of election for
Representative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, of the counties of Taze-
well, Marshall, and Putnam, shall met at the county seat of Marshall county, to compare the
returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the
counties of Marshall and Putnam, shall meet at the county seat of Marshall county, to compare
the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts,
for the counties of Joe Daviess, Stephenson, and Carroll, shall meet at the county seat of Car-
rol county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks
of the said Courts, for the counties of Stephenson and Carroll, shall meet at the county seat of

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53 Carrol county, to compare the returns of election for Representative) for the said district: The
Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Rock Island, Henry, Whitesides, and Lee, shall
meet at the county seat of Whitesides county, to compare the returns of election for Senator
for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Whitesides and Lee,
shall meet at the county seat of Lee county, to compare the returns of election for Represen-
tative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Court, for the counties of Rock Island and
Henry, shall meet at the county seat of Rock Island county, to compare the returns of election
for the said district: The Clerks of the said Court, for the counties of Winnebago and Ogle,
shall meet at the county seat of Winnebago county, to compare the returns of election for
Senator in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Brown and
Schuyler, shall meet at the county seat of Schuyler county, to compare the returns of election
for Senator and Representative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the
counties of McDonough, Warren, and Henderson, shall meet at the county seat of Warren
county, to compare the returns of election for Senator: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the
counties of Warren and Henderson, shall meet at the county seat of Warren county, to com-
pare the returns of election for Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said
Courts, for the counties of Knox and Mercer, shall meet at the county seat of Knox county, to
compare the returns of election for Senator and Representative for the said district: The
Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Peoria and Fulton, shall meet at the county seat
of Peoria county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district:
The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Menard, Logan and Mason, shall meet at
at the county seat of Menard county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the
said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Logan and Mason, shall meet
at the county seat of Logan county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for
the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of McLean, Livingston,
Piatt, De Witt, and Macon, shall meet at the county seat of McLean county , to compare the
counties of McLean and Livington, shall meet at the county seat of McLean county, to com-
pare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said
Courts, for the counties of Piatt and Macon, shall meet at the county seat of Macon county, to
compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the
said Courts, for the counties of Scott and Cass, shall meet at the county seat of Scott county,

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to compare the returns of election for Senator in the said district: The Clerks of the said
Courts, for the counties of Macoupin and Jersey, shall meet at the county seat of Macoupin
county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of
the said Courts, for the counties of Green and Calhoun, shall meet at the county seat of Green
county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representative from the said dis-
trict: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Monroe and Randolph, shall meet at
the county seat of Randolph county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Rep-
resetnatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Chris-
tian, Montgomery, and Bond, shall meet at the county seat of Bond county, to compare the
counties of Fayette, Effingham, and Clay, shall meet at the county seat of Effingham county,
to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said
Courts, for the counties of Fayette and Effingham, shall meet at the county seat of Effing-
ham county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The
Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Wabash, Edwards, and Wayne, shall meet at
the county seat of Edwards county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said
district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Jasper, Crawford, and Lawrence,
shall meet at the county seat of Crawford county, to compare the returns of election for Sena-
tor for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Crawford and
Jasper, shall meet at the county seat of Crawford county, to compare the returns of election
for Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties
Coles and Clark, shall meet at the county seat of Coles county, to compare the returns of
election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of
Vermilion and Champaign, shall meet at the county seat of Vermilion county, to compare the
counties of Union and Alexander, shall meet at the county seat of Union county, to compare
the returns of election for Senator and Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the
said Courts, for the counties of Pope, Johnson, and Hardin, shall meet at the county seat of
Pope county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representatives for the said
district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Williamson, Jackson, and Franklin,
shall meet at the county seat of Williamson county, to compare the returns of election for
Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Hamilton,

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92 Jefferson, and Marion, shall meet at the county seat of Jefferson county, to compare the re-
turns of election, for Senator and Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said
Courts, for the counties of Perry, Washington, and Clinton, shall meet at the county seat of
Washington county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: And
the Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Clinton and Washington, shall meet at the
county seat of said Washington county, to compare the returns of election for Representative
for the said district.

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4 Sect. 4. The Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts, of the several counties 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 purpose of com-
paring the votes given at such election.

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N^o 167 H R

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A Bill for an act to apportion the Representation of the Several Counties in this State.

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Com. Whole House Spe. Ord. for Wednesday next
Feb.[February] 12^th

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Ord. Eng.[Ordered Engrossed]

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23		Sect.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That until the next census, as provided by the constitution, shall have been taken and an appor- tionment made thereon, the following shall be the ration of representation for this State, viz: that each twelve thousand white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Senator; and for each four thou- sand white inhabitants shall be entitled to one Representative—to be apportioned and divided as follows, to wit: The counties of Cook and Lake, one Representative, to be chosen from the county of Lake, and the county of Cook, three Representatives; and the two counties to- gether, one Senator, who shall be chosen from the county of Cook: The counties of Will, Du Page, and Iroquois, one Senator, who shall be chosen from Will; the same counties, one Representative, to be chosen from Iroquois; the same three counties, one Representative, to be chosen from Du Page; and the county of Will, two Representatives: The counties of Kane, McHenry, Boone, and De Kalb, one Senator and three Representatives—one of the four to be chosen from each county: The county of La Salle, one Senator and three Repre- sentatives: The counties of Peoria, Stark and Bureau, one Senator and one Representative; the county of Peoria, one Representative; and the counties of Stark, and Bureau, one Repre- sentative: The counties of Tazewell, Marshall, and Putnam, one Senator; the county of Taze- well, two Representatives; and the counties of Marshall and Putnam, one Representative: The counties of Stephenson and Carroll, one Representative; the county of Joe Daviess, one Representative; and the three together, one Senator: The counties of Rock Island and Henry, one Representative; the counties of Whiteside and Lee, one Representative; and the four to- gether, one Senator: The county of Winnebago, one Representative; the county of Ogle, one Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The county of Schuyler, one Representa- tive; the county of Brown, one Representative; and the two together, one Representative and
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55		one Senator: The county of Adams, five Representatives and one Senator: The county of Han- cock, two Representatives and one Senator: The county of McDonough, one Representative; the counties of Warren and Henderson, two Representatives; and the three together, one Senator: The county of Knox, one Representative; the counties of Knox and Mercer, one Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The county of Fulton, three Represen- tatives and one Senator; and the counties of Fulton and Peoria together, one Representative: The county of Sangamon, four Representatives and one Senator: The county of Menard, one Representative; the counties of Logan and Mason, one Representative; and the three to- gether, one Senator: The county of McLean, one Representative; the counties of McLean and Livingston, one Representative; the county of De Witt, one Representative; the counties of Piatt and Macon, one Representative; and the five counties together, one Senator: The county of Morgan, four Representatives and one Senator: The county of Pike, three Repre- sentatives and one Senator: The County of Cass, one Representative; the county of Scott, two Representatives; and the two together, one Senator: The County of Macoupin, two Re- presentatives; the county of Jersey, one Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The County of Greene, two Representatives; the same county, with Calhoun, one Represen- tative and one Senator: The county of Madison, three Representatives and one Senator: The county of St. Clair, three Representatives and one Senator: The counties of Monroe and Randolph together, three Representatives and one Senator: The county of Bond, one Repre- sentative; the county of Montgomery, one Representative; the county of Christian, one Rep- resentative; and the three together, one Senator: The counties of Fayette and Effingham, two Representatives; the county of Clay, one Representative; and the three together, one Senator: The county of Shelby, one Representative and one Senator: The county of White, one Representative and one Senator: The county of Wabash, one Representative; the county of Wayne, one Representative; the county of Edwards, one Representative; and the three together, one Senator: The county of Lawrence, two Representatives; the counties of Crawford and Jasper together, two Representatives; and the three counties, one Senator: The county of Clark, two Representatives; the county of Coles, three Representatives; and the two together, one Senator: The county of Edgar, one Representative and one Senator: The county of Vermillion, two Representatives; the county of Champaign, one Representative; and the two together, one Senator: The counties of Union and Alexander, two Repre- sentatives—one of whom shall be chosen from each of the said counties; and the said counties,
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56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63		one Senator: The counties of Pope, Johnson, and Hardin together, two Representatives and one Senator: The county of Williamson, one Representative, the county of Jackson, one Repre- sentative; the county of Franklin, one Representative; and the three together, one Senator: The county of Gallatin, three Representatives and one Senator: The county of Hamilton, one Representative; the county of Jefferson, one Representative; the county of Marion, one Representative; the three counties together, one Representative and one Senator: The county of Perry, one Representative; the counties of Clinton and Washington together, two Representatives; and the three counties together, one Senator.
2 3		Sect. 2. Whenever, in the preceding section, two or more counties are joined together, for the purpose of electing Representatives or Senator, they shall form, and are hereby constitu- ted districts, for that purpose.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21		Sect. 2. At all future elections for Senator or Representatives, the Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of the counties of Cook and Lake, shall meet at Chicago, in the county of Cook, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representatives, in said district: The Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts of the district composed of the counties of Iroquois, Du Page, and Will, shall meet at Juliet, in Will county, to compare the returns of elec- tion for Senator and Representatives in the said district: The Clerks of the County Com- missioners’ Courts of the several counties composing the district of Kane, McHenry, Boone, and De Kalb, shall meet at the county seat of Kane county, to compare the returns of election of Senator and Representatives, in the said district: The Clerks of the County Commission- ers’ Courts of the counties which compose the district of Peoria, Stark, and Bureau, shall meet at the county seat of Peoria county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Rep- resentative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Stark and Bureau, shall meet at the county seat of Bureau county, to compare the returns of election for Representative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, of the counties of Taze- well, Marshall, and Putnam, shall met at the county seat of Marshall county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Marshall and Putnam, shall meet at the county seat of Marshall county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Joe Daviess, Stephenson, and Carroll, shall meet at the county seat of Car- rol county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Stephenson and Carroll, shall meet at the county seat of
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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53		Carrol county, to compare the returns of election for Representative) for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Rock Island, Henry, Whitesides, and Lee, shall meet at the county seat of Whitesides county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Whitesides and Lee, shall meet at the county seat of Lee county, to compare the returns of election for Represen- tative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Court, for the counties of Rock Island and Henry, shall meet at the county seat of Rock Island county, to compare the returns of election for the said district: The Clerks of the said Court, for the counties of Winnebago and Ogle, shall meet at the county seat of Winnebago county, to compare the returns of election for Senator in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Brown and Schuyler, shall meet at the county seat of Schuyler county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representative in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of McDonough, Warren, and Henderson, shall meet at the county seat of Warren county, to compare the returns of election for Senator: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Warren and Henderson, shall meet at the county seat of Warren county, to com- pare the returns of election for Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Knox and Mercer, shall meet at the county seat of Knox county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Peoria and Fulton, shall meet at the county seat of Peoria county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Menard, Logan and Mason, shall meet at at the county seat of Menard county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Logan and Mason, shall meet at the county seat of Logan county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of McLean, Livingston, Piatt, De Witt, and Macon, shall meet at the county seat of McLean county , to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of McLean and Livington, shall meet at the county seat of McLean county, to com- pare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Piatt and Macon, shall meet at the county seat of Macon county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Scott and Cass, shall meet at the county seat of Scott county,
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54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85		to compare the returns of election for Senator in the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Macoupin and Jersey, shall meet at the county seat of Macoupin county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Green and Calhoun, shall meet at the county seat of Green county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representative from the said dis- trict: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Monroe and Randolph, shall meet at the county seat of Randolph county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Rep- resetnatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Chris- tian, Montgomery, and Bond, shall meet at the county seat of Bond county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Fayette, Effingham, and Clay, shall meet at the county seat of Effingham county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Fayette and Effingham, shall meet at the county seat of Effing- ham county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Wabash, Edwards, and Wayne, shall meet at the county seat of Edwards county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Jasper, Crawford, and Lawrence, shall meet at the county seat of Crawford county, to compare the returns of election for Sena- tor for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Crawford and Jasper, shall meet at the county seat of Crawford county, to compare the returns of election for Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties Coles and Clark, shall meet at the county seat of Coles county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Vermilion and Champaign, shall meet at the county seat of Vermilion county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Union and Alexander, shall meet at the county seat of Union county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Pope, Johnson, and Hardin, shall meet at the county seat of Pope county, to compare the returns of election for Senator and Representatives for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Williamson, Jackson, and Franklin, shall meet at the county seat of Williamson county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Hamilton,
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86 87 88 89 90 91 92		Jefferson, and Marion, shall meet at the county seat of Jefferson county, to compare the re- turns of election, for Senator and Representative for the said district: The Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Perry, Washington, and Clinton, shall meet at the county seat of Washington county, to compare the returns of election for Senator for the said district: And the Clerks of the said Courts, for the counties of Clinton and Washington, shall meet at the county seat of said Washington county, to compare the returns of election for Representative for the said district.
2 3 4		Sect. 4. The Clerks of the County Commissioners’ Courts, of the several counties 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 purpose of com- paring the votes given at such election.