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APPORTIONMENT OF THE STATE INTO REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICTS.

(Act of May 10, 1921, P. L. 455.) Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That, until the next decennial United States census and the apportionment be made thereon by law, the House of Representatives shall consist of two hundred and eight members, and shall be apportioned as follows, namely:

The city of Philadelphia shall elect forty-one members, and the said city shall be divided

into twenty-six districts, as follows:

The first and thirty-ninth wards shall con

stitute the first district, and elect two members.

The second ward shall constitute the second district, and elect one member.

The third, fourth, and fifth wards shall constitute the third district, and elect two members. The sixth, eighth, and ninth wards shall constitute the fourth district, and elect one member.

The twenty-sixth, thirty-sixth, and fortyeighth wards shall constitute the fifth district, and elect three members.

The seventh ward shall constitute the sixth district, and elect one member.

The thirtieth ward shall constitute the seventh district, and elect one member.

The tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth wards shall constitute the eighth district, and elect

two members.

The eleventh and twelfth wards shall constitute the ninth district, and elect one member. The fifteenth ward shall constitute the tenth district, and elect two members.

The first, third, and fifth wards, in the city of Pittsburgh shall constitute the first district, and elect two members.

The second, sixth, ninth, and tenth wards, in the city of Pittsburgh shall constitute the second district, and elect two members.

The fourth and fifteenth wards, in the city of

Pittsburgh shall constitute the third district, and elect one member.

The seventh, eighth, and eleventh wards, in the city of Pittsburgh shall constitute the fourth

district, and elect one member.

The twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth wards, in the city of Pittsburgh shall constitute the fifth district, and elect one member.

The sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth wards, in the city of Pittsburgh, and the township of Chartiers, shall constitute the sixth district, and elect three members.

The

twenty-second, twenty-third, fourth, and twenty-fifth wards, in the city of twentyPittsburgh shall constitute the seventh district, and elect two members.

The twenty-first, twenty-sixth, and twentyseventh wards, in the city of Pittsburgh shall constitute the eighth district, and elect two members.

The city of McKeesport shall constitute the ninth district, and elect one member.

The boroughs and townships lying between the Allegheny and Youghiogheny rivers, and the boroughs and townships lying between the

The seventeenth and eighteenth wards shall Youghiogheny and Monongahela rivers, shall con

constitute the eleventh district, and elect one member.

The nineteenth ward shall constitute the twelfth district, and elect two members.

The sixteenth and twentieth wards shall constitute the thirteenth district, and elect two members.

The twenty-first ward shall constitute the

fourteenth district, and elect one member.

The twenty-second and forty-second wards shall constitute the fifteenth district, and elect two members.

The twenty-third, thirty-fifth, and forty-first wards shall constitute the sixteenth district, and elect one member.

The twenty-fourth, thirty-fourth and fortyfourth wards shall constitute the seventeenth district, and elect three members.

The twenty-fifth and forty-fifth wards shall constitute the eighteenth district, and elect two members.

The twenty-eighth and thirty-seventh wards shall constitute the nineteenth district, and

elect two members.

The twenty-ninth and forty-seventh wards shall constitute the twentieth district, and elect two members.

The twenty-seventh, fortieth, and forty-sixth wards shall constitute the twenty-first district, and elect two members.

The thirty-second ward shall constitute the twenty-second district, and elect one member. The thirty-eighth ward shall constitute the twenty-third district, and elect one member.

The thirty-third ward shall constitute the twenty-fourth district, and elect one member. The forty-third ward shall constitute the twenty-fifth district, and elect one member.

The thirty-first ward shall constitute the twenty-sixth district, and elect one member.

The county of Adams shall elect one member. The county of Allegheny shall elect twentyseven members, and shall be divided into thirteen districts, as follows:

stitute the tenth district, and elect four members.

The following cities, boroughs, and townships, south of the Ohio and Monongahela rivers, the city of Clairton (Clairton, North Clairton, and Wilson boroughs), the city of Duquesne, the boroughs of Dravosburg, Hays, Homestead, Munhall, West Elizabeth, West Homestead, and Whitaker, and the townships of Jefferson and Mifflin, shall constitute the eleventh district, and elect two members.

All the boroughs and townships, south of the Ohio and Monongahela rivers, not included in the eleventh district, including the township of Neville, shall constitute the twelfth district, and elect four members.

The boroughs and townships north of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers shall constitute the thirteenth district, and elect two members.

The county of Armstrong shall elect two members.

The county of Beaver shall elect three members, and shall be divided into two districts, as

follows:

The boroughs of Ambridge, Baden, Conway, East Rochester, Eastvale, Freedom, New Brighton, Rochester, that portion of the borough of Ellwood city lying within the county of Beaver; and the townships of Daugherty, Economy, Franklin, Harmony, Marion, New Sewickley, North Sewickley, Pulaski, and Rochester, shall constitute the first district and elect one member.

The residue of the county of Beaver not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect two members.

The county of Bedford shall elect one member. The county of Berks shall elect five members, and shall divide into four districts, as follows: The city of Reading shall constitute the first district, and elect two members:

The boroughs of Birdsboro, Mohnton, Mount Penn, Shillington, Sinking Spring, West Reading, and Wyomissing; and the townships of

Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Crumru, Douglass, Exeter, Lower Alsace, Robeson, Spring, and Union shall constitute the second district, and elect one member.

The boroughs of Bernville, Centreport, Hamburg, Lenhartsville, Robesonia, Wernersville, West Leesport, and Womelsdorf; and the townships of Albany, Bern, Bethel, Centre, GreenLower Heidelwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, berg, Marion, North Heidelberg, Penn, Perry, South Heidelberg, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, and Windsor, shall constitute the third district, and elect member.

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The boroughs of Bally, Bechtelville, Boyertown, Fleetwood, Kutztown, and Topton; and the townships of Alsace, Colebrookdale, District, Earl, Hereford, Longswamp, Maidencreek, Maxatawney, Muhlenberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Pike, Richmond, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, and Washington shall constitute the fourth district, and elect one member.

The county of Blair shall elect three members, and shall be divided into two districts, follows:

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The city of Altoona shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The residue of the county of Blair, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect two members.

The county of Bradford shall elect one member.

The county of Bucks shall elect two members. The county of Butler shall elect two members. The county of Cambria shall elect five members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The city of Johnstown shall constitute the first district, and elect two members.

The residue of the county of Cambria, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect three members. The county of Cameron shall elect one member.

The county of Carbon shall elect one member. The county of Centre shall elect one member. The county of Chester shall elect three members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The city of Coatesville; the boroughs of and Atglen, Avondale, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Grove; and the townships of East Fallowfield, East Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, London Britain, London Grove, London

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derry, Lower Oxford, New Garden,
London, Penn, Upper Oxford, West Fallow-
field, West Marlboro, and West Nottingham,
shall constitute the first district, and elect one
member.

The boroughs of Dowingtown, Elverson, Honeybrook, Kennett Square, Malvern, Phoenixville, Spring City, and West Chester; and the townships of Birmingham, Cain, Charlestown, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East Goshen, East Marlboro, East Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Easttown, Honeybrook, Kennett, Newin, North Coventry, Pennsbury, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Thornby Tredyffryn, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, 'West Goshen, West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Whiteland, Westtown and Willistown, shall constitute the second district, and elect two members.

The county of Clarion shall elect one member. The county of Clearfield shall elect two members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The boroughs of Brisbin. Chester Hill, Clearfield, Houtzdale, Osceola, Ramey, and Wallaceton; and the townships of Bigler, Boggs, Bradford, Cooper, Covington, Decatur, Girard, Goshen, Graham, Gulich, Jordan, Karthaus, Lawrence, Morris, and Woodward, shall constitute the first alstrict, and elect one member. The city of DuBois; the boroughs of Burnside, Coalport, Curwensville, Glen Hope,

Grampian, Irvona, Lumber City, Mahaffey,
Newburg, New Washington, Troutville, and
Westover; and the townships of Beccaria, Bell,
Bloom, Brady, Burnside, Chest, Ferguson,
Greenwood, Huston, Knox, Penn, Pike, Pine,
Sandy, and Union, shall constitute the second
district, and elect one member.

The county of Clinton shall elect one member.
The county of Columbia shall elect one mem-

ber.

The county of Crawford shall elect one member.

The county of Cumberland shall elect one member.

The county of Dauphin shall elect four members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The city of Harrisburg shall constitute the first district, and shall elect two members.

The residue of the county of Dauphin, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect two members. The county of Delaware shall elect four members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The city of Chester shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The residue of the county of Delaware, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect three members. The county of Elk shall elect one member. The county of Erie shall elect four members, and shall be divided into four districts, as follows:

The third, fourth, and sixth wards of the city of Erie, as constituted April one, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The first, second, and fifth wards of the city of Erie, as constituted April one, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, shall constitute the second district, and elect one member.

The city of Corry; the boroughs of Elgin, North East, Union City, Wattsburg, and Westleyville; and the townships of Amity, Concord, Greene, Greenfield, Harbourcreek, North East, Union, Venango, and Wayne, shall constitute the third district, and elect one member.

The residue of the county of Erie, not included in the first, second, and third districts, shall constitute the fourth district, and elect one member.

The county of Fayette shall elect four members, and shall be divided into two districts, as follows:

The boroughs of Fairchance, Markleysburg, Masontown, Point Marion, and Smithfield; and the townships of Georges, German, Henry Clay, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, Redstone, Springhill, and Wharton, shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The residue of the county of Fayette, not included in the first district, shall constitute the second district, and elect three members.

The county of Forest shall elect one member.
The county of Franklin shall elect one mem-

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member.

The county of Indiana shall elect two members.

The county of Jefferson shall elect one member.

The county of Juniata shall elect one member.

The county of Lackawanna shall elect six members, and shall be divided into six districts, as follows:

The fourth, fifth, sixth, fourteenth, fifteenth, eighteenth, twentieth, and twenty-second wards of the city of Scranton, shall constitute the first district, and elect one member.

The first, second, third, seventh, thirteenth, sixteenth, and twenty-first wards of the city of Scranton shall constitute the second district, and elect one member.

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