Public Law 62–5

That after the third day of March, nineteen hundred and thirteen, the House of Representatives shall be composed of four hundred and thirty-three Members, to be apportioned among the several States as follows:

Alabama, ten. Arkansas, seven. California, eleven. Colorado, four. Connecticut, five. Delaware, one. Florida, four. Georgia, twelve. Idaho, two. Illinois, twenty-seven. Indiana, thirteen. Iowa, eleven. Kansas, eight. Kentucky, eleven. Louisiana, eight. Maine, four. Maryland, six. Massachusetts, sixteen. Michigan, thirteen. Minnesota, ten. Mississippi, eight. Missouri, sixteen. Montana, two. Nebraska, six. Nevada, one. New Hampshire, two. New Jersey, twelve. New York, forty-three. North Carolina, ten. North Dakota, three. Ohio, twenty-two. Oklahoma, eight. Oregon, three. Pennsylvania, thirty-six. Rhode Island, three. South Carolina, seven. South Dakota, three. Tennessee, ten. Texas, eighteen. Utah, two. Vermont, two. Virginia, ten. Washington, five. West Virginia, six. Wisconsin, eleven. Wyoming, one.

Sec. 2.

That if the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico shall become States in the Union before the apportionment of Representatives under the next decennial census they shall have one Representative each, and if one of such Territories shall so become a State, such State shall have one Representative, which Representative or Representatives

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shall be in addition to the number four hundred and thirty-three, as provided in section one of this Act, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this section are to that extent hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.

That in each State entitled under this apportionment to more than one Representative, the Representatives to the Sixty-third and each subsequent Congress shall be elected by districts composed of a contiguous and compact territory, and containing as nearly as practicable an equal number of inhabitants. The said districts shall be equal to the number of Representatives to which such State may be entitled in Congress, no district electing more than one Representative.

Sec. 4.

That in case of an increase in the number of Representatives in any State under this apportionment such additional Representative or Representatives shall be elected by the State at large and the other Representatives by the districts now prescribed by law until such State shall be redistricted in the manner provided by the law’s thereof and in accordance with the rules enumerated in section three of this

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Act; and if there be no change in the number of Representatives from a State, the Representatives thereof shall be elected from the districts now prescribed by law until such State shall be redistricted as herein prescribed.

Sec. 5.

That candidates for Representative or Representatives to be elected at large in any State shall be nominated in the same manner as candidates for governor, unless otherwise provided by the laws of such State.