ACTS OF CONGRESS. CHAPTER I. AN ACT for the apportionment of Reprefentatives among the feveral States, according to the fecond enumeration. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the third day of March, one thoufand eight hundred and three, the house of representatives fhall be compofed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one member for every thirty-three thoufand perfons n each ftate, computed according to the rule prescribed by the conftitution; that is to fay: within the state of New Hampshire, five; within the state of Maffachusetts, feventeen; within the state of Vermont, four; within the ftate of Rhode Island, two; within the state of Connecticut, feven; within the state of New York, feventeen; within the state of New Jersey, fix; within the state of Pennsylvania, eighteen; within the state of Delaware, one; within the ftate of Maryland, nine; within the state of Virginia, twenty-two; within the state of North Caroli |