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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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On April 5, 1792, President of the United States returns the Representation-bill unsigned via Mr. Secretary Lear, objecting on constitutional grounds to the apportionment of representatives among states, citing issues with proportions and the one-per-thirty-thousand limit.
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Mr. Secretary Lear, by order of the President of the United States, returned the Representation-bill unsigned; and together with it, delivered the following message:-
United States, April 5, 1792.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
I have maturely considered the act passed by the two houses, entitled, "An act for an apportionment of representatives among the several states, according to the first enumeration;" and I return it to your House, wherein it originated, with the following objections.
First. The Constitution has prescribed, that representatives shall be apportioned among the several states, according to their respective numbers: and there is no one proportion or divisor, which, applied to the respective numbers of the states, will yield the number and allotment of representatives, proposed by the bill.
Second, The Constitution has also provided, that the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand; which restriction is, by the context, and by fair and obvious construction, to be applied to the separate and respective numbers of the states: and the bill has allotted to eight of the states more than one for thirty thousand.
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United States
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1792 04 05
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bill returned unsigned with objections; no further resolution mentioned.
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Mr. Secretary Lear, by order of the President, returned the Representation-bill unsigned to the House of Representatives, delivering a message outlining two constitutional objections: lack of a single proportion or divisor yielding the proposed allotment, and violation of the one representative per thirty thousand limit in eight states.