The number of representatives in the lower house of the legislature shall be one hundred and thirty-three, to be apportioned as follows:
First—The counties of Choctaw, Covington, Greene, Hancock, Issaquena, Jones, Lawrence, Leflore, Marion Neshoba, Pearl River, Perry, Quitman, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tishomingo, Tunica, Wayne and Webster, each shall have one representative.
Second—The counties of Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay, Coahoma, DeSoto, Kemper, Lafayette, Madison, Newton, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Rankin, Tate, Union, Wilkinson and Yalobusha, each shall have two representatives.
Third—the counties of Copiah, Holmes, Marshall, Monroe, Noxubee, Panola, Warren and Washington, each shall have three representatives.
Fourth—The counties of Franklin and Lincoln each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Fifth—The counties of Tippah and Benton each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Sixth—The counties of Claiborne and Jefferson each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Seventh—The counties of Clarke and Jasper each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Eighth—The counties of Grenada and Montgomery each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Ninth—The counties of Leake and Winston, each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Tenth—The counties of Harrison and Jackson, each shall have one representative and a floater between them.
Eleventh—The county of Yazoo shall have three representatives and the county of Hinds shall have three representatives, and they shall have a floater between them.
Twelfth—The county of Lauderdale shall have three representatives, one to be elected by the city of Meridian, one by the county outside the city limits, and one by the whole county including Meridian.
Thirteenth—The county of Adams outside of the city of Natchez shall have one representative and the city of Natchez one representative.
Fourteenth—The county of Lowndes shall have three representatives, two of whom shall be elected by that part of the county east of the Tombigbee river, and one by that portion of the county west of said river.
Fifteenth—The county of Oktibbeha shall have two representatives, one of whom shall be elected by that portion of the county east of the line running north and south between ranges thirteen and fourteen, and the other by that portion of the county west of said line.
Sixteenth—The county of Lee shall have two representatives, the county of Itawamba one, and a floater between them.
Seventeenth—In counties divided into legislative districts, any citizen of the county eligible for election to the house of representatives shall be eligible to represent any district thereof.
THE SENATE.