Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-03
AProRrIoNMESr.

AfPORTIONMENT.
Sec. i. The apporiionmen: of this Stale
for members Of the General Assembly, shall
be made every ten years, after the year one
thousand eight hundred and fifty one. in the
following manner: The whole population of
the State, as asccrtained by the federal cen
sus, or IN such other mode as the General As
lsembly may direct, shall be divided by the
number zone hundred" and the quotient shall
i be the ratio Of representation in the House Of
Representatives for ten years next succeed
1 ing such apportionment
i Sec. 2 Every county. having population
equal to one half of said ratio, shall be enii-
lied to one Representative; every county, con,
tanning said ratio and three fourths over shall
be entitled to two Representatives; every
county. containing three times said ratio, shall
be entitled to three Representatives: and so
on, requiring after the first two, an entire re-
ito fer each additional Representative.
/ Sec. B. When any county shall have a
/ fraction above the ratio so large that being
multiplied by tive, the result will be equal TO
one or more ratios. additional Representatives
shall be apportoned for such ratios, among
the several sessions Of the decennial period, in
the following manner: Ifthere be only one
ratio a Representative shall be allotted to the
fifth session of the decennial period; ifthcre
are two ratios. Representative shall be allot-
ted to the fourth and third sessions, respect
lively; if three, to the third. second, and first
sessions, respectively; il four to fourth, third,
second. and first sessions, respectively.
Sec. 4. ANY county. forming with anoth-
er county or counties, Representative dis
tricL during one decennial period, if it have ac-
lquired sufficient population at the next decen-
lnial period. shall be entitled to
a separate representation, if there shall be
left in the district from which it shall have
been separated. population sufficient for a
Representative; but no such change shall be
made, except at the regular decennial period
for the apportionment Of Representative.
Sec, .. IT. in fixing any subsequent ratio
"a county. previously entitled to separate re-
Ipresentation, shall have less than the number
required by the new ratio for a Representa-
tive, such county shall be attached to the
County adjoining it having the least number
Ioi Inhabitants; and the representation of the
district, so formed, shall be determined as
herein provided.
Sec 6. The ratio for Senator shall for.
ever hereafter, be ascertained, by dividing
the whole population of Ihe State, by the num-
Der thirty-iVe.
Sec. 4 The State is hereby divided into
thirty three Senatorial districts, as follows:
the county of Hamilton shall constitute the
first Senatorial district; the counties of Butler
and Warren, the second; Montgomery and
lPreble the third Clermont and Brown, the
fourth; Greene, Clinton and Fayette, the fifth
Ross and Highland. the sixth, Adams, Pike
4 Scioto and jackson, the seventh; Lawrence
Gallia, Mei2s and Yinton, the eighth ATHENS,
Hooking and Fairfield, the ninth; Franklin
and Pickaway, the tenth; Clark, Champaign
and Madison, the eleventh; Miami, Darke and
Shelby. the twelfth; Logan Union, Marion
and Hardin, the thirteenth; Washington and
Morgan. the fourteenth; Muskingum and Per-
Try, the fifteenth; Delaware and Licking, the
sixteenth; Knox and Morrow. the seventeenth; /;
Coshocton and Tusearawas, the eighteenth; !;
Guernsey and Monroe, the nineteenth; Bel
mont aEd Harrison, the twentieth; Carroll and
and Stark the twenty first; jefferson and
Co!umbiana, the twenty second; Trumbell
and Mahoning, The twenty third; Ashtabula.
) Lake and Geauga the twenty -fourt e Cuyahoga,
the twentyffth; Portage and Summit. the
twenly-sxIh Medina and LoraiH,t the twenty
: seventh; Wayne and Holmes, the twenty
eighth; Ashland and Richland, the twenty
ninth; Huron, Erie, Sandusky and Ottowa
the thirtieih; Seneca, Crawford and Wyndot,
the thirty first; Mercer. Auglaize. Allen, Van
vert, Paulding, Defiance and Williams, the
thirty second and Hancock. " Mood, Lucas.
Fulton, Henry and Putnam, the thirty third
For the first decennial period, after the adop-
ton of this contitution each of said districts
shall be entitled to one Senator. except the
first district, which shall be entitled to three
Senators.
Sec. 8. The same rules shall be applied.in ap-
porlioning the fractions of Senatorial districts,
and in annexing districts, which may here
after have less than three-fourts ofa Senator
ial ratio. as are applied 10 Representative
district
Sec. 8. Anv county forming part Of SEN
atorial district. having acquired population
equal to full senatorial ratio. shall be made a
separate Senatorial district, at ANY regular de-
cennial apportionment, il full Senatorial rsl-
ito shall be left in the district from which il
! shall be taken.
Sec, TO- For the first ten years, after the
: year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one,
i the apportionment of Representatives shall be
, as provided in the shedule. and no change
r shall ever be made in the principles of repre-
sentation as herein established, or,in the Sen
e atorial districts, except as above provided
J. All territory belonging to county at the time
: of any apportiOnment. shall, as 10 the right d
5 representation and suffrage, remain an intega
: part thereof, during the decennial period,
: Sec II. The Governor. Auditor ant
! Secretary of State or any Iwo of them, shal
at least six months prior 10 the october election
in the year one thousand eight hundred anC
sixtyonc, and at each decenial period thereafter
d ascertain and determine the ratio ofrepresen
o tation, according TO the drcennial census, th'
l. number of Reprcsentives and senators cacl
county or district shall be entitled to elec
, and for what years. within the next ensuing
, ten years, and the Governor shall cause tn
same to be published. in such manner as shal
be directed by law.
JUDICIAL APPoRTIoEMEET.
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