Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-20

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the State by the number thirty-ilve.
SEC. 7. The State IS hereby divi-
ded into thirty-three Senatorial DIS
tricts, as follows: the County Of
Hamilton shall constitute the first
district; the counties of
Butler and Warren the second;
Montgomery and Preble the third;
Clermont and Brown the fourth;
Greene, Clinton and Fayette the fifth;
Ross and Highland the sixth; Adams,
Pike, Scioto and Jackson the sew
enth;. Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs and
Vinton the eighth; Athens, Hooking
and Fairfield the ninth; Franklin and
Pickaway The tenth; Clark, Cham
paign and Madison the eleventh;
Miami, ,Darke and Shelby the twelfth;
Logan, Union, Marion and Hardin
the thirteenth; Washington and
Morgan the fourteenth; Muskingum
and Perry the fifteenth; Delaware
and Licking the sixteenth; Knox
and Morrow the seventeenth; Co.
shocton and Tuscarawas the eigh-
teenth; Guernsey and Monroe the
nineteenth; Belmont and Harrison
the twentieth; Carroll and Stark the
twentv-frst; Jefferson and Columbi-
ana the twenty-second; Trumbull
and Mahoning the twenty-third;
Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga the
twenty-fourth; Cuyahoga the TWEEN
ty.fifth; Portage and Summit the
twenty-sixth; Medina and Lorain
the twenty-seventh; Wayne and
Holmes the twen:y-eighth; Ashland
and Richland the twenty-ninth;
Huron, Erie, Sandusky and Ottowa
the thirtieth; Seneca, Crawford and
Wyandot the thirty-frst; Mercer,
Auglaize, Allen, Vanwert, Paulding,
Defiance and Williams the thirty
second; and Hancock, Wood, Lucas,
Fulton, Henry and Putnam The thir-
ty-third. For the first decennial Pc
Rod after the adoption Of this Con-
stitution each Of said districts shall
be entitled to one Senator except
the first district, which shall be en-
titled to three Senators.
Sec. s. The same rules shall be
applied in apportioning the fractions
of senatorial districts, and in annex
ing districts which may hereafter
have less than three-fourths OF sem
atorial ratio as are applied to rep
resentative districts.
Sec. 9. Any county forming part
Of senatorial district having acquir-
ed population equal to full sena-
torial ratio, shall be made a sepa-
rate senatorial district at any regu-
lar decennial apportionment, if a full
senatorial ratio shall be left in the
district from which it shall be ia
ken.
Sec. 10. For the first ten years
after the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-one, the appor-
tionment of representatives shall be
as provided in the schedule, and no
change shall ever be made in the
principles OF representation as here
in established, or in the Senatorial
district except as above provided.
All territory belonging to county
at the time of any apportionment
shall, as to the right of representa-
ton and suffrage, remain an inte-
gral part thereof during the decen-
nial period.
Sec. IL. The Governor, Auditor,
and Secretary OF State, or any two
OF them, shall at least six months pri-
or 10 the October election in the year
one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one, and at each decennial Pc
riod thereafter ascertain and deter
mine the ratio Of representation accor-
ding to the decennial census the
number of Representatives and Sen
ators each county or district shall
be entitled to elect, and for what
years within the next ensuing ten
years, and the Governor shall cause
the same to be published in such
manner as shall be directed by law.
JUDICIAL APPoRTIoNMENT.
Sec. IL. For Judicial purposes,
the State shall be apportioned as fol-
lows:
The county Of Hamilton shall con-
stituie the first district, which shall
not be subdivided, and the Judges
therein may hold separate courts, or
separate sittings Of the same court,
at the same time.
The counties of Butler, Preble and
Darke shall constitute the first SUBJ
division; Montgomery, Miami and
Champaign the second; and Warren,
Clinton, Green and Clark the third
subdivision of the second district,
and together shall form such district.
The counties of Shelby, Auglaize,
Allen, Hardin, Logan, Union and
Marion the first subdivision; Mercer,
Vanwert, Putnam, Paulding, Def
ance, Williams, Henry and Fulton
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