Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-01

tive shall be alloued TO the fourth and third
srssions, respectively; if three, 10 the third,
second, and first sessions, respecIivel y,
if four to The fourth, third, second, and
frs, sessions, respectively.
SRc. 4. Any county, forming with another
county or counties. a Representative district,
during one decennial period. if j, have ac-
uuired sufficient population al the next de.
cenna period, shall be entitled 10 separate
repr senlalion, if there shall be left, in the
d,s,ric, from which il shall have been separ'
a,cd. population sufficient for Represen-
,uanlbul no such charge shall be nude,
The regular decennia' period Tor
ionmenl Of Representatives.
.. li, in fixing any subsequent ralio,
i county, previously entitled 10 separate
reprcsen,alion, shall have less Than the num-
Der required by the new ra,io for Repre-
! sentative, such county shall be attached 10
the County adjoining it, havagrhe Last NUN.
1 Der OF i,,habilsn,s; aud the representation Of
4 the district, so formed, shall be determined
as herein provided.
Sec. 6. The ratio for Senator shall, for
ever hereafter, be asccrlaned, by dividing
l ,llc whole population Of the State, by INC
/ EunI CT thWly-HVc'
Sec. 7. The State is hereby divided inc
I thir,y-.hreo senatorial disLicls. as l"lIows;
/ The county Of II unilion shall constitute ihe
Y Ersl Scnniorial district: the counties "l but
Ter and Warren, the second; Montgomery
4 and Preble. the third; ClernUn, and Brown
the fourth; Greene. CIiniou and Fayel'e, the
filth; Ross aud Highland, the SIKH, Adams
Pike, Scioio and Jackson, the seventh Law
renee. Galia. MeGs und Vin,on, ne clShsli;
I Athens, Hooking and FairG: I'D, the nln'h;
Franklin and Pickaway, the tenth; Ciark'
Champaign and Madison, the eleventh; MI
ami. Durke and Shelby, The twelfth; Logan
Union, Marion and Hardin, the thlneoh'h;
Washington and Morgan, the lourocnl';
Nluskingum and Perry, the fifteenth; DrIa,
! ware aud Licking, the sixteenth; Knox and
Morrow, the sevcnccnh; Cushoctun and
Tuscurawas, tho cighrccnlh; Guernsey and
Monroe, the nine,ccn,f; Belmont and liar'
rison the twentieth; Carroll and Stark, the
- twenty .frsl; Jefferson and Culumbiama, The
twenty second; Trunbuil and Mahonln9,'he
twcnly-lhird; Ashlahula, Lake and Grauga
the lwcn,y-founh; Cuyahoga, the twenty
fi!lh Portage aud Summit. the twrn'y-sixIh
Medina and Lorain, the twenty seventh
Waync und IluImcs. the twentyeighlh
Ashland and Richanj, the wen,y-rin'h
Huron. Erie, Sandusky and Ouawa, The
,hr,ie,h, Seneca. Crawford and Wyandol
tic .hry.frsl; Mercer. Augaize. Allen
Vanwer. pauldiyg Defiance and Williams
the thirty second; and Hancock. Wood
Lucas, Fulton. Henry and Putnam, III,
,hiny third. For the lrsl decennial psriod
ulicr the adoption Of this constitution, cac'
Of SAID districts shall be entitled 10 one Sen
alor, except the first district, which Shall b
entitled 10 lhrcc Senators.
Sec. 8. The amc rules shall be app led
in anporoning The fractions Of Scna'oria
districts, and in ahnexing districts, wiiic
may hereafter have less than 'hree-iour'h
of Senatorial ratio, as are applied 10 R'p
resen,alivcs districts.
Sec. 9. Any county forming part OF
Senatorial district, having acq 'ired II popl
lalon cqral 10 a full senatorial ratio. sha
be made separate Sena,oria district, al an
regular dccennial dppor'ionmen', II iu
Senatorial ratio shall be lc in The dis'r
from which 81 all be taken.
Sec. 10. For the first ten years, Ter N
year one thousand eight hundred and tit.
one, the apporonmon, Of Repr sentative
shall be as provided in the schedule. and |
change shall ever be nude in the principe
of representation, as herein established
in The Senat rial districts, except as abo
yxovided. All territory, belonging, 10 a cou
~ "a the time of any apporonhen'' sha
as 10 the right ofrprescn'asion and sullrag
remain an inlregral part thereof, during Il
dc 'ennial period.
Sec. If. The Governor, Aulilor,and So
retary Of State, or any Two OF them shall,
least six months prior 10 the October e'e
lion, in the year one thousand eight hu
Jred and sixty-onc, and. a, each decenn
uerio,I thereafter, ascertain aud drlernl
The ralo Of representation, according To
decennal census, the number OF Rcprcse
laliyes aud Senators each county or d's'i
shnll be entitled 10 elect, and ior what yea
within The ncxI ensuing ten years. and
Guyernar shall cause tho same 10 be p'
Ished. in such manner us shall be dircc
by law,
JUDICIAL ApPuRTloNMENT.
SEC. l2. For Jrjicial purposes, the 81
Shall be upporlioncd us follows:
The cauaiy Of Hamilton sha.l cons'll
,he first district, which shall not be subj
ded; and The Judges therein, may hold SEP
ale courts, or separate s''inss oi 'he sa
court, u, the same time.
The counties Of Butler, Preble and Dar
shall constitute The frs, subdivision, M'
romcrv, Miami and Champaign, The seco
and Warren, Clinton, Greene and Cta
the third subdivision. of the second dlS'r
and together, shall form such district.
Tho Counties Of Shelby, Auglalzr, All
Hardin. Logan. Vninn and Marion S.
cor s,i,ute the frs, subdivision, Mercer,
Wert. Putnam, Paulding, D~liance, '
liams. Henry and Fulton, she sccoud'
Wood, Seneca. Hancock. Wyondoi
Crawford. tho third subdivision, Of The u
district, and iogclhcr, shall form such
trci.
The counties Of Lucas, Ouawo, Sandu
Eric and Huron, shall constitute the
subdiyisioa, Lnrain, Medina and sum
The second, and the county Of Cuyah
H. ,h;y,I subdivision, Of the fourth dis!