Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-26
ARTICLE,xI.


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 ascertained by the federal
census, or in such other mode us the Gener-
al Assembly may direct, shall be divided by
the number "One Hundred" and the quo
tient shall be the ratio of representation in
the House of Representatives, for ten years
next succeeding such opportionment.
SEC. 2. Every county, having a popula-
ton equal to one half of said ratio, shall be
entitled to one representative ; every county,
containing said ratio, and three-fourths over,
shall be entitled to two Representatives
every county, containing three times said ra-
ito, shall be entitled to three Representatives
und so on, requiring after the first two, an
entire ratio for each additional Representa-
tive.
SEC. 3. When any county shall have a
fraction above the ratio, so large, that being
multiplied by five, the result will be equal TO
one or more ratios additional Representa-
tives shall be apportioned for such ratios,
among the several sessions of the decennlal
period, i'll the following manner: If there
be only one ratio n Representative shall be
allotted to the fifth session of the deceDnial
period; if there are two ratios, Represen-
tative shall be allotted to the fourth and
third sessions, respectively; If three, TO the
third, second, and first sessions, respectively;
If four to the fourth, third, second, and first
sessions, respectively
SEC. a. Any county, forming with another
county or counties, Representative district,
during one decennal period, if it have ac-
quircd sufficient population at the next de-
cennial period, shall be entitled to sepa-
rate representation, if there shall be left, in
the district from which it shall have been
separated, population sufficient for a Rep
resentative; but no such change shall be
made, except at the regular decennial period
for the apportionment of Representatives.
Sec. 8. IT. in fixing any subsequent ratio,
a county, previously entitled TO a separate
representation, shall have less thar the num-
Der required by the new ratio for Represen-
tative, such county shall be attached to the |
county adjoining it, having the least number |
of inhabitants; and the representation Of the
district, SO formed, shall he determined as |
herein provided.
SEC. g. The ratio for Senator shall, for
ever hereafter be ascertained, by dividing
the whole population of the State, by the
number thirty-fve.
Sec. T. The State is hereby divided into
lirty-three Senatorial districts, as follows:
he county of Hamilton shall constitute the
lrst Senatorial disirict the counties of But
er and Warren, the second Montgomery
nd Treble, the third Clermont and Brown,
he fourth; Greene, Clinton and Fayette, the
nth; Ross and Highland, the sixth; Adams,
IKE, Scloto and Jackson, the seventh Law
ence, Galla, Meigs and VintoD, the eighth
lthens, Hooking and Fairfield, the ninth
rankin and Pickaway, the tenth; Clark,
and Madison, the eleventh Mi
mi, Darke and Shelby, the twelfth; Logan,
Jnion, Marion and Hardin, the thirteenth;
Washington and Morgan, the fourteenth
lusllinguni and Perry, the fifteenth; Della
ware and Licking, the sixteenth; Knox and
lorow, the seventeenth; Coshocton and
Tuscarawas, the eighteenth; Guernsey and
Monroe, the nineteenth; Belmont and Har-
ison, the twentieth; Carroll and Stark, the
Jefferson and Columhiana, the
Trumbull and Mahoning, the |
Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga,
tue twenty-iourth; Cuyahoga, the twenty
nth Portage and Summit, the twenty-sixth
Medina aud Lorain, the twenty-seventh |
Wayne and Holmes, the twenty-eighth !
Ashland and Richland, the twenty-ninth
Huron, Erie, Sandusky and Ottawa, the
thirtieth; Seneca, Crawford aud Wyandot,
the thirty-iirst Mercer, Auglaize, Allen,
Nanwert, Paulding, Defiance and Williams,
tue thirty second; and Hancock, Wood, Lu-
cas-, Fulton, Henry and Putnam, the thirty |
third. For the first decennial period after
the adoption of this constitution, each of said |
districts shall he entitled to one Senator, ex-
cept the first district, which shall be entitled |
to three Senators.
Sec. 8. The same rules shall be applied, |
in apporioning the fractions of Senatorial |
districts, and in anneXing districts, which |
may hereafter have less than three-fourhs |
OF Senatorial ratio, as are applied TO Rep
resentative districts.
Sec. .. Any county forming part of Sem
atorlal district, having acquired population
equal TO a full senatorial ratio, shall be made
a separate Senatorial district, at any regular
decennial apporionment, if full Senatorial
ratio shall be left in the district from which |
it shall be taken.
Sec. 10. For the first ten years, after the
year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one, the apportionment of Representatives
shall be as provided in the schedule, aud no
change shall ever be made in the principles
of representation, as herein established, or,
in the Senatorial districts, except as above
provided. All territory, belonging TO n
county at the time of any npportionment,
shall, MS to the right of representation and
suffrage, remain an integral part thereof du-
ring the decennial period.
Sec. III. The Governor, Auditor, and Sec
retary OF State, or any two of them, shall, at
least six months prior to the October elec-
ton, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty one, and, at each decennial period
thereafter, ascertain and determine the ratio |
OF representation, according TO the decennial
census, the number of Representatives and
Senators each county or district shall be en-
lltled 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.