The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10

Meigs and Vinton the eighth Athens, Hooking
and Fairfield the ninth Franklin and Pioka-
way 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 four
teenth Muskingum and Perry the fifteenth
Delaware and Licking the sixteenth Knox and
Morrow the seventeenth CoShocton and Tus-
carawaS the eighteenth Guernsey and Monroe
the nineteenth Belmont and Harrison the
twentieth Carroll and Stark the twenty first
Jefferson and Columbiana the twenty second
Trumbull and Mahoning the twenty third
, AShtabula, Lake and Geauga'the twenty fourth;
lCuyahoga the twenty fifth Portage and Sum-
f nit the twenty sixth Medina and Lorain the
twenty seventh Wayne and Holmes the TWEEN
) ty eighth Ashland and Richland the twenty
ninth Huron, Erie, SanduSKy and Ottowa the
thirtieth Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot the
thirty-frst; Mercer, Auglaize, Allen, Van Vert,
Paulding, Defiance and Williams the thirty
f second and Hancock, Wood, Lucas, Fulton,
4 Henry and Putnam the thirty third. For the
2 first decennial period after the adoption of this
Constitution, each of said districts shall be en-
. titled to one Senator, except the first district,
: which shall be entitled to three Senators.
n SEC. 8. The same rules shall be applied in
a apportioning the fractions Of senatorial districts,
and in a%nnexing districts which may hereafter
a have less than three fourths of a senatorial ra-
ito as are applied to representative districts.
SEC. Q. Amy county forming part of a sena-
e tOrial district having acquired q population e.
quail to a full senatorial ratio, shall be made a
1 separate senatorial district at any regular de-
d cennial appOrtionment, if a full senatorial ratio
shall be left in the district from which it shall
be taken.
d SEC. 10. For the first ten years after the year
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-one, the
= apportionment of representatives shall be as
provided in the schedule, and no change shall
ever be made in the principles Of representa-
ION as herein established, or in the senatorial
districts, except as above provided. All terrific.
ny belonging to a county at the time of any APP
j. portionment shall, as to the right of representa-,
ton and suffrage, remain an integral part there.
of during the decennial period.
4, Sec. II. The Governor, Auditor, and Secre
le tary Of State, or any two of them, shall at leas
SIX months prior to the October election in thu
III year one thousand eight hundred and sixty ono
and at each decennial period thereafter, ascer
b. tain and determine the ratio of representation
re according to the decennial census, the numbe
of Of Representatives and Senators each county o
o. district shall be entitled 10 elect, and for wha
years within the next ensuing ten years
of and the Governor shall cause the same to b.
nd published in such manner as shall be directe,
n by law.
ly JUDICIAL APPoRTIoNMENT.
ee SEC. II. For Judicial purposes, the Stat
shall be apportioned as follows;
I'D The county of Hamilton shall constitute tn
n first district, which shall not be subdivided, an
as the Judges therein may hold separate courts, O
separate sittings ofthe same court, at the sam
time.
The counties of Butler, Prehle and Dark
Of shall constitute the first subdivision Montgom
cry, Miami and Champaign the second an
cd Warren, Clinton, Greene and Clarke the thir
in subdivision of the second district, and togeth
- er shall form such district.
The counties Of Shelby, Auglaize, Aller
- Hardin, Logan, Union and Marion shall cOnSti
=, tute the first sub. division; Mercer, Van Wert
Putnam, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Henr
md Fulton the second and Wood, Seneca
=" Hancock, Wyandot and Crawford the thir
- subdivision Of the third district, and togethc
! shall form such district.
WI The counties Of Lucas, Ottowa, Sandusk,
h' Erie and Huron shall constitute the first subd
w vision Lorain, Medina and Summit the secon
- and the county of Cuyahoga the third subdivl.
~ ion Of the fourth district, and together sha
~ form such district.
:" The counties Of ClermOnt, Brown and AZ
all alls sIall constitute tne nrSt SUBDIVISION Ilgi
n, "N' r,''' ~" 49, Nv scum Wv ! ,ch'
tia way. FtahAiin' anu Maulsoh the MIRA Su0GiVE
gu oi tne nl'h ulS'r'cl' ana Ioge'hef snail lor
S"Gh o'sl'ct' c,.,.
de nc '""nt'es VI ""k"is' nnoN' an" De'hWt'
of sn'i' c''S'iln'e !ne ir'. Suodi'iS'on' Mo'roN
n"""'" v" hSn'"""' Ut S't.''' n'u WY"
Holmes. aud CnslIuctOn. the thi d subdivision
The sixth district. aud together shall form sue
district,
wi '""H,'es VI r"n"e" ! cry "n" Il"rNn
' Suu,' o"n INSTITUTE 'ne "''t s""uN'S''ni 'hcNSo
,"i'I Gn ; '"e, Go"'U' II" '"N'9wce, '"e Sec'h
60 % % H ''ii n!'sH' ","'"'' nav ".,h!nsu"h u
OF ''nu So'"Nis'"h ,ie NeVel'h u's'rlc'' anu |
5', y" N""' URN sue" u's"""
~ u"'',eS vt 'lnSN,ns"in anu Morgan sl'
oons.''n.' ~, nst Suo"Nl "n' Guernsey b'
m m Ut" n"'"e' "o ''''n"' "n' ;,enc''"
re re ' ha a; w y" ~; : i'," a' ,ne ,n0" s.pIlNIo'ol
~ =. e'5"'" """'.'' WI" ''Se'"er SUM- 'o'h SUI
uH""
The counties OF Stark Carroll, and Columbian
NJ shall constitute the first subdivisl0n; Trumhu
Portage, and Mhhunlng, the second; md Geaug
~ Lake, aud AShiabula The THIRD subdivision of Il
ninth dls,ricl,l and together shall form such dlstrit
SIC. rs. The General Assembly shall nttat
~ amy new counties that mny hereafter he erecte
!" snch districts or Subdivisions thereof, as hi
be most convenient.
~ ARTICLE XII.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Z SEC |. The ~levying of lnxes by the poll
l. griev0us aud Oppressive; therefore. The Gene,
III Assembly shall never levy a poll lax for county
~ state purposes.
SEC 9. Laws shall he passed, taxing by a
inform rule all moneys, credits, investments
bonds stocks. joint stock companies. or 0tht