The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-24

on tie second Tuesday Of October, until
Otherwise directed by Law, BY the quail
ked electors Of each county. in such man
ner. 'and for such term, not exceeding
three years. as may be provided BY law.
SEC. 8. No person shall be eligible.t to
the Office Of Sheriff, or County Treasurer,
for more than four years in any period Of
six years.
SRc. 4. Township officers shall be elect
ed on the first Monday of April annually.
BY the qualified electors of their respective
townships and. shall hold their Offices, for
one year from the Monday next succeed
ing their election, and until their success
sors are qualified. Ese ,a,a =
SEC. 5. No money shall be drawn from
any county or township treasury, except
by authority Of law. ' Z
SEC. 6. Justices of the peace and coun-
ty and township officers maybe removed
in such manner, and for such cause, as
shall be prescribed by law. ~
SEc. 4. The commissioners Of counties,
the trustees Of townships, and similar
boards, shall have such power of local
taxation, for police purposes, as may be
prescribed by law.
ARTICLE XI.
''e ApPoRTIoNMENT.
SEC. /. Theapportionment Of this State
for members Of the General Assembly
shall be made every ten years after the
year one thousand eight hundred and fif-
ty-one, in the following manner: The
whole population of the State, as ascer-
tanned by the federal census, or in such
other mode as the General Assembly may
direct, shall be divided by. the number
zone hundred, I" and the quotent shall be
the ratio Of representation in the House
of Representatives for ten years next sue
ceeding such apportionment
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 Re-
presentatives; every county containing
three times said ratio shall be entitled t
three Representatives, and SO on requiring
after the first two, an entire ratio for eacl
additional Representative. Z
SEC. 8. When any county shall have
fraction above the ratio so large that being
multiplied by FIVE, the result will be equa
to one or more ratios, additional Repre-.
sentatives shall be appointed for such ra-
tios, among the several sessions of the
decennial period, in the following manner:
If there'be only one ratio, a Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the fifth session Of
the decennial period; if there are two,ra-
tios, a Representative shall be allotted to
the forth and third sessions respectively;
if three, to the third, second and first ses-
sions respectively, if four, to the fourth,
third, second and first sessions respective
ly.
SEC. 4. Any county forming, with an
other county or counties, a representative
district, during one decennial period, if il
shall have acquired sufficient population
at the next decennial period, shall-be en-
titledto a separate representation, if there
shall be left in the district from which il
shall have been separated, a population
sufficient for representative, but no such
change shall be made, except at the re-
gular decennial period for the apportion-
ment of representatives,
SEC. s. If in fixing any subsequent ra-
ito, county previously entitled to sepa-
rate representation, shall have less than
the number required by the new ratio for
representative, such county shall be at
tached to the county adjoining it, having
the least number Of 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 the State by the
number thirty-fve.
SEC. Z. 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 Preble the third; Cler-
mont and Brown the fourth; Greene,
Clinton and Fayette the fifth; Ross and
Highland the sixth; Adams, Pike, Scioto
and Jackson the seventh; Lawrence, Gal
liza, 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; Del
aware and Licking the sixteenth; Knox
and Morrow the seventeenth; Coshocton
and Tuscarawas the eighteenth; Guern-
sey and Monroe the nineteenth; Belmont
and Harrison the twentieth; Carroll and
Stark the twenty-frst; Jefferson and Co.
lumbiana the twenty-second; Trumbull
and Mahoning the twenty-third; Ashta-
bula, Lake and Geauga the twenty-fourth;
Cuyahoga the twenty-ffth; Portage and
Summit the twenty-sixth; Medina and
Lorain the twenty-seventh; Wayne and
Holmes the twenty-eight; Ashland and
Richland the twenty ninth; Huron, Erie,
Sandusky and Ottowa the thirtieth; Sene-
ca. Crawford and Wyandot the thirty first;
Mercer, Auglaize, Allen, Vanwert, Pauld-
Ing. Defiance and Williams the thirty-se-
cond; and Hancock, Wood, Lucas, Ful.