The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-06
Dated April 3, 1857.


@"' AMENDMENT NO s.
Resolved by the General Assembly OF tho State
OF Ohlo tree.iths of the enlberS elected to each
House concuring thercin that il he and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday OF October next upon the anproval
or rejection OF the following amendment ms hh nd.
donal section to article eleven of the Constitution
Every county which now is, or may hereafter be
entitled to more than one Senator or REPRESENTATIVE
Itor ihesresdueg OF the present decannial pero
dp m ,;' dof ah' or any portion of any subseqaen.
decenmal period shall be divided into as
many Senatorial and Representative districts
las lnere may be Senators or Representatives
elective in any year Of the present, or anv
subsequent decennia period which districts shall
De OF contiguous territory and each district shall
contain as nearly ratio for Senator or Representa-
i've as Is attalnabIe, without violating the rule
hereln given as conllgnity OF territory and with.
catdlyldng any township, election precinct or ward
II any Representative or Senatorial district com
posed OF two or more counties shodbv reason OF any
excess OF population over ratio, be entitled to ad.
dhQHal Representatives or Senators for anv portion
oil the present or any subsequent decennial neriod
me dlshlct sholfbo divided into two districts foI
each porhoh OF such ecennial period, which shall
ne contiguous territory and each shall contnn rs
near aratlo as is attanable without dividing coup.
| ties. 'N
! II by reason of the annexation of one Senatoria
nislcl to another there shnl ba any excess of pop
nlohon over senatorial ratio which slia IN be cnti
!
portion OF any decenniaI period, each district, a.
now constituted shall elect ons Senator.
4 Counties shall be divided into districts hv Nh,
county commissioners or such other board OF off
GERS elective and resident in the proper county n,
may be provided by law. AT east tour months pr
10 The general election in 1853 the counties leu
ht'ed 10 more than member of eher house si1al
he divided into districts for the residue Of theureson
! decennIa period, and at least four montlls prio
to the general election IN the first vear loC eacI
subsequent decennial period qthe conntie,
lentltled to more than one member tornall or mn,
pollon OF such decennial period in either or botl
h0,sas, shall be divided io districts for theyhol,
OF the decenniaI period. A cescndtion of the dis
trlct o. eaehcounty shall be published as may be- li
rected ny the county commissioners or as may be
prescribed by law.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
speaker oil the House OF Representatives
THOMAS II, FORD.
President Of the Senate.
5ss2s SECRETARY aF STATE stlrFlcE,
COLUMBUS, April 4, 1857
hereby certify that the foregoing proposed Con.
stltuilonal amendments correctly copied from
The original Tolls on file in this office
%s3 JAMES H. BAKER,
9H ha7 3.1 3a Is Secretary Of State.
| ua aol AUTHORS OFFICE HARRISON Co,
,,at. aa CADlz, April 13, 1851. :
hereby certify that the foregoing proposed Con-
sntuton amendments copy of tbe certified
copy furnished this Office by the Secretary of State
~ X. w. kINSEY, AUDITOR.