M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-09-17
AMENDMENT no, B.

RtSolUcd By the General Assembly Of The
State of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members
elected 10 each House concurring therein,
that it be, and hereby is proposed to the
electors of this State to vote, on the Sec
ond Tuesday Of October next, upon the ap-
proval or rejection of the following amend
ment as an additional section to article
eleven of the Constitution. Every county
which now is, or may hereafter be entitled
to more than one Senator, or Representa-
tive for the residue ofthe present decennial
period, or for all, or any portion of any sub
sequent decennial period shall be divided
into as many Senatorial and Representative
districts as there may be Senators or Rep
resentatives elective in any year of the
present, or any subsequent decennial peri
cd, which districts shall be of contiguous
territory, and each district shall contain as
nearly ratio for Senator or Representa-
tive as is attainOble, without violating the
rule herein given as to contiguity of terrific
ry, and without dividing any township, cleo
ton precinct, or ward. If any Representa-
tive, or Senatorial district, composed oftwo
or more counties shall by reason Of any ex-
cess ofpopuation Overa ratio, be entitled 10
additional Representatives or Senators for
any portion of the present or any subse-
quent decennial period, the district shall be
divided into two districts, for each portion of
such decennial period, which shall be con-
tguous territory, and each shall contain as
near ratio as is aitainable without diyi-
ding counties.
If by reason ofthe annexation ofone Sem
atorial district to another, there shall be any
excess of population over a Senatorial ra-
ito, which shall be entitled 10 additional
Senatorial representation for any portion of
any decennial period, each district, as now
constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by
the county commissioners or such other
board of officers elective and resident in the
proper county as may be provided by law.
At least four months prior to the general
election in 1858, the counties entitled 10
more than one member Of either house shall
be divided into districts for the residue Of the
present decennial period, and at least four
months prior to the general election in the
first year of each subsequent decennial pc
riod, the counties entitled to more than one
iOi oil, vi uHy POitlOu VI suCH ut-
cennial period, in either or both Houses,
shall be divided into districts for the whole
Of the decennial period. A description of
The district of each county shall be publish
I'd as may be directed by the county COM
nissioners or as may be prescribed by law.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, April 4, 1857.
hereby certify that the foregoing pro-
osed Constitution amendments are cor
ectly copied from the original rolls on file
n this office. JAMES H. BAKER,
Secretary Of State.
AUDITORS OFFICE, Vinton county, Oh
Macarthur, April 8, 1857.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing pro-
osed Constitution amendments are true
opies as certified to by the Secretary Of
tate. JOEL a. WALDEN,