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aee5y e proposed 20 The e.e-.oTs Of this State lo
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on tie approval or rejection Of the following
amendment as an additional section to article eley
sn Of the Constitution, Every county which now
is, or may hereafter be entitled to more than one
Senator, or Representative for the residue OF the
present decepnial period, or for all, or any portion
Of any subsequent decennisl period shall be diYi-
ded into as many Senatorial and Representative
districts as there NAV be Senators or Representa-.
tiyes elective in any year OF the present, or any
subsequent deeennial period, which districts shall
be Of contiguous territory, and each district shall
contain IS nearly ratio for Senator or Represent
alive as is altainabe, without violating the rule
herein given as to contguty of territory, aud
without dividing any township, election precinct, or
ward. If any Representative or Senatorial dis
trct, composed Of two or more couutier, shall by
reason of any excess of population over q ratio,
be entitled to additional Representatives or Sena-
tors for any portion of the presest or any subse-
quent decennia period, the district shall be divided
into two districts, for each portion Of such de-
cenpial period, which shall be contiguous territory,
and each shall contain as near ratio as is aliana-
ble without dividing counties.
i II Of reason by the annexation of one Senate
rial district to another, there shall be any exees o
population over Senatorial ratio, which shall be
entitled to additional Senatorial representation fol
any portion of any decennial period, each district
/, as now constituted shall elect one Senator.
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{ county commissioners or such other board of off
GERS elective and resident in the proper county a
may be provided by law, At least four months
IpriOr to the general election in 1858, the counties
entitled to more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue of the
f present decennia period and at least four months
prior to the generel election in the first year o.
each subsequent decennial period, the counties en-
titled to more thaa one member for all, or any por
f ton Of such decenuiR period, 10 either or botf
houses, shall be divided into districts for the whole
of the decenpial period. A description of thc
district of each county shall be published as may
be directed BY the comfy commissioners or as may
be prescribed by law.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
f Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,
E THOMAS II. FORD,
r President of the Sepate
Q Dated April ad, 1857.
r SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE
> Columbu& April 4, 1857
hereby certify that the foregoing propOse'
Constitution amendments are correctly cOpie,
from the original rolls on file at this office,
JAMES II. BAKER.
Secretary of State
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do hereby certify that have read and com
e pared the proof Of the foregoing proposed amend
D meuts to the Constitution and find them corectI,
/ printed from the copy certified by the SecreLal.
e Of State, J. |. BLACKBURN,
Auditor Carroll CO.