Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-07-02
NO. s.
Dated April Sd, 1851.

AMENDMENT NO. o.
Resolred, Ly he General Assembly Of hs
STATE Of Ohio, three ffths Of the members elected
TO each House coneurring therein, that It be, and
hereby is proposed to the electors Of this State, to
vote, on the second Tuesday Of October next, up
on the approval or rejection Of the following
amendment as an additional section 10 article eley>
en- 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 decennial period, or for all, or any portion
Of any subsequent decennisl period shall be divi-
ded into as many Senatorial and Representative
districts as there may be Senators or Representa-
tives elective in any year Of the present, or any
subsequent deceunial period, which districts shall
be of contiguous territory, and each district shall
contain as nearly a ratio for Senator or represent
alive as is attainable, without violating the rule
herein given as to coRtiguity Of territory, and
without dividing any township, election precinct, or
ward. If any Representative or Senatorial dis
trict, composed of two or more counter, shall by
reason Of any excess Of population over a ratio,
be entitled to additional Representatives or Sena-
tors for any portion Of the presest or any subse-
quent decennial period, the district shall be divided
into two districts, for each portion Of such de-
c%ennial period, which shall be contiguous territory,
and each shall contain as near a ratio as is Attalna-
Die without dividing counties.
If o~freason by the annexation of one Senate
rial district to another, there shall be any excess oil
population over a Senatorial ratio, which shall be
entitled to additional Senatorial representation fol
any portion Of any d~ecennial period, each district
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
/ Counties shall be divided into districts by tn
E county commissioners or such other board OF OH
GERS elective and resident in the proper county a
may be provided by law. AT least four month
prior to the general election in 1858, the countie
, entitled TO more than one member Of either hous'
shall be divided into districts for the residue of th'
{ present decennial period, and at least four month
prior to the geDerel election in the first year o
each subsequent deCennial period, the counties en-
, titled to more than one member for all, or any por
{ ton of such decennial period, in either or boil
houses, shall be divided into districts for the who'll
5 of the decennial period. A description of tn
, district of each county shall be published as ma,
be directed by the comfy commissioners or as ma.
be prescribed by law.
=, N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
Al Columbus, April 4. 1857.
I 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.
| do hereby certify that have read ane com
9 pared the proof of the foregoing proposed amend
D ments to the Constitution, and find them %colrectl
printed from tue copy certified by the Secretal.
3 Of State. j, |. BLACKBURN,
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