Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-02
OFFICIAL.
PROCLAMATION
Apportionment of the State Of Ohio for
Members Of the General Assembly
for the second Decennial Period.

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In conformity to the provisions of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio, We.
WILLIAM DENNISON, Governor,
ROBERT w. TAYLOR, Auditor and
ADDISON P. Russell, Secretary of
State, have ascertained and determined
the ratio of representatives in the Gener-
al Assembly according to the decennial
census, the number of Representatives
and Senators each county or district shall
be entitled to elect and for what years
within the next ensuing ten years, and do
declare the same to be as follows:
The total population of the several
counties ofthe State by the federal census
of 1860, as certified by John C. G. Ken
nedy, Superintendent of the Census Bu-
reau of the Department of the Interior of
the United States, is two millions three
hundred and thirty-nine thousand five
hundred and ninety mine. The ratio Of
representation for a Representative is
twenty-three thousand three hundred and
ninety-six. and for. Senator sixty-six
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve.
|. The apportionment for the House of
Representatives during the second decen-
nial period under the Constitution, shall
be as follows:
The counties of Adams. Allen, Ash
land, Athens, Augla;ze. Carroll, Cam
paign, Clarke, Clinton Coshocton, Craw-
ford, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Fayette,
Fulton, Gallia, Geauga, Green, Guernsey
Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Highland,
Hooking, Holmes, jackson, Jefferson,
Know, Lake, Lawrence. Logan, Lucas,
Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina,
Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Noble,
Perry Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Preble,
Sandusky, Scioto, Shelby, Summit, Un-
ion, Vinton, Warren and Wyandot shall
severally, be entitled to one Representa-
tive in each session of the decennial pc
Rod.
The counties of Franklin, Muskingum
and Stark shall each be entitled to two
Representatives in each session of the de-
cennial period.
The counties of Ashtabula, Brown,
Fairfield, Hnron, Lorain. Miami, Rich
land, Seneca, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and
Wayne shall, severally, be entitled to one
Representative in each session, and one
additional Representative in the fifth ses-
sion of the decennial period.
The counties of Belmont, Butler, Cler-
mont, Columbiana. Licking, Ross and
Washington, shall, severally, be entitled
to one Representative in each session, and
to two additional Representatives, onein
the third, and one in the FORTH session of
the deeennial period.
The county of Montgomery shall be
entitled to two Rel resentatives in each
session, and one additional Representa-
tive in the fifth session of the decennial
period.
The county of Cuyahoga shall be enti-
tied to three Representatives in each ses-
sion, and one additional Re e2rcsentative
in the fifth session of the decennial Pc
riod.
The county of Hamilton shall be enti-
tied to nine Representatives in each ses-
sion, and one additional Representative
in the fifth session of The decennial Pc
Rod.
The following counties, until they shall
have acquired sufficient population to
entile them to elect, separately under the
fourth section of the eleventh article of the
Constitution, shall form districts in man
ner following, to wit: the counties of De-
fance, Paulding and Williams, .ane dis
trict; counties of Henry and Putnam, one
district; the counties of Mercer and Van
Vert, one distIict; and the counties of
Ottowa and Wood, one district; each of
which shall be entitled to one Represen-
tative in every session of the decenDial
period, and the District composed of the
counties of Defiance, Paulding and Will
liams, two additional Representative; one
in the third and one in the fourth session
of the decennial period,
By the Constitution, the State is divi- |
ded into thirty-three senatorial districts, |
as follows: the county of Hamilton consti-
tutes the first senatorial district; til eoun-
ties 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; Hike, Scioto and
jackson, the seveth; Lawrence, Gallia,
Meiggs and Vinton, the eighth; Athens, |
Hooking and Fairfield, the ninth; Frank
lin and Pickaway. the tenth; Clarke, Mad.
ison and Champaign, the eleventh; Miami;
Darke and Shelb, the twelfth; Logan,
Union, Marion and Hardin the thirteewtb;
Washingto 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; Gurnsey
and Monroe, the nineteenth; Belmont and
Harrison, the twentieth; Carroll and Stark
the twenty first; Jefferson and Columbiana
the twenty second; Trumbull and Mahon-
ing, the twenty-third; Ashtabula, Lake
and Geoga the twenty-fourth; Cuyahoga,
the twenty fifth; Portage and Summit, the
twenty sixth; Medina and Lorain, the
twanty -seveth; Holmes and Wayne, the
twenty-eighth; Ashland and Rich!and,
twenty-ninth; Huron, Erie, Sandusky and
Ottowa. the thirtyeth; Seneca, Crawford
and Wyandot, the thirty first; Mercer,
Auglaize, Allen. Van Vert, Paulding,
Defiance and Williams. the thirty second;
and Hancock, Wood, Lucas, Fulton,
Henry. and Putnam. the thirty-third.
For the second decennial period. each