Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-19
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AppOrtionment of the state of 0hiO
for members OF the General Assem-
bly, for the second Decenniat Pc
riOd. s
In conformity to the provisions Of the Constitution OF
the State of Ohio, We, WILLIAM DENNIS0N, Cover
nor, ROBERT w. TAYLER, Auditor, and ADDISON
p. RUSSELL, Secretary Of State have ascerained and
determined the ratio In the General As
semby according to Tie decenniai census the number OF
Representatives and Senators each county or district
shall be entitled TO elect AID for what years within the
ensuing ten years, and do declare the same to be as
follows t.t|
The total population Of the several counties Of the
State by the federal of 1850 as certified by John
@. q. Kennedy Superintendent OF the Census Bureau
Of the Department OF tie Interior OF the United htates,
Is two millions three hundred aed thry-nlne thousand
five hundred and ninety nine. Tie ratio OF representa-
tion for Representative Is twentyhree thousand three
hundred and nineiysx at for senator sXtysix
sand eight hundred and foity'nye.
The apportonmt mt for the House OF Representatives
during the second decennia period under The Consttu
tion shall be as follows:
The COUNTIES OF Adams, Allen, Ashland, Athens Au.
glaze, Carroll Champaign, Clarke. Clinton Coshoclon
Crawford, arke Delaware, Erie Fayette, Fulton, Gal
liI Gsauga Greene Guernsey Hancock, Hardin, iIar-
tison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson. Jelerson
Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Lucas, Madison, Ma
honing Marion, Medina, Meigs Monroe, Morgan, Nor.
row, Noble, Perry, Pckaway, Pike, Portage, Preble,
Sandusiy, Scioto shelby, eummt, Union, Vinton War
rem and Wyandot s0al, severally be entitled to one
tave In each session OF the decennia period
The couDes Of franklin, Mu-kiosum and stark shall
each be entitled 10 IN eacn
OF the decennal period.
The couutes of Asht,buia, Brown, Faitf4d. Huron,
Lorain, Miami, Richland, Sene,a. Trumbn Tnscara-
and Wayne shall, severalIy, be entitled to ole Rep
resenttye Ia each session, AID one additional Repre-
Tsaistyc IL the hiih session Of the decenna peri d.
The counties Of Belmont, Butler, ClemCnt, Coiumbi
ana Licking Ross and Washington snail, seyeraly, be
entitled Representative In each session, and two
additional Representatives one in the third, and in
the fourth session Of the decenlial PERIOD.
The county Of Montgomery shall be entitled to two
Representatives in each session, and one additional
Representative in the fifth session OF the decennia
leriod -.
The county Of Cuyahoga shall be entitled 10 three
Representatives In each session, and one additional
Representative in the ifh session Of the decennial
period.
The county of Hamilton shall be entitled to nine Rep
Tesentatyes in each session, and one additional Repre-
sentative n the fifth session OF the decenntal period
The folio ing countless until they shall have acquired
sufficient population 10 entte them t9 elect separate.
y under the fourth section Of the eleventh article OF
Constitution shall form districts in manner following,
to wit The counties OF Defiance, PauldiDg and VIII
ams, one district the counties OF Henry and Putnam,
one district the counties Of Mercer and Van Vert one
district and the counties Of Ottawa and Wood, dis
tTc each Of which districts shall be entitled to Rep
resentave in every session OF the decennia peiod and
the district composed Of the counties Of Defiance Paul
ding and Williams, to two additional kepresentauves,
in the third aud one in the fourth session Of the de-
cennia period.
BY the Constitution, the State Is divided into thirty
three senatorial districts, as foows the county OF Ham
OF Butler and Warren, the second; Montgomery and
Preble, the third Clermont and Brown the fourlhi
Greene Clinton and Fayette, the fth Ross and High
land, the sixth; Adams Pike, scioo aud Jackson, the
seventh; Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs and NntOn, the
eighth Athens Hooking and Fairfield, the ninth; Frank
lin and Pckaway the tenth; CLARKE, Champaign and
Madison, the eleventh. Miami, DaIke ana shelby, the
twelfth; Logan, Union. Marion and Hardin, the thir-
tenth; Washington aud Morgan, the fourteenth Mus
kingum and Perry the fifteenth; Delaware and Licking
the sixteenth Knox and morrow, the seventeenth; Co
nd the eiVhteenth: and
Monroe, the nneteenthi Belmont and Harrison, the
twentieth Carroll and Stark, the twenty first Jefferson
honing the twenty third; Ashabula, Lake and Geauga,
the twenyourth; Cuyahoga. the tWen,y-fth; Portsge
ard Summit the twenty'sixih; Medina aod Lor5n, the
twentyseventh; Wayne and Holmes the twenty eighth;
Ashland and Richland, the tEeny-nn:h; Huron, Erie,
sandusky and Ottawa, the threth; Seneca, Crawford
and Wyandot, the thirya Mercer, Augaize Allen
Van Vert PaudiDg, Defiance and Williams, the thirty
second; and Hancock. Wood Lucas, Fulton, Henry and
Putnam, the thirty.third.
For the second decennal PERIOD each Of said districts
except the rst eighth Seventeenth twenty hr.
tie th thirty second and hiryhird shall be entitled to
The eighth and thireth districts shall each be entitled
to one senator for the decennia period and addition
al Senator in the fifth session Of the dtcennal PERIOD
The thy.second and thirty third districts shall each
be entitled to Senator for the decennia PERIOD and
two additional Senators, in the third and In The
fourth session OF the decennial period
The first district shall be entitled to three Senators for
the decennial PERIOD and additional Senator in the
fifth session of the decennial period.
The seventeenth district composed Of the counties Of
Knox and Morrow, having less than threefourths of
senatorial ratio Of population is required by the Con
sttution, attached to the adjoining district having the
least number Of inhabitants which is the twenty eighth
district composed Of the counties Of Wayne and Holmes
The twentyeghih district with the seventeenth district
attached aforesaid shall he entitled to Senator
for the decennal period and two additional Senator's
In the third and in the fourth session of the
al period. l.
The fourteenth district, composed OF the counties Of
Washineo and Morgan, and part of the county of No.
ble and the nineteenth district composed Of the coun
ties Of Guernsey and Monroe and part OF the county of
Noble, remain during the first decennal period the
Constitution not admitting Of any alteration of the terri
torial limits of said senatorial disri Ct
In testimony Whereof we have he eunto set
our names, and caused the Great Zeal of the
- State OF Ohio to be afixed, at Columbus, the
j,s second day OF April, In the year of our Lord
Us one thousand eight hund red and sixy-one. and
- Of the Independence OF the United States Of
America the eighty'hfth.
W. DENNIS0N,
r. W. TAYLER, .
Apr3-dlt-wlt. A. P. RUSSELL.