The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-10
Proclamation.
Apportionment of the State Of Ohio for
Msna5ers Of the General Asssmbty for
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the Second Dscennial Period.
In conformity to the provisions of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio, We,
DENNISON, Governor
ROBERT TAYLOR, Auditor, and AD
p. RUSSELL. Secretary of
State, have ascertained and determined
the ratio of representation in the General
Assembly according to the decennial CEN
sus, the number of Representatives and
Senators each county or district shall be
entitled to elect, and for what years with
in tbs next ensuing ten years, and declare
the same to be as follows:
The total population of the several
counties of the State by the Federal GEN.
sus of 1850, as certified by John c. G.
Kennedy, Superintendent of the Census
Bnreau 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
for 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, Auglaize, Carroll Cham
paign, Clarke, Clinton, Coshocton, Craw-
ford, Darke. Delaware, Erie, Fayette
Fulton, Galia, Geauga. Greene, Guerp..
sey, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, High
land, Hooking, Holmes, jackson, Jeffer-
son, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Lu
cas-, Madison, Mahoning, Marion. Meei.
ma, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan. Morrow,
Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike. Portage,
Preble, Sandusky, Scioto. Shelby. Sum
NIT, Union, Vinton, Warren and Wyan-
dot shall, severally, be entitled to one
Representative in each session of the de-
cennial period.
The counties of franklin, Muskingum
aud Stark shall each be entitled TO two
Representatives in each session of the
decennial period. ra .rl .s
The counties of Ashtabula. Brown,
Fairfield, Huron, Lorain, Miami, Rich.
land, Seneca, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and
Wayne shall, severally, be entitled to one
Repre- sentative in each session, and one
additional Representative in the fifth ses-
sion of the decennial period.
The counties of Belmont, Butler, Cler-
mont, Columbians, Licking, Ross, and
Washington, shall, severaly, be entitled
10 one Representative in each session,
and two additional Representatives, one
in the third, and one in the fourth session
of ths decennial period.
The county of Montgomery shall be
entitled to two Representatives in each
session, and one additional Representa-.
tive in the fifth session of the deceanial
period.
The county of Cuyahoga she'll be enti-
tied to three Representatives in each ses.
sion, and one additional Representative
in the fifth Session of the decennial peri
3D.
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 period
The following counties, until they shall
have acquired sufficient population to
entitle them to elect, separately, under
the fourth section of the eleventh article
of the Constitution, shall form districts
in manner following, to wit: The couu-
ties of Defiance, Pauding and Williams,
one district; the counties of Henry
Putnam, one district, and the
counties of Mercer and Van Vert,
one district; and the counties of Ottawa
and Wood, one district, each of which
districts shall be entitled to one Represen.
tative in every session of the decennial
period; and the district composed of the
counties of Defiance, Paulding and Will
liams, to two additional Representatives,
one in the third and one in the fourth
session Of the decenniaI period.
By the Constitution, the State is divi
ded into thirty-three Senatorial districts,
as follows: the county of Hamilton COO
stitutes the frst senatorial district; the
counties of Butter aud Warren, the Sec
ond; Montgomery and Preble, the third
C!ermont anG Brown, the fourth: Greene
Clinton and Fayette, the fifth; Ross and
Highland, the sixth; Adams, Pike, Scio'
to and jackson, the seventh; Lawrence
Gallia, Meigs and Vinton, the eighth
Athens, Hooking and Fairfield, the ninth
Franklin and Pickaway, the tenth; Clarke
Champaign and Madison, the eleventh
Miami, Darke aud Shelby, the twelfth
Logan, Union, Marion and Hardin, the
thirteenth; Washington and Morgan, tht
fourteenth; MuskiDgum and Perry, the
fifteenth; Delaware and Licking, the six
teenth; Kuox and Morrow, the seven
teenth; Coshocton' and Tuscarawas, the
eighteenth; Guernsey and Monroe, the
nineteenth; Belmont and Harrison, the
twentieth: Carroll and Stark, the twenty
! fret Jeffnrson and COumhiana the TWEEN