The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-29

The following is Mr.. Creamer's bill,
passed by the Senate, "to apportion
the State OF Ohio into Congressional
Districts, and to repeal an act therein
named" (Ohio Laws, vol. Is, p, 5S2
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Cen
eraI Assembly of the State of Ohio,
That the State OF Ohio shall be divided
into twenty districts for the election OF
Representatives to Congress and each
district shall choose one Representative
in the manner following, to-wit:
First District-That 90 much of the
County of Hamilton as is now con-
tanned within the limits of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, EIev-
enth and Eighteenth Wards OF the
City of Cincinnati, as they are now
constituted, and the Townships of An
derson, Columbia, Spencer, Symmes
and Sycamore; and Avondale and the
Northeast, st. Bernard and Bond Hill
Precints of Millcreek shall compose
the First District.
Second District-The balance of the
County of Hamilton now contained
within the limits of the Twelfth, Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Six
teenth, ,.Seyenteenth,N Nineteenth, ,Twen-
ticth, Twenty-irst, Twenty-second,
Twenty third, Twenty fourth and
Twenty fifth Wards of the City of Gin
cinnati, as they are now constituted,
and the Townships Of Springfield,
Colerain, Green, Delhi, Miami, White
water, Harrison and Crosby, and Clin-
ton, College Hill, Wiaton Place and
Western Precincts of Millcreek Town
ship shall compose the Second District.
Third District-The Counties of But
Ter, Warren, Clinton, Fayette and Cler-
mont shall compose the Third District.
Fourth District-The Counties of
Darke, Preble, Montgomery and Green
shall compose the Fourth District.
Fifth District-The Counties of De-
fance, Paulding, Putnam, Van Vert,
Allen, Auglaize, Mercer and Shelby
shall compose the Fifth District.
Sixth District-The Counties of Will
liams, Fulton, Henry, Wood, Lucas
and Ottawa shall compose the Sixth
District.
Seventh District-The Counties of
Highland, Brown, Adams, Pike and
Ross shall compose the Seventh Dis
trict. @ 1 -ta. ss..f
Eighth District-The Counties of
VA0ulSOD, Sl0I n, AZ ooAl, A1Ok0b oh0
Champaign shall compose the Eighth
District. f.@ -H5-- -li''. t.'i +
Ninth District-The Counties of
Hardin, Marion, Delaware. Union,
Morrow and Knox shall compose the
Ninth District.
Tenth District-The Counties of
Hancock, Seneca, Sandusky, Erie and
Huron shall compose the Tenth Dis
trict.
Eleventh District-The Counties OF
Hooking, Vinton, jackson, Scioto,
Lawrence and Gallia shall compose
the Eleventh District.
Twelfth District-The COunties OF
Franklin, Pickaway, Fairfield and Per-
ry shall compose the Twelfth District.
Thirteenth District-The Counties
OF Licking, Musklngum, Coshocton
and Tuscarawas shall compose the
Thirteenth District.
Fourteenth District-The Counties
of Wyandot, Crawford, Richland, Ash
land and Holmes shall compose the
Fourteenth District.
Fifteenth Dlstrict-The Counties of
Meigs, Athens, Morgan, Monroe and
Washington shall compose the Fif-
teenth District. . .. essl
Sixteenth District-The Counties of
Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Guern-
sey and Noble shall compose the Six
.teenth District. aat ~ 5ese-
Seventeenth District-The Counties
of Carroll, Stark, Celumbiana and Ma
honing shall compose the Seventeenth
District.
Eighteenth District-The Counties
of Lorain, Medina, Wayne and Sum-
NIT shall compose the Eighteenth Dis
trict.
Ninteenth District-The Counties of
Ashtabula, Trumbull, Portage, Geau-
ga and Lake shall compose the Min
teenth District.
Twentieth District-The County of
Cuyahoga shall compose the Twen-
tieth District.
SEC 2. That the act of May IL, 1878,
entitled can Act to Apportion the
State of Ohio into Congressional Dis
tricts." and to repeal an act therein
named, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed, the intention and purpose of
this act being to revive and restore the
act of April q, 1872, entitled can Act
to Apportion the State of Ohio into
Congressional Districts"
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from and after its passage.