The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-10-31
Proposed Amendment to The Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. q.

AMENDMENT NO. q.
SECTION l. Be It resolved by the General As
semhiy of the State Of Ohio, That proposition
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1889. to amend Sections to II, In.
elusive, Of Article XI Of the Constitution OF the
| State OF Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
Sec l. The apportionmcnt for member
Of the General Assembly shall be made every
ten years, prior to the first election for mem
bers of the General Assembly in each dccennial
period. in tho manner herein provided.
SEC. z During the month Of February prior
eral Assembly, in each decepptal period. ths
members of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives representing the .wo leading politio.
bodies. and each Of said bodies shall desisna:s
two electors. who shall forthwith be appointed
BY the Governor. and such four electors 30
commission, who shall ascertain and detsr1ninc
the ratio OF representation for members OF the
House OF Representatives and senators, the
ty is entitled, and the boundaries Of each sena-
torial district. Should any vacancy occur In
such commission, the Eeuators of the party
ten days thereafter, designate an elector to an
such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoint
ed by the Governor.
SEC. 3, The population OF the state as ascer.
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall bo divided by the number
lone hundred and ten," and the quouent shall
be the ratio of representation in the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such appOrti0nmcnt.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at
ing such ratio, and one-hnlf over. shall be en-
titled to two representatives; each county con-
tanning tive and One-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives. and so on.
= IN I,
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives spportioned to such county;
each district.
SEC G. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative.
bounded by ward or township lines, and es
nearly equal in population as practicable; and
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. 2. The state shall be divided into not
less than thirty-hve nor more than forty sena-
torial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
tanned BY dividing the population of the state
By the number ''thirty-hyc."
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
population as prscticable, and except as to dis. Is
tricts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
tors. shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10: Each county having population
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having population equal to one sena-
torial ratio, and one.balf over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one-haif
ratios shall be dviden into three senatorial dis
tricts, and so OH: but no ward or township Shall
be divided in the formation of a senatorial dis
trict.
SEC. IL The apportionment SO made for
members Of the General Assembly shall DO re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
within three months after their appointment
and the same shall be published In such man
ncr as shall be provided by law.
SECTION .. Atsuch electionthose electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
Single Distrcts-Yes." and those opposes to
such amendment shall have placed uDon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO."
ELBERT L. LAMPsON,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
THEO. F. DAVIS,
President pro ten. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1889.