The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-10-03

sembly OF the State Of Ohio, That proposition
on the first Tuesday after tho first Monday in
November 1882 to amend Sections / to II, in.
elusive, Of Article XI. of the Constitution of the
State OF Ohio, 80 they shall read q follows:
ARTICLE 1I.
SEC. !. The apportionment for members
Of the General Assembly shall. be made every
ten years. prior TO- tho nrst election for mem.
period, in the manner herein provided.
SEC. During the month 9t February prior
10 the first election for members Of the Gem
eral Assembly, In each dccennial period. the
members of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives representing the two leading politic.
al parties respectively. shall meet IN separate
two electors. who shall forthwith be appointed
by the Governor, and such four electors SO
designated and appointed shall constitute
the ratio OF representation for members OF the
House OF Representatives and senatcrs. the
number OF representatives. towhich each coun-
torial district. Should any Vacancy occur in
such commission, the senatofs of the party
making the original Resignation shall. within
such vacancy. and he shall forthwith 10 appoint
ed by the Governor:
SEC. 8. The population otihe state. - ascer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census. 9, IN
shall direct shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten," and the quOtient shall
be the ratio OF representation In the House OF
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such apportionmcnt.
SEC l. Each county shall be entitled to Ut
least one Representatives: each county contain
titled to two Representatives; each county con.
tanning two and one-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives. and 90 on.
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned, TO such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in coun.
ties entitled to moro than one representative,
shall be composed of compact territory,
nearly equal In population as practicable: and
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. Z. The state shall be divided into not
less than thirty-ive nor more than forty sena-
torial districts, as herein provided, aud eaoh
district shall choose one senator.
SEC The ratio for senator taG shall "a be, be ascer.
by the number "thirty-nvc."
SEC. Q. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed Of compact territory, a. nearly equal in
tricts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having q population
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having Q 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 divided into three senatorial dis
tricts, and SO on: but no ward or township shall
be divided In the formation Of senatorial dis
trict.
SEC II. The apportionment SO made for
members of the General Assembly shall lie re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
within three months after their appointment,
and the same shall be published In such man.
ner az shall be provided by law.
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
Single Districts-Yes." and those opposed to
such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO."
EBERT L. LAMPsoN.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THEO. F. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1889.
UNITED STATES OF AMEsIcA. OHIO, }
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF SrATE.)
!, Daniel ]. Ryan, secretary Of state of the
State of Ohto. do hereby certify that the forego.
ing Is a true copy of q joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly Of the State OF Ohio.
on the 9Th day Of April. 4. d. 1889, taken from
the original rolls filed In this Office.
In testimony whereof, ! havo hereunto sub
scribed my name, and affixed my ofil-
fsIALl cial seal, ut Columbus, the 10th day OF
April. A. d. lSS9.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Observation-Disclosures Secretary Of State.
JOHN GALLAGHER. Sheriff.
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