The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-05
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

sHcTloN !. Be u resolved by the General
sss 8. tue s.s: q o .scs
State on the nrst Tuesday after the nrst Mon.
s,N,s of Article ~ ss The
lows, IrtLf
SEQ I. The apportionment for members q
yssrs | % psior 70 sS: ns:s elect sisssios % Tor msmpS.s
the General Assembly In esch deosnnial p0g1od
in the manner herein provided ~
70 tS. nr;t sisc.ion for sns@bess = q e. Gsn.
members Of lie ssnsss and Hosss% % q aspsS.
Ssiosi psrsis: ssspsosi9sly ~: shaw NJ nsss % Il s.Iss
ste bodteA and each Of said bedies shall 0ceia.
nate two slsotors, who shall fofthwith % ob.
tors 80 dssi ignatsd snd sppoinssd I shan Ne eoc:si
tute . commission, who shall ascertain and de-
termine the ratio Of representation Tor msfn.
tors. the number Of rsprss snssavss q" % vliSS
each ssnatcriai district. Should any vacsnsy
party making the original dssisnsticn shsH
70 All such vacancy, and hs shall iorthwisS s.
$50 g. The population Of the ststs, - -
in suoh other msnner Is the densssi xsssmSsy
zone hundred and ten, and the 9Sotisn. AZ shaiine
the ratio Of representation In the House q
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEQ. I. Each county shall BE- entitled 70 u
least one representative; esoh county contain.
Ing such ratio, and one.hslf over. shall be %.
wS sna Zines soS ss .Ss
be entitled 70 three Representatives and 30 on.
SEQ g. Each county entitled % more than
commission into - many districts ss there
are representatives apportioned to. such
county; and one representative shall be chosen
"sI SEC s'SA 'S> Each representative district In
counties entitled 70 more than one Representa-
tive, shall be composed Of compact territory,
each % q % such distrisss shall Be- S Numbered. 'A~
SECT. The Sta 70 shall be divided into not
torial districts IS herein provided, and each
district shall choose ono senator.
SEC; 9. The ratio for senator shall be ascer.
tSss oy aydnS ths OF the State
SEC o. Each senatorial district shall be
composed Of compact territory. % nearly
as to districts 10 cou q ties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
SEC. 10. Each county having Q population
equal to threefourths Of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having population equal 70 one sens:
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal 10 two and one.hstt
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial ds.
triots, and so on; but no ward or township shap
be divided In the formation OF senatorial d.
trict
SEC. II. The apportionment 90 made for
members OF tho General Assembly shall pe re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission
within three months afte. their appointmsnt
and the same shall be published In suoh man.
ner as shall be provided by law.
SECTION 4 At such election those eleotosS
desiring 70 vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words 'Legtsla.
tive Single Districts-Yes," I" and those opposed
TO such smendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single bistYiots
NO"
ELBERT L. LANPsON
Speaker OF the House OF Representative
THEO. y. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the eeuaNA
Adopted April Q. 1880.
UNITED STATES or ANunycA, OHIO
OFFICE or THE 9EcnD1A1Y on SrATR 2
I, Daniel J. Ryan. Secretary OF State Of the
State Of Ohio. do hereby certify that the fore.
going 10 o true copy OF . Joint resolutiou
SdoptGai by the General Assembly OF the STATE
Of 0AN, on the 9th day OF April A. b. LEA
taken from the original rolls filsd n this ofaoe.
In testimony. whereof, ! have. heseunto sub.
softbed my Aaue, and sfnxed my on.
tssALl cial seal 4 Columbus, the 10th day q
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF 6tatA