The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-11
Proposed Amendment TO the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

s.0Cs -, D: !. .s:oly:a %s; x the General
tion shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
State on the nrst Tuesday after the frst Mon.
az IN MCysmSs. iSSS e amend n, s. Sections to
ofthe State Of Ohio. so they shall read ss fol.
lows.
ARTICLE xI.
the General Assembly shall bs made every ten
years. prior to the drst election for members OF
the General Assembly in each deoennial period,
SEC. o. During the month Of February. prior
to the hrst election for members OF the Cen.
ersl Assembly, In each deoenntal period. the
members Of the Senate and House Of Repre-.
Mtical parties respectively. shall meet In separ.
ate bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desig.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed BY the Governor, and such four cleo
tors so designated and appointed shall consti.
tute commission, who shall ascertain and dc.
termine the ratio OF representation for Nom.
tors, tho number Of repres entatives 70 which
each county IL entitled, and the boundaries Of
each senatorial district Should any vaoancy
p .s Ss ona q az
within ten days thereafter, designate an siootor
70 MI sueh vacancy, and be shall forthwith s.
'pgestsd y X. :sS ooS".sss 81 -. stat,
ceitained BY the preceding Federal census, or
IN suoh other manner - the General Assembly
shaii .al direct sh.Il BE- divided By the number
the ratio OF representation In the House oe
Representatives. for the ten years succeeding
suSh apportsonment
least one representative; saeh county contain.
tng such ratio. aad one-hslf over, shall b On.
tide 70 two representatives; saoK county con.
: snss@ hSs. saS ssG % o
one r.prsssntstivs shan $ d.yidsd Sy sueS
:s~ni;:ios !asc :: .aay diss.!s.s = there
county; "a oss lsirSssnsss ssivs sSsii b chosen
ssc EssS r.ysss.ssasiys district in
tive, .hsll bS composed Of compact Territory.
boundsd ~. ward ~ .toWnshlp nHsa and %
nearly eeuel n popalatioa - pfasticable; and
Sc SEQ 'sa Ths % ssass :Ssii % 8 SivSsS into no.
less than thirty.n 70 nor more than forty ssns.
tortsi dictricts % heretn provided. and esoh
$40 .. The ratio tor : SsnSsor shall BE- asoer.
By the SSnSss n Thirty iS Ss"'o' !SySs." % '"' '"'
a'oS a:ro shall Ss
equal In population ss practicable, and except
~ to districts In cou q ties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
SEC. TO- Each county having o population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
torisi ratio, and one.haii over. shall be- divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having Population equal to two and ne,half
tricts, and SO on; but no ward or township shall
be divided in the formation Of senatorial dis
trict
SEQ II. The apportionment SO made for
members OF the General Assembly shall be re.
ported to the Governor. by such commission,
within three months after their appointment
and the same shall be published In such man.
ner as shall be provided by law.
SECTION g. At such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla.
tive Single Districts-Yes," and those opposed
to such endment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words "Legis slative Single Districts
Mo-"
ELBERT l.. LAMPSoN,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THEO y. DAVIS,
President pro tom. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 0, 1885,
UNITED STATES or AMnRICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE 6.CRDTARY OF STATE
!, Daniel J, Ryan, Secretary Of state OF the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore.
adoptN by the General Assembly OF the State
Of Osie on the 9th day OF April, A. d. I ESQ
taken from the original rolls filed In this ofce.
In testimony. whereof, I have hereunto sub.
scrtbed my name, md uffixed my ON.
(sEAL cial SEAL at Columbus, the 10th day OF
April A. d. 1880
Secretary OF State.