The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-29
Proposed Amendment TO the Constitution
Of Ohio
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION !. Be It resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That PROPOSE.
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
dsy in November. 1889, to amend Sections / 70
II, inc elusive OF Article Xl, Of the Consultation
ofthe State Of Ohio 50 they shall read q FOL.
lows.
SEC. I. The apportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made every ton
yesrs prior to the first election for members Of
in the manner herein provided
SEC. g. During the month Of February, prior
to the nrst election for members Of the Gen.
members Of the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentattves representing the two leading po.
htical parties respectively, shall meet In sepsr.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be %
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors so designated and appointed shall consti-
tute commission, who shall ascertain and de-
termine tho ratio OF representation for mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives and sens.
tors, the number OF repres sentatives TO which
each county is entitled, and the boundaries Of
occur in such commission. the senators Of the
party making the original designation shall
within ton days thereafter, designate an eleeter
TO MI such vacancy, and ho shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor.
SEQ g. The population OF the State, % -.
Gel tanned by the preceding Federal censu US, or
shall direct, shall be- divided by the Number
"one hundred and ten, )" and the 1otient shall be
the ratio OF representation In the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEQ. T. Each county shall be entitled to st
least one representative; esch county contain.
ing suoh ratio aad one,half over shall be en-
tanning two and one.half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives., and 80 on.
SEQ 8. Each county entitled 70 more than
commission into as many districts as there
are representatives apportioned to. such
county; and one representative shall be chosen
SEC. g. Each representative district, In
counties entitled to more than one representa-
tive, shall be composed OF compact territory
ny waca ana
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
Scot. The State shall be divided into not
less than thirty-a ve nor moro than forty sens. @
district shall choose one senator.
SEC; 9. The ratio for . senator shall be asoer.
tanned by dlyang the regulation OF the State
SEC. Q. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF compact territory. as nearly
equal In population as practicable, and except
more senators, shall So bounded By county
lines.
SEQ 10. Each county having population
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having population equal to one soma
torisl ratio, and onehaf over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one -hnlf
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 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 2. 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 amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Distrtots
Mo-"
ELBERT L. LAMPsON.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THEO. r. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
Adopted April o. 1885.
UNITRD STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
l. DANIEL J. Ryan, Secretary Of State Of the
State o. Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going - true copy OF Joint resolution
RdoptN BY the General Assembly OF the state
Of OSy, on the 9th day OF Aprl, 4. ID. S6A
taken from the original rolls filed IN this omoe
In testimony Whereof ] have hereunt0 sub
scrtbed my name, and unixed my ON,
lsnAL DIAL seal, at Columbus, the 10Th Day o.
April, A. D. 1889.
Secretary OF State.