The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-12

uon snail DO euDmlttoo 70 tno elect ore Of this
State on the nrst Tuesday after the first Mon
Il, Inclusive, Of Article H Of the Constitution
ofths stats Of Ohio 20 they shall read . fol.
~" itQs ARTICLE xI
SEQ l. The spportionmsnt for members OF
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
sSe General Assembly II each dsoenniai psriod,
In the manner herein provided
SEQ. g.. During the month Of February prior
70 s ns 5 Sr Of sss o e:
ssntatlvss representing the two leading po-
's ,s sna sS U Sosa sS. SsD
nate two elsetors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
s .nS n .SS M
termine tho ratio Of representation for mem.
bers q the House Of RepIe.entstiyes and sens.
county = NE
each senatorial district Should any yroancy
occur in such commission, the senators Of the
sa 40
TO fll such vacancy, and he shall forthwith he
appointed by the Governor.
sE9 T. The population o. the state % a.
In suoh other manner % tho General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten ana the QISStiept shall BE-
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEQ I. Each county shall b entitled to st
ing such ratio, and one.hsif over, shall be on.
title 70 two representatives.; each county CON.
tanning two and one.half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives, and 30 on.
SEQ. .. Each county entitled TO more than
one representative shall be divided By such
commission into - many district. - there
county; and one representative shall be chosen
from each district
tive, shall be composed Of compact territory,
bounded BY ward or township lines and W
nearly equal In population y Mn g. praoticablei and
SECT. The State shall be divided into not
less than thirty-f We nor moro than forty -sene-
torial districts as herein provided. and each
SEC 9. The ratio for senator shall be asoer.
BY the number ."thirty: five"
composed OF compact territory as nearly
equal In population as practicable, and except
% to districts In cou ri ties entitled to two or
more senator's shall DO bounded BY county
SEc. 10. Each county having . population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
county having population equal to one sens-
torial ratio, and sne-half over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
% ratios shall Be- dividod into three senstorisi @ ds:
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 70
ported to the Governor by such commission,
within three months after their appointm ent
and the same shall DO published In suoh man
ner as shall be provided by low.
SECTION T. At such election those electors
desiring to vote for suoh amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla:
tive Single Distriots-Yes," and those opposed
70 such amendment shall have placed upon Their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districte
Mo-"
ELBERT L. LAMPsON,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THEO y. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the 6oneeA
Adopted April q 1854
UNITaD STATES OF AADRIOA, OHIO l
OFFICE or THE 61CnD1A1Y or STAx1. !
!, Daniel J. Ryan, escrstasy OF State ol the
State o. Ohio do hereby certify that the eofe
going 10 true copy OF 3 Joint resoluetou
sdop1l by the General Assembly OF the etAte
OF OAN, on tho eth day OF April A. D. l06o
taken from the original rolls fled IN this oftoP
In testimony whereof. have heteunto sub
scribed my name, and sfaxed my ON
ls1ALl cisl seal q Columbus, the 10th day q
DANIEL. J. RYAN,
Secretary OF StetA