The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-31
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SEorIoN /. Be II resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That PROPOSE
day in November 1889, to amend Sections I to
II, Inclusive, Of Article XI, of the Constitution
Of the State OF Ohio. SO they shall read - fol-
lows.
SEC. I. The apportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
% n sos
in the manner herein provided. 'Hc =
SEC. g. During the month OF February prior
to ns Ts IN
members OF the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentntives representing the two leading po-
htcsi parties respectively s shall meet IN separ.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors sc 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 soma
tors, the number Of representatives 70 which
each senatorial district. Should any vacancy
occur In such commission, the senators OF the
party making the original designation shall,
within ten days thereafter, designate an eleotor
to fill such vacancy, and ho shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor.
SEQ 8. The population Of the State, o. as
Gel tanned by the preceding Federal census, or
In such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten, and the quetient shall be
the ratio OF representation In tho House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
Seq I. Each county shall be entitled to ss
ing such ratio, and one-hslf over, shall be en-
title to two representatives; each county con.
tanning two and onehalf times such ratio shall
bo entitled to three representatives, and so on.
SEQ g. Each county entitled 70 more than
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into % many district. % thers
county; and one representative shall be chosen
SEQ & Each representative District In
tive, shall be composed Of compact Territory,
bounded by ward or township hines, and D
nearly equal In population - practicable; and
SEC. z. The Sta shall Be- divided into not
less than thirty-f We nor more than forty soma
torial districts, as herein provided. and each
sHo. 9. The ratio for senator shall be esoer.
BY the number Thirty i've.
composed Of compact territory. as nearly
equal in population as practicable. and excspe
o. to districts In oou a ties entitled TO two OF
more senators, shall DO bounded BY county
SEC. 10. Each county having Q population
equal to three-fourths OF ono senatorial ratio
county % having popSission sassi ' 70 one ssns: @
t0rial ratio, and ene-half over. shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal 10 two and one half
ratios shall be divided Into three senatorial di1.
trtots, and so on; but no ward ortownship shAp
be divided In the formation Of Q senatorial di6-
triot.
SEC II. The apportionment 80 made for
members OF the General Assembly shall be 70.
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
Within three months after their appointment
and the same shall be published In suoh man
ner % shall be provided BY law.
6EOTION .. At such election those eleotoSs
desiring TO vote for such amendment shall hava
placed upon their ballots the words 'LegislA.
tive Single Dtstrtots-Yes" and those opposed
70 such amendment shall have placed upon their
Mo-"
ELBERT l. LAMPsON.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
THEO. y. DAVIS,
Prchdent pro tam. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9. 1889.
UNITED 6TAx1s on AAguRIoA, OHIO.
OFFICE or Tz1 6ucnDxARY OF STAmL
l. Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary OF State Of the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify thst tho fore
sdoPIc BY the GsnsrSi Assembly Of the stsss
OF o4y, on the 9th day OF April A. D. ls6A
In testimony whereof, have hersunto sub
scribed my name, and sfixed my ON.
lssAhl ciai sesi' q Columbus the 10th day q
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary Of State