The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-03
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

sEcTIoN I. Be II resolved BY the General
Assembly OF the State Of Ohio, That proposi.
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
@ s 70 ss ssoon. ss to
II, Inclusive Of Article xI, of the Constitution
Of the State Of Ohio. 90 they shall read - fol-
lows.
SEQ I. The apportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made every ton
year, prior TO the first election for members Of
:ne Y N General Assembly in each dsosnnia' period
sHo. .. During the month Of February, prior
TO the hrst election for members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, IN each deoennial period the
sentatives representing the two leading Do
htical parties respectively, shall meet In Separ.
ate bodies, and each Of said bodies shall desig-
pointed by the Governor, and Suoh four eiee
tors sc designated and appointed shall constt
tute . commission, who shall ascertain and az
=, the adu.s ratio 9f 70,
tors, the number Of representatives 70 which
each county is entitled, and the boundaries of
each senatorial DISTRICT Should any vacancy
party making the original dssisnation i. shsH, III
within ten days thereafter. designate an eleotor
70 fll sueh vacancy, and he shall forthwith 6S
SSo !. The popuiation Of tho State, - q.
in such ether manner q the General Assembly
Ss oa. n % Sy ss e
the ratio Of representation In the House q
Rspressntatives for the ten yssrs succeeding
sueh spporttonment
least one representative, each county contain.
tng such ratio, and ons.hsai oveF: shall be on.
tide 70 two repr esentatiyss; each county con,
70 hsss sna :G %
SEC. .. Each county entitled 70 more than
one representative Shsn be divided 81 1voA
commission into :: many district: = thS,s
county; and one representative shall be chosen
sEo q Each representative District in
tive, shall be composed Of compact Territory.
bounded BY ward or township nnea and o
nearly. equal in population % practicable; and
p %hs sa Ss SSsS into
torial districts, % herein provided, and esoa
'hS nsso one senator
By S the number NJ % thirty y "s'A i've" 'A' o'''
SEQ o. Each senatorial district shall bs
sausi IN population as prSoticsSis. and excsp,
- to districts In cou ties entitled to two oe
more senators, shall be bounded by county
lines. IE HH1t
SEc 10. Each county having population
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having population equal 10 one sens
torial ratio, and sne.half over. shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having Q population equal to two and one-half
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial Dis.
tricts, and so on; but no ward or township snap
be divided In the formation OF senatorial dit-
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 .. 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
70 such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO"
ELBERT L. LAMPsON.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
THEO. y. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate
ADOPTED April q 1880
UNITED STATES OF ANIRICA, OHIO
OFFICE OF THE 61oR1TARY OF STATE.
l. Dapiel J, Ryan, Secretary Of State Of ne
State o. Ohio do hereby certify that tho fore.
sdopi \ BY the Gsnsrsl Assembly Of the stsss
Of oAy, on tho eth day OF April A.. D. LISA
taken from the original rolls fled IN this ofdce.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribed my lame, and sfaxed my ON.
(s1ALl oiai seal, s. Columbus, the 18th day d
DANIEL ]. RYAN,
Secretary OF Stst~