The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-07-04
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.


sEcnoE !. Be II resolved BY the General As
shall be sab:nitted to tho electors Of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. lSSs, to amend Sections to II, IN.
State Of Ohio 80 they shall read as follows: '''
ARTICLE xI.
SEQ L Tho apportionmcnt for members
of tho General Assem- bly, shall be made eyerv
ten years prior to the first election for mem.
bers of the General Assembly in each decennisl
period. In the manner herein provided.
to the first election for members Of the Gen.
members of the Senate and House Of Repre-.
al parties respectively. shall meet in separate
bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desis saate
two electors. who shall forthwith be appointed
by the Governor, and such four electors so
designated and appointed shall constitute Q
commission, who shall ascertain and determine
the ratio Of representation for members of the
House OF Representatives and senators, the
number OF representatives to which each coun-
~ is entitled, and tho boundaries Of each sena-
torial district. Should any vacancy occur In
such commission, tho senators of the party
making the original designation shall. within
ten days thereafter, designate an elector to fill
such vacancy. and he shnll forthwith be appoint
SEC. 5. The population Of the state. as asoer.
tained by the preceding Federal census, or in
b. a. dYad bs
s>>N>eA ~ sAS
zone hundred and ten," aud the quotient shall
be the ratio of Representation In the House of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such apportionment.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain
ing such ratio, and one-half over, shau be en-
titled to two representatives; each county con.
tanning two and 0ne-haIf times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives, and so on.
one representative shall 90 divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned to such county;
and Que representative shall be chosen from
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in coun.'
ties entitled to moro than one representative,
bounded by ward or township lines, and as
nearly equal In population as practicable; and
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. I. The state shall be divided into not
less than thirty-lve nor more than iarty soma
torial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for q senator shall be ascer.
tainsd by dividing the population OF the state
by the number "thirty-fve."
Sec. Q. Each senatorial district shall be com.
population as practicable, knd except as to dis
tricts in counties entitled to two or moro sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
equal TO thres-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute . senatorial district. Each
county having population equal to one sena:
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; bnt no ward or township shall
be divided In tho formation Of O 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 bo published III such man.
ner ~ shall be provided by law.
SECTIoN 2. Atsuch election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
Single Distriets-Yes." and those opposed to
such amendment shall ha7e placed Upon their
ballots the words Legislative single Districts
No"
ELBERT L. LAMPsON.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
THEO. F. DAVIS,
President pro tom. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9. 1889.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIo
/. Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state of the
State of Ohio do hereby certify that the forogO.
ing Is true copy of joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly OF the State OF Ohio,
on the eth day Of April, 4; D. 1859, taken from
In testimony Whereof, I have hereuntc sub
scrfbed my name, and affixed my off.
tSIALl eal seal, ut Columbus, the 18th day OF
April. A d. 1889.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF State.