The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-09
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Assembly OF the State OF Ohio That PROPOSE.
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors OF this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
ii, inc iusive. Of Article XII. Of the Constitution
Of tho State OF Ohio. SO they shall read as fol.
lows.
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to tho first election for members Of
the General Assembly in each decennial period
in the manner herein provided.
SEC. 2. During the month Of February, prior
to the first election for members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, In each deoennial period. the
sentatives representing the two leading po-
litical parties respectively shall meet In separ-
ate bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desig-
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo.
tors SO designated and appointed shall consti-
tute commission, who shall ascertain and de-
Sers Of the House OF Representatives. and nd % sena.
tors, the number OF representatives TO which
each county is entitled and the boundaries Of
each senatorial district; SHOULD any vacancy
party making the original designation shall
within ten days thereafter designate an elector
TO NIL such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor
SEQ g. The population Of tho State, as as
Gel tanned by the preceding Federal census. or
In such other manner as the General Assembly
zone hundred and ten" and the quotient shall be
the ratio Of representation In the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEC I. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain.
Ing such ratio, and one.half over, shall be en-.
taining two and one.haif times such ratio shall
bo entitled to three representatives, and 80 on.
6EC. 5. Each county entitled to more than
com into . many a dssrsss .s .Ssps
are representatives apportioned to, such
county; and one representative shall be chosen
SEQ 8 Each representative district, in
counties entitled TO more than one representa-.
tive, shall be composed OF compact territory,
S rnsd =, ana
each Of such districts shall be numbered
SEC q The State shall be divided into not
les; than thirth 70 nor more than forty
district shall choose ono senator.
SEC 8. The ratio for o senator shall be ascer.
tS1Sa ned by dividing the 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 be bounded by county
s.S. 10. Each county having . population at n
shall constitute Q senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one sena.
tortal ratio ana one-han over. shall be dividoa
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one-half
ratios shall be divided Into three senatorial dis.
tricts, and SO on; but no ward or township shall
be divided IN the formation Of o senatorial dis.
trict
SBo II. The apportionment SO made for
members OF the General Assembly shall be re-
ported 10 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 T. At such election those electors
desiring to vote for suoh amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla.
live Single Districts-Yes," and those opposed
to such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO."
ELBERT L. LAMPSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THEO r. DAVIS,
President pro TEN. OF the Senate.
Adopted April O. 1880.
UNITRD STATES or AMDRIoA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SRCRETARY OF STATE.
l. Daniel ]. Ryan, Secretary of State OF the
State OF Ohio. do hereby certify that the fore
going Is true copy OF Joint resolution
adoptN by the General Assembly OF the state
OF ON, on the eth day OF April, A. d. SSa
taken from the original rolls hled IN this ofice
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and uffixed my ON
[sEAIAl cial SEAL at Columbus the 10th day o
April A. d. 1850
DANIEL j. RYAN,
Secretary of State.