The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-06-13
Proposed Amendment to The Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SIEGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. q.

sEcr7o. 1. Be II resolved By the General Al.
sembly of the State of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors Of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
elusive. Of Article XI. of the Constitution Of the
State Of Ohio, 90 they shall read a. follows:
ARTICLE xL
Of the General Assembly shall be made every
ten years. prior to the first election for mem.
bers 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 tho Gen.
eral Assembly, in each deeennial period, the
members of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives representing the two ieadIss polite
al parties respectively, shall meet in separate
bodies, and each Of said bodies shall designase
BY the Governor, and such four electors so
designated and appointed shall constitute a
tns ra1' 10 tat;n M amI me
House OF Representatives sad senators, the
number Of representatives to which each coun-
~ is entitled, and the boundaries Of each sens-
torial district Should any vacancy occur In
such commission, the senators of the party
making the original designation shall. within
ten days thereafter. designate an elector to I'LL
ed by the Governor
SEC. 5. The population Of the state as ascer-
tained by the preceding Federal census, or 10
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten" and the quotient shall
be the ratio of representation in tho House Of
Representatives for the ton years succeeding
such apportionment.
SEC. 4 Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; ench COUNTY contain
titled to two representatives; each county con-
tanning two aud one-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives, and SO on
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than
ono representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives. apportioIed to such county:
and one representative shall DO chosen from
each district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall be composed OF compact territory,
bounded by ward or township lines, and as
nearly eqnal in population as practicable; and
eaSn o. sugI & sa1e sbs STAT he oe vasS INTO not
less than thirty-fve nor moro than forty sena-
toriai districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for senator shall be asceF.
by the number ''thirty-fye."
posed OF compact territory. as nearly equal in
population as practicable, and except as to dis
tricts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
shall b by lines
equal to three-fourths of one Senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
be
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one-half
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial dis
tricte, and SO on; but no ward or township shall
be divided in the formation Of q senatorial dis
trtct.
SIC. II. The apportionment go made for
members of the General Assembly shall 6e re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
within three months after their appointment
aud the same shall be published In such man.
ner "a shall be provided by law.
SECTION 2 Atsuch election those electors de-
ring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
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 tenn. OF the Senate.
Adoptsd April 9, 1889.
USIrED STATES oH AMERICA, ONO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I, Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state of the
State of Ohio do hereby certify that tho foregO-
ing Is q truc copy OF joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly OF the State Of Ohio
on tho 9th day Of a April. A. D. 1858, taken from
the original rolls filed In this oflcs.
In testimony Whereof have hersunto sub
fsEALl ciAl seal, ut Columbus, the 18th day Of
April. 4. d. lSSo.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.