The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-16
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio,
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION !. Be It resolved by the General
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
day in November. 1883, to amend Sections i to
II, Inclusive, of Article XI, of the Constitution
Of the State OF Ohio, SO they shall read as fol-
lows.
ARTICLE XI.
SEQ. I. The apportionment for members of
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members Of
the General Assembly In each decennial period,
In the manner herein provided.
SEC. Q. During the month OF February, prior
to the first election for members OF the Gen.
eral Assembly In each deoennial period. the
members OF the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatives representing the two leading po-
htical parties respectively, shall meet in separ.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo.
tors SO designated and appointed shall const
termine tho ratio Of representation for mem.
bers Of the House Of Representatives and sena.
tors, the number OF representatives to 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 NIL such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor.
SEQ 3. The population OF the State, as as
in such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
"one hundred and ten, and the quetient shall be
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such spportionment.
SEQ 4. Each county shall be entitled to at
Ing such ratio, and one.hsif over, % shall be en-.
tanning two and one.half times such ratio shall
EscS aa S
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into % many districts as there
are representative. pC .pportiSnsd ~ to such
from each district.
SEC; g. Each representative district, in
counties entitled TO more than one representa-.
tive, shall be composed OF compact territory,
bounded by ward or township lines and as
nearly equal IN population as practicable; and
each Of such districts shall be numbered,
SEC. z. The Sta to shall be divided into not
less than thtrty-f We nor more than forty sene.
toria! distrtots as herein provided, and each
district shall choose ono senator.
SEC: 9. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
BY the number Thirty .nve.' ' ''
SEC. O.. Each senatorial district shall be
equal IN population as profitable and except
as to districts In cou ties entitled to two or
more senator's shall be bounded by county
SEC. 10. Each county having Q population
equal to three-fourths Of one senatorial ratio
SHAH constitute senatorial district. Each
torial ratio, and one-half over. shall be divided
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
trict.
SEC. H. 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
ana 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 suoh amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla.
tive Single Districts-Yes," and those opposed
TO such amendment shall have placed upon their
NO"
ELBERT L. LAMPSON,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
THEO r. DAVIS,
President pro tenn OF the Senate.
Adopted April Q. 1880.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary of State OF the
State Of Ohio. do hereby certify that the fore
sdoPtN by the General Assembly Of the State
Of Osiy, on the 9th day OF Apr.l, A.. d. 1SSa
taken from the original rolls filed IN this offioe.
In testimony Whereof / have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and uifixed my ON.
seal cial seal, At Columbus, the 10Th day OF
April, A. d. 1880.
DANIEL j. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.