Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-29
ARTICLE NJ

SEC. /. The appOrtiOnment for members Of the
General ASS mbly shall be made every ten years,
prior to the first election for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly i'll each dccennial period, in the
manner herein provided
SEC 2 During the month of February prior to
the first election for members of the General AS
sembly, in each decennial period, the members
of the Senate and House OF Representatives rep
resenting the two leading political ;arli $ re-
spectively. shall meet i'll separate bodies, and
each of said bodies shall oeSig nate TWO electors
who shall forthwith be appointed by the Govern
or, and such four electors 50 designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute u commission. who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio Of representa-
tiOn for members OF the House OF Representatives
and senators, the number Of representatives TO
which euch county is entitled, and the bound
aries OF each senatorial district. Should any va
cAncy occur in sucl CO Il .nisSiOn. the senItors
OF the party making the original designation
shall within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector to I'LL such vacancy, and he s4llu forth
with be appointed by the Governor.
SEC g. The population of the state as aseer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census, or in
such other manner the General Assembly
shall direct. shall be divided by the number
be the ratio of representation in the House of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
apporuonmenG
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative. each county containing such
ratio, and one half over snail be entitled TO two
representatives; each county containing two and
one-half times such ratio shall be entitled to
three representatives, and so on
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sion into many districts as there are repre-
sentatlVeS appOrtOned to such county; and one
representative shall be chosen from each
district
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in eolcl-
ties 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 practicable; and each OF such osis-
tricts shall be numbered
SEc.7. The state shall be divided into not less
than tn:rty-tve nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for a senator shall be ascer-
tained by dividing the population of the State by
the number "thirty-fve-"
SEC. g. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed Of compact territory, as nearly equal in
trcts in counties entitled to two Or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having a population
equal to threefourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having population equal to one sens
torial ratio, and one-half over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county haV-
ing population equal to two ard Oneh hall ratios
shall be divided into three senatorial districts
and so on; but no ward or township shall be
divided in the formation of q senatorial !
district
SEC H. The apportionment so made for mem
bers of the General Assembly shall be reported to
the Governor, by such commission, within three
months after their appointment and the same |
shall be published in such manner shall be
provided by law.
SECTION 2. At such election those electors de- |
string TO vote for such amendment shall have /
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative |
Single Districts-Ies," 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. F. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
Adopted April 9. 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
]. Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state of the
State of Ohio do hereby certify that the forego-
ing is n true copy of n joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on
the 9Th day of April. A. d. lSS9 taken from the
original tolls filed in this office.
In testimony whereof. ] have hereunto sub
scrihed my NAME and affixed my off,
SEALl cinl seal, at Columbus, the 10th day Of
April, A. D. lSSg.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary of State.