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

| AMENDMENTN NO. 9,
SECTION /. Be 1t resolved by the General As.
sembly of the State of Ohio, That O proposition
shall be snbmitted to the electors Of this state
November. 1889, to amend Sections to II, in.
elusive, Of Article XI. of the Constitution of the
etate Of Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
| ARTICLE XII
Sec. I. The apportionmcnt for members
| of the General Assem- bly, 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 .. During the month Of February prior
to the first election for members Of the Gen.
e1sl As.emhly in each doespnal period the
sentatives representing the two leading politic-
al parties respectively, shall meet in separate
bodies aud each OF said bodies shall designa:s
| 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 senator's the
number OF representatives to which each coun-
ty is entitled, and the 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
| ed by the Governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state. as ascer-
tanned by tho preceding Federal census. or in
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
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. i. Eaah county shall be entitled to at
least one representative each county contain
titled to two representative each county con-
tanning two and one-huif 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
commission into rs many districts as there are
representatives npportioued to such county;
and ono representative shall be chosen from
each district.
SEC e. Each representative district in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall he 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. ]. The state shall be divided into not
less thGn thirty-fiye nor more than forty sena-
toris. districts, as herein provided, and each
district suall choose one senator.
Sec. s. The ratio for senator shall be Gscer.
tained by dividing the population vi the state
by the number "th;rty-iirc."
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
population as practicable. and except as TO dis
tricts in counties entitled TO two or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. III. Each county having n population
equal to three-fourths OF senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one sena:
tCIlGi Tullo anu o'ie-bSii ofcI, sbNii nc di'ioeu
into two senatorial districts Eacfi county
having population equal to two and one-half
ratios shall be dividei into three senatorial dis
tricts, and so on: bNt no ward or township shall
be divided in the formation OF senatorial dis
trict.
SEC H. The apportionmcnt so made for
members Of the General Assembly ahaii be re-
ported to 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 3. Atsuch election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
Single Districts-Yes," and these oppose1 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, 1889.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ONO.
OFrIcE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I, Daniel J. Ryan, secretary OF state of the
State of Oh:o do hereby certify that the foreso.
by the General Assembly OF the State OF Ohio.
on the sth day OF April. A. u. lSSt, taken from
the original rolls fled in this office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribed my name. and affixed my ofh.
rsEAL,l cixl seal, at Columbus the 10th day OF
April, A. d. 1859.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF State.
JOHN:G.ALLAGHER. Sheriff.
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