The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-24
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That PROPOSE.
ion shall be submitted to the elect ors of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
II, Inclusive, Of Article XI, Of the Constitution
Of the State OF Ohio 90 they shall read - fol-
ARTICLE XII
SEC. 1. 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 deosnnial period,
SEQ. g. During the month Of February, prior
to the hrst election for members Of the Gem
eral Assembly, in each deoennial period. the
sentatives representing the two leading Do
htical parties respectively shall meet in separ.
ate bodies, and each Of said bodies shall desig.
nate TWO electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors sc designated and appointed shall consti-
tute commission, who shall ascertain ana de-
bers Of the House Of representatives and sena.
tors, the number OF repres entatives to which
each county is entitled, and the boundaries Of
each senatorial district Should any vacancy
occur in such commission, the senators Of the
party making the original designation shall,
within M ten days thereafter designate an elsotor
appointed BY the Governor.
SEQ 8. The population Of the State, % as-
cei tanned by the preceding Federal census, or
shall Direct shall be divided by the number
"ons hundred and ten, " and the ouotient shaH be
the ratio of representation in the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such apportionment
SEQ l. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain.
tile to two % res each county ~ CON-
tanning two and one-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives., and 90 on.
one representative shall be divided BY such
commission into ~ many districts as there
are representatives apportioned 70 such
county sn6 S,s ons representative shall DO chosen
SIo. & Each representative district In
counties entitled to moro than one represents
By %asS o. .ove:Sp as snS Z
each 81 :usa districts sSs;i b numbered.
less than thirtys 70 nor more than forty 'U ssns
torial districts, 90 herein provided. and each
district shall choose ono senator.
..n.a dRans a n 3: ss
BY the number "shirty:nvc." " "'' S''''
SEC. .. Each sesatorial district shall ba
Il 81 SG%Psss ss
~ to districts In cou q ties entitled TO two or
more senators, shall be bounded BY county
SEc. 10. Each county having population
equal to three.fourths Of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county asying popSson equal 70 one s:nt
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one.ha1f
ratios shall be divided Into three senatorial dis
tricts, and so on; but NO ward or township shall
trict.
SEC. II. The spportionment SO made for
members OF the General Assembly shall 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.
SECrrON 2. AT such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legsla.
tive 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.
Adopted April Q. 1885
UNITED STATES OF AAlRIoA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
l. Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary OF State Of the
State o. Ohio 90 hereby certify that the. fore
going 10 true copy OF o Joint resolution
adoptl by the General Assembly OF the Stats
OF ONi9, on the 9th day OF AprAl, A.. d. ] $50
taken from the original rolls filed In this o1ce.
In testimony. whereof, have hereunto SUBJ
scrtbed my name, and affixed my ON:
tsnAL cial seal, At Columbus, the 10Th day q
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF Stata