The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-05-16
PROPOSED Amendment 70 The Constitution
Of Ohio
LEGISLATIVE SIEGLB DISTRICTS.
.AMENDMENr no. Q.

AMENDMENT no. 9.
sembiy Of the State Of Ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors Of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November. 1889, to emend Sections ! 70 II, N.
State Of Ohio, 20 they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE xL
SEQ. L The apportionment for members
ten years. prior to the arst election for mem.
bers OF tho General Assembly In each deccnntal
period, in the manner herein provided.
BEG, During tho month Of February prior
to the first election for members of the Gem
eral Assembly, in each decennial period. the
members of the Genate and House Of Repro.
sentatives representing the two leading polite
bodies. and each Of said bodies shall designate
two electors. who shall forthwith be appointed
By the Governor, and such four electors go
commission, who shall ascertain and determine
the ratio Of representation for members OF the
House OF Representatives and senators, 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, the senstors of the party
making the original designation shall. within
such vacancy, AMI ne shall forthwith be appoint
ed by the 0ovcroor.
SEC. 3. The population Of the state. as ascer-
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten, I" and tho quOtient shall
be the ratio OF representation In the House OF
Representatives for tho ten years succeeding
auch epportiopmept.
SEC. 1. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain
ing such ratio, and ouehelf over shall bo en-
titled to two representatives; each county cons
tanning two and one-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives., and so on.
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned to such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
SEC. s. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than ono representative,
shall be composed OF compact territory,
nssriy equal In population as plae,iesbls; % I and I
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. 7. The state shall be divided into not
less than thirty-ave nor rsore than forty sena-
t0rial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for senator shall be asccr.
s.insd by dividing the population OF the state
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, as nearly equal in
population as practicable, and except as to dis
tors, shall be bounded by county lines
SEC. 10. Each county having a population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
snail cOQBLlIOtC q 66uatOrlM Cl6trlCt. EacQ
county having population equal TO one ssua,
torial ratio, and one-half over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having a population equal to two and one-haif
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial dis
tricts, and SO on: but no ward or township shall
be divided In the formation Of senatorial dis
trict
SEC. H. The apportionmens so made fof
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:
per as shall be provided by law.
SECTION 2. Atsuch election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
Hingle Districts-Yes," and those opposed to
such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO"
Ebert L. LANPsON.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives..
THEo. F. DAVIS.
President PRO tenn. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1859.
yxIrED STATES OF AMERICA. oHro,
OFFICE OF TIE SEcRErARY OF SrArEj
I, Daniel ]. Ryan, secretary Of state OF the
State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the forego.
ing Is truo copy OF joint resolution adopted
by tho General Assembly Of the State OF Ohio.
the original rolls fled In this ot'co.
In testimony whereof. I have hsrcunto SUBJ
scribed my name, aud sifixe my ON:
April. A. d. 1889.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.