Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-06-13
ARTICLE NI


November, 1889, To amend Sections TO IL, inclu-
| sivc of Article XI, of the Constitution of the
State vi Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI
| SEC l. The spportionment for members OF the
| General Assembly shall be made every ten years.
prior to the first election Tor members of the Gen
| eral Assembly i'll each decennial 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 parti.s re-
| spectiyely, shall meet ill separate bodies. and
each OF said bodies shall designate two electors,
| who shall forthwith be appointed by the Govern
or, and such four electors so designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute a commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio Of representa-
lOn Tor members OF the House of RepreSen intiyes
| and senators, the number OF representatives to
| which each county is entitled, and the bound
aries OF each senatorial district Should any va
cancy occur in sIcn con Mission, the sen ItOrs
OF the party making the original designation
shall. within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector TO nil such vacancy, ami he snail forth
with be appointed by the Governor.
SEC. 8. The population of the state, as aseer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census, or in
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
one hundred and ten" and the Quotient shall
be the ratio of representation in the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
apportiOnment
oEC- T. Edcn county snail pc entitled TO at least
one representative; each county containing such
ratio and Onehalf over shall be entitled to two
representatives; each county containing two and
one-halt 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 as many districts as there are repre-
sentatives apportiOned to such county; and one
representative shall be chosen from each
district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in colu,-
ties entitled to more than one Representative
shall be composed of compact territory bounded
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal in
population a. practicable and each of such ,lizp
tricts shall be numbered.
SEC.7 T. The state shall be divided into not less
than tEirty-fve nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population of the State by
the number thirty
SEC. g. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory. nearly equal in
population as praetiO. Bile, and except to dis
trcts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
tors Shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having population
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each |
county having 3 population equal to one sena-
tOrial ratio and One-half over shall be divided
into two senatorial districts Each county hay- |
ing population equal to two AID One-half ratios |
shall be divided into three senatorial districts,
niu 81 Ol Dut no Wdfu OF township snail De /
divided in the formation of q senatorial
district,
SEC. II. The apportionment so made for MEM
hers 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 US 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-les," 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 TEN. of the Senate.
Adopted April 9. 1859.
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-
ng is a true copy OF a joint resolution adopted
oy the General Assembly Of the State of Ohio on
he 9th day OF April A. ID. 1889 taken from the
'riginnl rolls filed in this office
N testimony whereof, ! have hereunto sub |
scrihed my name, and affixed my Off
lSEALl cial seal, at Columbus, the 10th day of
April. A D. 1889.
DANIEL. J. RYAN
Secretary of state.