Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-07-11

SECTION l. Be q resolved by the General Az
shall be S%ssS 10 tbe eaors q
on the first Tuesday after the inst Monday in
November 1889, 70 amead Sections to IL, inclu-
Give, of Article XI, of the Constitution OF the
State of Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI
SEC. /, The apportionment for members Of the
General Assembly shall be made every ten years,
prior to the first election for members of the Gen
eral Assembly in 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
semhly, in each decennial period, the members
of the Senate and House of Representatives rep
resenting the two leading political parties ne
spectively. shall meet in separate bodies, and
each of said bodies shall designate two electors,
who shall forthwith be appointed by the Govern
or, and such four electors 50 designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio of representa-
ton for members of the House of Representatives
and senators, the number of representatives 70.
which each county is entitled, and the bound
aries of each senatorial district. Should any
caney occur in such commission the senators
of the party making the original designation
shall. within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector to fill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed by the Governor.
SEC g. The population Of the state, as aseer-
tained by the preceding Federal census, or in
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct shall be divided by the number
lone hundred and ten, and the QuOtient shall
De the FaIlO OF REPRESENTATION IN the HOUSE OF
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
apportonment
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative; each county containing such
representatives; each county containing two and
one-half times such ratio shall be entitled TO
three representatives. and so on
SEC. s. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sicn inta as many districts as there are repre-
sentatives app0rtiOned TO such county; and one
representative shall be chosen from each
district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district in eoIcI-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall be composed Of compact territory DOandtd
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal In
population as practicable; and each Of such III
trcts shall be numbered.
SEC. I. The state shall be divided into not less
than tn.rty-hVe nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall ch0nSe one senator.
SEC 8, The ratio for q senator shall be aseer-
tained by dividing the population of the State by
the number "thirIy-hye."
SEC, 9, Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, as nearly equal in
population as practi>>. ole and except as 10 dis
tricts in counties entitled 10 two or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines
SEC. 10. Each county having q population
equal to three-fouTths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having 8 population equal 10 one sena-
torial ratio and one-hah over shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county haV-
ing population equal to two ard One-half ratios
shall be divided into three senatorial districts,
and SO on; hut no ward or township shall be
divided in the formation OF q senatorial
district,
SEc. IL. 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 Is 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 Distriets--les," and those opposed 70 such
amendment shall have placed upon their ballots
the words Legislative Single Distriets-No-"
ELBERT l. LAMPSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
THEO. T. DAVIS.
President pro tenn of the Senate
Adopted April 9. 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO, 4
OFFICE OF TIN SECRETARY OF STATE
!. Daniel j. Ryan. secretary of state of the
State OF Ohio do hereby certify that the iOrego-
ing Is a 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. iaken from the
original rolls filed in this office.
In testimony whereof. ! have hereunto sub
sErihcd my name, and affixed my on
lsEALl cial seal. at Columbus, the l6sh day o4
April. A. D. lSS9
DANIEL. ]. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.