The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-27
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

szcEIoN !. Be II resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio That . PROPOSE
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
day in November. 1853. to amend mend Section. ITO to
II, Inc lusive Of Article xI. Of the Constitution
ofthe State Of Ohio. SO they shall road - fol-
ARTICLE xI.
SEQ I. Tho apportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be mado every ten
years, prior to the first election for members Of
the General Assembly In each decennial period
in tho manner herein provided.
SEC. O.. During the month Of February, prior
to the hrst election for members OF the Gen.
members men % OF lie senate I and HOUSE, sGS Of Repre- @
sentatives representing the two leading po-
htical parties respectively, shall meet In separ
ate bodieA and each Of said bodies shall dssig.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors so designated md appointed shall consti-
tute commission, who shall ascertain and de.
bers Of the House OF Representatives and sena.
tors, the number Of repres ontatives to which
each county ts entitled, and the boundaries Of
occur in such commission, the senator's OF the
party making the original designation shall,
within ten days thereafter, designate an eieotor
to MI such vacancy, and no shall forthwith be
$40 .. The population Of the State, as as.
ceitained BY shs preceding Federal Gems u.s. Or
n s%oh other manner q; the General Assembly
zone hundred and ten, and the gu stient shall be
the ratio OF representation In the House OF
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEQ I. Each county shall be entitled to at
least ono representatives each county contain.
inS su0h ratio, and one.hslf over, shall be en-.
tanning two and one.hsh times such ratio shalt
be entitled to three representatives, and 80 on.
SEQ. 8. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shah be divided by such
COmmiRatON into diStrtCta there
are Representatives epportioned to, such
county; and one representative shall be chosen
SEC. 6 Each representative district, in
counties entitled to more than one representa-
tive, shall be composed OF compact territory
bounded by ward or township lines, and Us
each OF such districts shall be numbered
Sec The State shall be divided into not
less than thirty-f We nor more than forty sen4.
district shall choose one senator.
SEC 8. The ratio for senator shall be ascer.
tanned tai by dividing the population OF the state
SEQ 0. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF compact territory. as nearly
equal In population as practicable, and except
as to districts in cou tiles entitled to two or
lines.
SEQ. TO- Each county having population
equal to three.fourths Of one senatorial ratio M
county having o population equal TO one sena,
torisl ratio, and ons-half over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one hall
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial dis.
tricts, and SO on; but no ward or township shall
be divided in the formation of o senatorial dis
trict
SEQ. II. Tho apportionment SO made for
members OF tho General Assembly shall be re-
ported 10 the Governor. by such commission,
within three months after ther appointment
and the same shall be published In such man
ner as shall be provided by law.
SECTICN g. Al such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla
tive Single Distrlcts-Yes," and those opposed
TO such amendment shall have placed upon theil
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
mo-" s'
ELBERT L. LAMPsON,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THEO y. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
Adopted April 0, 1882
UNITED STATES or AMBRICA, OHIO,
OFFIcE OF THE SHcRnrARY OF STATE.
I, Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary OF State Of the
State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going - true copy OF Q Joint resoluuot
adoptA BY the General Assembly OF the STATE
OF Oay, on tho 9th day OF Apral, A. d. 1850
taken from tho original rolls nied in this ofiice
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scrtbed my name, and oftixed my ON
tsHAL cial seal, at Columbus, the 10th day o
April, A. D. 1882
Secretary OF State.