Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-07-04
ARTICLE XII.

| SEC 1. The apportionment for members OF tn
| General Assembly shall be made every ten years
prior to the frst election for members of the Gen
| eral Assembly in each decennial period, i'll th'
manner herein provided.
SEC. 2. During the month of February prior Il
the trst 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 parties re
spectiyely, 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 so designated and sp
pointed shall constitute a commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio of representa-
tiOn for members of the House of Representative:
and senators, the number OF representatives tC
which each county Is entitled, and the bound
aries OF each senatorial district. Should any va.
cancy 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. 8. 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
"one hundred and ten," and the quOtient shall
be the ratio OF representation in the House OF
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
superintendent
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative; each county containing such
PATIO and one half over, shall be entitled to two
representatives; each county containing two and
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-
representative shall be chosen from each
district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in coJcl-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall be composed of compact territory, DOund,d
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal in
population us practicable; and each OF such Ilia-
tricts shall be numbered.
SEC.7. The state shall be divided into not less
than thirty five nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. s. The ratio for a senator shall be aseer-
tanned by dividing the population Of the State by
the number "thirty-fve."
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed of compact territory nearly equal in
population as practicable, and except as to dis
triets 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 population equal to one sena-
tOrial ratio, and one half over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts Each county hav-
ing population equal to two aid One-half ratios
shall be divided into three senatorial districts,
and SO oil; but no ward township shall be
divided In the formation of 4 senatorial
district
bers 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--Yes," and those opposed to such
amendment shall have placed upon their ballots
the words Legislative Single Dlstricts-No."
ELBERT L. LAMPSON,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
THE0. F. DAVIS
President pro TEN. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9. ISs9.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I. Daniel ]. Ryan, secretary Of state of the |
State of Ohio. do hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a true copy of a joint resolution adopted |
BY the General Assembly OF the State of Ohio on |
he 9Th day of April, A. d. lSS9 taken from the |
original rolls filed in this office.
n testimony whereof, ] have hereunto sub
Nrtbed my name, and affixed my Off |
lsEALl cial seal at Columbus, the 10th day OF |
April. A d. 1889
DANIEL ]. RYAN,
Secretary of State.