The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-19
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

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ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
o s%'sS o sso ssSSas
Of the State Of Ohio, so they shall read as fol.
lows
tho General Assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members OF
the General Assembly in each deoennial period,
SEQ. g. During the month OF February, prior
TO the first election for members Of the Cen
eral Assembly, In each decennial period the
sentatives representing the two leading DO
htical parties respectively, shall meet in 4epar.
ate bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desig.
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors sc designated and appointed shall consti-
tute commission, who shall ascertain and de.
Sers of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES, and nd S sena.
each county is entitled, and the boundaries Of
occur in such commission, the senators OF the
party making the original designation shall
within ten days thereafter designate an eleetor
70 All such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
SKo .. The population Of the State, 90 as.
Gel tained by the preceding Federal census or
shall direct, shall be divided BY the number
"one hundred and ten, and the Qu otient shah be
the ratio Of representation In the House OF
Representatives for the ton years succeeding
SEC. I. Each county shall bs entitled TO at
least one representative; each county contain
inS such ratio, and one.haif over, shall be en-.
tanning two and one.haH times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives, and 30 on.
SEQ 8. Each county entitled 70 more than
commission into as many districts - there
are representatives apportioned to, such
county; ana ons representative shall DO chosen
SEC. & Each representative District in
counties entitled TO more than one representa-
tive, shall be composed Of compact territory,
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
Scot. The State shall be divided into not
torial distriot; as herein ' provided. OVID & ana each
district shall choose ono senator.
SEQ 8. The ratio for senator shall be ascer.
ss sSee by ayena as IsSpu0n Of the State
SEC .. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF compact territory as nearly
IN Sou 70
more senator's shall oe bounded BY county
sIe 10 Each soSnsy having popH,ls.;9'1 20 y, .. ,'S
shall constitute senatorial district, Each
| county having o population equal 10 one sehn.
tortal ratio, ana ene-haN over, shall DO dlVluo9
| into two senatorial districts. Each county
| having population equal to two and hall
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial die
| tricts, and so on; but no ward or township stap
be divided IN the formation Of o senatorial diS
| trict.
SEC II. Tho apportionment 90 made foI
| members OF the General Assembly shall be 70
| ported to the Governor, by such commission,
| within three months after their appointment
| and the same shall be published In such man
| ner a. shall be provided by law.
SECTION 3. At such election those eleotorg
| desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
| placed upon their ballots the words "Legtsla
Tive Single Distriots-Yes," and those opposed
| TO such amendment shall have placed upon tneil
ballots tho words Legislative Single District
| NO"
| ELBERT L. LAMPsON,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
| THEO. y. DAVIS,
Prcsident pro tenn. Of the Senate
| Adopted April q 1850
UNITED 6TArss OF ANDRIoA, OHIO
OgyIoB OF THE 6ncRDTABY OF STATE
| l. DANIEL J. Ryan, Secretary OF STATE Of @s
State Of Ohio. do hereby certify thst tho tore
going ~ Q tsue copy OF . Joint resol9tiol
| adoptnl by the General Assembly OF sho 6tAsS
| q ONv. on tho eth day OF AprsL 4. ID. S8e
taken from the original rolls 6lsd In this ont0e
In testimony. whereof. ! have hereupto sup
scribed my name, and 9mxeo my ON
ls1ALl cial seal Ct Columbus, the 10th DAY
| April, A. D. 1850.
| Secretary OF State.