The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-02
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

sEoToN J.. Be Il resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That a PROPOSE.
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
da y in November. 1883, to amend Sections to
Of the he State Of Ohio 50 they shall read as fol.
lows.
SEC. I. The apportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
the General Assembly IN each deoenniai period,
in tho manner herein provided
SEC. During the month OF February, prior
sral % Assembly, In each deeennisi % p.riod. @ S the
sentatives representing the two leading po-
ns sss o Sss
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tute @ a. comRiss sion, % who shall ascertain % ana % de-
termine the ratio Of representation for mem.
bers Of the House Of Representatives and sena-
tSe %
each senatorial district. Should any vacancy
occur in such commission, the senators OF tho
Sn
to fill such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor.
SEC the population q the State as as
in such other manor as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
"one hundred and ten, " and the quctient shall be
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such apportionment
SEQ. l. Each county shall be entitled to at
ing such ratio, and onehalf over, shall be en-.
title to two representatives; each county CON.
t. tanning two and half times such ratio shall
SEC. 8. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into :I 2: many districts q there
county; and one representative shall be chosen
from each district.
SEC sSa Each representative district In
tive, shall be composed OF compact territory,
bounded by ward or township lines and as
nearly n population Ss and
SEC7. The State shall be divided into not
less than thirty-h ve nor more than forty .sena.
tErisi districts ss herein provided and each
SEC 9. The ratio for Q senator sball be ascer.
tanned by dividing the population Of the State
by the number .'thirty .hve"
SEC 0. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF conpact territory. as nearly
equal IN population as practicable, and except
as to districts In cou ties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having o population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
county having population equal to one sena.
torial ratio, and one half ever. shall be divided
INTO TWO senatOrlal Qlstrtcu. EaCn county
having population equal to two and one-hsn
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.
SEC. II. Tho apportionment SO made for
members OF tho General Assembly shall be re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
within three months after their appointm eut
and the same shall be published In such man
ner as shall be provided by law
SECTION T. At such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Leglsla.
tive Single Distrtcts-Yes," and those opposed
to such smendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO."
ELBERT L. LAMPSON.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
THEO. r. DAVIS,
President pro tom. OF the Senate.
Adopted April Q, 1889.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE 6EORETARY OF STATE.
l. Daniel J. Ryan, Secretary of State OF the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
adoPiN by the General Assembly Of the State sSs
OF oHE on the 9th day OF April, A. d. $50
taken from the original rolls hied IN this ofa9e.
In testimony Whereof have hereupto sub
| scrtbed my name, and gfaxed my ON.
| [sEAI.1 cial seal, at Columbus, the 18th day OF
| April, A. ID. 1889.
DANIEL J. Ryan.
| Secretary OF State.