The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-25
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Assembly Of the state Of Ohio That a proposi.
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of this
% ss
II, Inclusive, Of Article XI, Of the Constitution
ofthe State Of Ohio, so they shall read % fol.
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. 1. The apportionment for members OF
the General Assembly shall bo made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members Of
the General Assembly in each deoennial period,
In the manner herein provided.
SEC. g. During the month Of February, prior
to the frat election for members OF the Gen.
members OF the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentntives representing the two leading po.
litical parties respectively shall meet IN separ.
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the Governor, and such four cleo
tors SO designated and appointed shall consti
termine tho ratio OF representation for mem.
bers Of the House OF Representatives and sena-
tors, the number Of representatives 70 which
each senatorial district. Should any vacancy
occur In such commission, the senators OF the
party making the original designation shall
70 All such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor, o. a-t,f.
sEc g.. The. population Of the State. os %.
In such other manner 8 he General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided BY the number
zone hundred and ten, |" snd the Quetient shall be
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
slo' L Each county shall bs entisled to u
yins such ratio, aad ons.hsif over; shall b o..
tanning two and one.haif times such ratio shall
sHo s. Each county entitled to more nor than
one representative shah be divided By sveh
commission into % many district. % thefe
:s: b. Chosen
sss ! Each rspr,..p.s.,ye district In
tive, shaii be composed Of compact Territory
bounded by ward or township lines and ~
nearly equal n population g practicable; and
SEC Z. The State shall be divided into not
less than thirty-n ve nor more than forty sens-
toriai Districts. % herein provided. and each
SIC 9. The ratio for senator shall ss asoer.
BY the number .'thirty ave"
composed OF compact territory. as nearly
equal In population Is practicable, and except
- to districts In cou mites entitled to two Or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
SEQ 10. Each county having population
equal to three-fourths OF ono senatorial ratio
county having population equal to one sena.
torial ratio, and e.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 dc
trict.
SEQ. II. The apportionment so made for
members Of the General Assembly shall be re-
ported to the Governor. by such commission.
within three months after their appointmeut
and the same shall be published In such man
ner as shall be provided by law.
SECTION J. Al such election those eleoeor
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisla.
tive Single Districts Yes" and those opposed
to such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballot: the words "Legislatvs Single Distriots
ELBERT L. LAMPsON.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
THEO y. DAVIS,
Au,,,.. Prssidens ,ssp pro tenn. OF the ssnsss'
UNITED STATES OF ANDMCA. OHIO l
OFFICE or THE 6DCRDTARY or bTAT1
4 Daniel J. Ryan, sserstasy Of STATE o. ne
State Of Ohio do hereby certify that the toro'
going y truQ copy Of Joint rdeoluuo1
SQoptn( By the General Assembly Of the 6tAse
Of OAly. on the eth duy Of April \. y. lo6Q
taken from the original rolls nled IA thie on1oP.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunSo sub.
scrtbed my name, and emxed my oms
fsAALl cial SEAL at Columbus, the 10th day a
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF State