Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-10-17


SEC. .. The General Assembly shall provide
for the raising of revenue for the support of the
state and local governments; but taxes shall
be uniform on the same class OF subjects. Bury
ing grounds. public srhool-hOuses, hO.Ses used
exclusively for public worship, institutions of
purely public charity, public property used ex-
clusively for any public purpose, and personal
property to an amount not exceeding in value
two hundred dollars for each individual, may,
by general laws. be exempted from taxation; I;
and the value OF all property 20 exempted shall,
from time TO time, be ascertained and published,
As may be directed by law.
SECTION ,. At such election those electors de
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words '.Taxation
Amendment-les, and those opposed to such
amendment may have placed upon their ballots
the words Taxation Amendment-No."
SECTIONS. This amendment shall take effect
oD the fist day OF january, lS9O.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. p
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICT.
To amend Sections to II, inclusive, of Article
XI of the Constitution of the State of Ohio so
they shall read as follows, VIZ:
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the General As
seTnbly of the State of Ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1889 TO amend Sections to IL, inclu-
sive. OF Article XI, of the Constitution Of the
State OF Ohio. SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE xI
SEC. l. The apportionment for members of the
General Assembly shall be made every ten years,
prior TO the first election for members Of the Gen
eral Assembly in each deeennial period, in the
manner herein provided
SEC. ?. During the month of February prior to
the first 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
SpcctiVely, shall meet in separate bodies, and
each OF said bodies shall designate two electors,
n tra1h
or, and such four electors so designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute a commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio Of representa-
ton Tor mem bers OF the House OF Representatives
and senators. the number of representatives TO
which each county is entitled, and the bound
aries Of each senatorial district Should any va
cancy occur in such commission, the senator's
of the party making the original designation
shall, within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector 10 ill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed by the Governor.
SEC. 8. The population of the state, as ascer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census or in
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
lone hundred and ten" and the quotient shall
be the ratio of representation in the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
apporiionment-
SEC L. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative; each county containing such
each county containing two and
one-half times such ratio shall be entitled to
three representatives, and so on.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
shall be divided by such commits
sion into as many districts as there are repre-
sentatives apportiOned to such county; and one
shall be chosen from each
district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall he composed of compact territory, bounded
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal in
population as practicable; and each OF such dis
tricts shall be mum bered-
SEC :. The state shall be divided into not less
than thirty-ive 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 ascer
lained by dividing the population of the state by
the number 'thirty-6ve."
SEC g. Each senatorial district shall be com
posed of compact territory, as nearly equal in
population practicable, and except to dis
Iricts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded 5y county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having population
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute "a senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one sena-
INTO two senatorial districts. Each county hav-
ng a population equal to two and one half ratios
hall be divided into three senatorial districts
md so on; but no ward or township shall be
iivided In the formation OF senatorial
district.
SEC. II. The apportionment so made for mem
Ders OF the General Assembly shall be reported TO
he Governor, by such commission, within three
months after their appointment, and the same
hall be published in manner shall be
provided by lHw
SECTION =. a; such election those electors de-
t.iuV TO vGtv for such amendment shall have
,i.ced upon their ballots the words Legislative
Jingle districts Yes" and those opposed To such
mCuGment shall have placed upon their ballots
he words Legislative Single Districts-No."
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. l.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
To amend Section % of Article III. Section rs Of
Irtiele III, Sections = Q, TO- 10, 10 and i6 and
D create Section II OF Article ", Section II of
Irtiele VIII, Sections . and4 of Article Y, and