The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-15
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION !. Be It resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That PROPOSE
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors of this
day in November. 1885, TO amend Sections to
II, Inclusive OF Article XI, Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Ohio. SO they shall read a. fol-
lows.
ARTICLE XII
SEC. I. The apportionment for members OF
the General Assembly shall be 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 first election for members Of the Gen.
members Of the Senate aud House Of Repre-.
aentotives representing the two loading po-
itical 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-
termne tho ratio OF representation for mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives and sena-
tors, the number OF rePres entatives 70 which
each senatorial district Should any vacancy
occur In such commission, the senators OF the
party making the original designation shall,
TO NIL such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
appointed by the Governor.
SEC. 8. The population Of the State as a..
in such other manhor as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten, and the Quctient shall be
Representatives for the ten years succe edine
SEQ l. Each county shall be entitled to st
ing :uSh G rsto and onshs shall be sn
title to two representatives; each county con.
tanning two and one.half times such ratio shall
ss county Sna o e Ssn
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many district. as there
ss ss 70
SEC. g. Each representative district in
be-
bounded by ward or township lines, and %
nearly equal In population as practicable; and
each q 'uSa ss snail Be Ss
less than thirty-h We nor more than forty ssne-
torial districts as herein provided, dnd each
district shah choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for o senator shall be ascer-
by the number "thirty.nve."
SEC. 0. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF compact territory, as nearly
equal In population as practicable, and except
as to districts In cou n ties entitled TO two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
SEQ. TO- Each county having o population
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
torisi ratio, and one.han over shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and ne-half
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial dis.
trtcts, and SO on; but no ward or township shaQ
be divided in the formation OF o senatorial dis
trict.
SEC. H. The apportionment SO made for
members OF tho General Assembly shall be re-
ported to the Governor, by such commission,
within three months after their appointment
and the same shall be published In such man.
ner as shall be provided by law.
SECrIoN .. At such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Legisia:
tive Single Districts-Yee," and those opposed
TO such amendment shall have placed upon their
ballots the words Legislative Single Distri0ts
NO."
ELBERT L. LAMPsON
speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THEO. r. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate,
Adopted April o 1885.
UNITED STATES OF ANBRIoA, OHIO
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Dapiel J. Ryan, Secretary of State Of the
state o. Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going y true copy OF joint resolution
adopkA by the General Assembly OF the STATE
o. Oay, ON tho 9th day Of Aprtl, A. ID. 66N
taken from the original rolls filed In this of0e.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and 9mxeo my ON.
lsHALl ciel seal, ct Columbus, the 18TH day o.
~ DANIEL J. RYAN.
Secretary Of StatA