The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-06
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Assembly Of the state Of Ohio That q PROPOSE.
tion shall be submitted TO the elect ors Of this
da y in November, 1889. to amend Sections ! TO
II, Inclusive, Of Article XII Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Ohio. SO they shall read as fol.
lows.
SEQ. I. The npportionment for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
he General l Assembly @ in each deosnniai @ period,
In tho manner herein provided:
SEC. .. During the month Of February, prior
ns SsG0" ii sasS Sr Of sss osn
members OF the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives representing tho two leading po.
a'S ssS ., 'ss Soa %ss sSa II I
nate two electors, who shall forthwith be ap'
pointed by tho 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 soma
tors the number 81 rePrsssntstyes ,st sS which
each senatorial district. Should any vacancy
occur In such commission, the senators Of the
party making the original designation shall,
TO flll such vacancy and he shall forthwith be
$40 9. Tho population Of the State, % as-
in suoh other msnner as the dsnsrsi Assembly
shall diroot, shall bo divided BY the number
zone hundred and ten, and the Quctient shall be
Representative for the ten years succeeding
SIC, { Each county shall be entitled to ..
s :uSS rso saa onsSs SSsns Ss
title to two repr sentatives; each county con.
tanning two and one.half times such ratio shall
0i ss Each county sos Ss
one representative shall be divided BY such
commission into - many district: as there
b. chosen
from each DISTRICT
snc: q Each representative district in
counties entitled 70 more than one represents
bounded by ward Of township lines and .:
nearly equal In population % practicable; and
'sss q such oss: M :S. S ps S1Sss into
less than thirty-n VI nor more than forty .seae.
torial districts - herein provided and each
districs shall a. enoSss q e one :snator ~ - ,.,.-.
sS1sa ned Sy SyanS ne Of the state
SEQ Q. Each senatorial district shall be
sSus n popusso = prsoscaS ana except
~ 70 districts Ia oou b ties entitled TO two or
more senators, shall be bounded BY county
SEQ. TO-. Each county having . population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
torisi % r.tio and oneSsii % ovsrs shall i be- % divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one.half
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
SEQ. II. Tho apportionment SO made for
members OF the General Assembly shall be re-
ported TO the Governor. by such commission,
within three months aite, their appointment
ss sas sy IN '''h
SECTIoN 2. Al such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment shall nave
placed upon their ballots the words "Legsla:
tive Single Districts-Yes," and those opposed
TO such amendment shall have placed upon theil
ballots the words Legislative Single Disriota
NO"
ELBERT L. LAMPsoN,
Speaker OF tho House OF Representatives.
THEO. y. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate
UNITRD 6rArEs OF ANHRICA, OHIO |
OTFICR or THE SECRETARY OF STATE ]
l. Daniel ]. Ryan, Secretary OF State Of the
| State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
| going is true copy OF Joint resolnuol
adoptA by the General Assembly OF the STATE
| OF ON. ON the 9th day OF April, A. d. 1850
taken from the original rolls fled IN this ofioe
| In testimony whereof, have hereunto SUP
scribed my name. and efaxed my ON
| [sEALl cial seal, At Columbus, the 10th day O
DANIEL ]. RYAN,
| Secretary OF state.