Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-26
Proposed Amendment to The Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION l: Be it resolved by the General As
sembly 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 II. inclu-
sive, OF Article XI, Of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE M-
SEC. /. The apportionment for members of tha
General Assembly shall be made every ten years
prior to the inst election for members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly in each decennial period. in the
manner herein provided.
SEC. 2. During the month of February prior to
the first election for members OF the General Az
sembly, in each decennial period. the members
OF the Senate and House Of RepFesen tatives rep
resenting the two leading political PARTIES re-
spectively, shall meet in separate bodies. and
each OF said bodies shall designate two electors,
VINO snail torthWlth be appointed by the Govern
or, and such four electors so designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute a commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio of representa-
tion Tor members of the House of Representatives
and senators, the number OF representatives TO
which each county is entitled, and the hound-
aries OF each senatorial district Should any va
caney occur IN such commission, the senators
OF the party making the original designation
shall. within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector to fill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed BY the Governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state as aseer-
tained by the preceding Federal census, or in
such other manner the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten" and the ouotient shall
be the ratio OF representation In the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
apportlonment
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative each county containing such
ratio, and Onehalf over, shall be entitled to Two
representatives; each county containing two and
one-hah times such ratio shall be entitled to
three representatives and SO on
SEC. 5. Each county entitled TO more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sion into as many districts as there are repre-
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representative shall be chosen from each.
district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district in coass-
ties entitled to more Ihan one representative,
shall be composed OF compact territory, bounded
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal In
population as practicable and each Of such ,list.
tricts shall be numbered
SEC. Z. The state shall be divided into not lessa
than tairty-h nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for a senator shall be ascerl-
tanned by dividing the population of tbs State bV-
the number "thirty-fiye''
SEC. 0. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, as nearly equal in
population as practicable, and except as TO dis
tricts in counties entitled to two or more senar-
tors shall be bounded by county lines
SEC. 10. Each county having a population,
equal to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having a population equal TO one sena-
into two senatorial districts Each county haV-
ing population equal to two ard one hall ratios
shall be divided into three senatorial districts
and so OH. but No ward or township shall be
divided in the formation of q senatorial
district
SEC, II. The apportionment so made for mem
beFs of the General Assembly shall be reported to-
the Governor, by such commission within three
months after their appointment aud the same
shall be published In such manner as shall Be-
provided BY law.
SECTION 2 At such election those electors de-
string TO vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words legislative
Single Distrtcts-Ies, and those opposed 10 such
amendment shall have placed upon their baIlOtA
the words Legislative Single Distriets-NO."
ELBERT L. LAMPSON,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
THEO. F. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
Adopted April 9. 1859.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
]. Daniel ]. Ryan, secretary Of state Of the
State of Ohio. do hereby certify that the fOregO-
Ing is true copy of joint resolution adopted
BY the General Assembly OF the State Of Ohio on
the 9Th day of April. A d. lSS9 taken from the
original rolls filed in this office
In testimony whereof. ] have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my Off
IsKALl eial seal at Columbus the 10th day q
April. A D. lsS9.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.