The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-01
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That q proposi.
ton shnll be submitted to the elect ors Of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
ii, Inc lusive. Of Article XI, Of the Constitution
Of the State OF Ohio, SO they shall read - fol.
lows.
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members OF
the General Assembly in each decennial period,
In the manner herein provided.
SEC. g.. During the month Of February, prior
to the first election for members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, In each decennial period. the
sentatives representing the two leading po-
litical parties respectively shall meet In Separ.
ate bodies, and each Of said bodies shall desig.
pointed by the Governor. and such four cleo
tors SO designated and appointed shall consti.
tute commission, who shall ascertain and de.
bers Of the House Of Representatives and sena.
each county is entitled, and the boundaries Of
occur in such commission, the senators OF the
party making the original designation shall,
within ten days thereafter designate an eleotor
to All such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be
sEo g. The. population Of the State, as as
cei tained by the preceding Federal census, or
ds .hs Ss avsed By tho namSs
zone hundred and ten, )" and tho qIotiept shall DO
the ratio OF representation In the House OF
Representatives for tho ten years succeeding
$40 l. Each county shall be entitled to st
least one representatives each county contain.
inS such ratio, aad one.hsif over shall be en-.
tanning two and one.hslf times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives, and 30 on.
SEC s. Each county entitled 81 tc more than han
commission into - many districts ss there
are representatives apportioned to, such
county and ons representative shall DO chosen
SEC g. Each representative district In
counties entitled to more than one representa-
tive, shall be composed Of compact territory
nearly equal In population as practicable; and
each Of such districts shall be numbered
SEC. Z. The State shall be divided into not
torisl districts, as herein provided and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 9. The ratio for senator shall De ascer.
a1sd ned Sy dyianS the regulation OF the State
SEC O., Each senatorial district shall be
as to districts in cou n lies entitled to two Or
more more senator's shall be bounded by county
SEQ. 10. Each county having population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one sena,
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 q senatorial dis
trict.
SEC II. The apportionmcnt SO made for
members OF the 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.
SECTIoN g. At such election those electors
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
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
NO"
ELBERT L. LAMPsON,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THEO. r. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate
Adopted April 0. 1885.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, OHIO
OFFICE or TIE 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 resolution
adoptA by the General Assembly OF the State
Of OAe, on the 9th day OF Aprsl A. d. 1854
taken from the original rolls nled In this otfice
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and ufaxed my ON
(sEALl ctal seal, Ut Columbus, the 10th day oi
April, A. d. 1850.
Secretary Of State