The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-08-22
Proposed Amendment to The Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

sEcrroH !. Be it resolved by the General As
eemsly of the State OF Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Mondays in
elusive, OF Article xI of the Constitution of the
state Of Ohio, SO thcy shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
of the General Assem- bly, shall be made every
ten years, prior to the first election for MEM
bers OF the General 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 Gem
eral Assembly, IN each dccen2tal period, the
seutatives representing the two iseain5 polite.
al parties respectively. shall meet IN separate
bodies. and each of said bodies shall Gss;gnuae
two electors, who shall forthwith BE aproihsss
by the Governor, and such four electors 20
designated and appointed shall constitute
commission, who shall ascertain and determine
the ratio OF representation for members o. the
House of REPRESENTATIVES and seDato.s, the
number OF representatives to which esch coun-
IS is entitled, and the boundaries OF each sena-
torial district Should any vacancy occur in
such commigsion. tho senators Of tho party
making the original designation shall. within
ten days thereafter. designate an elector TO I'LL
such vacancy, and he shall forthwith De appoint
ed by the Governor.
SEC g. The population OF the sts.9 rs nscer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census. or in
shall direct shall be divided by the nan .r
zone hundred and ten," and the quo,ient shall
be the ratio OF representation in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES for the ten years succeeding
such apportiopment.
seq /. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one Representatives: each coantr contain
ing such ratio. and one.hali over, shan ne en-
tanning two and one-half times such ratio shall
he entitled to three representatives., and so on.
SEC s. Each county entities ~ 10 more 5r ah snah
commission into as many districts a. there are
representatives apportoied to such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
SEC 6. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall b somroed OF compaeIT Irss teTrtiTy, apa =.
nearly equal in population as 2rac.inable; and
each Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. Z. The state shall be divided into not
less than thirty-hye nor more than forty sena-
toriai districts as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. Tho ratio for senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population OF the state
SEC. 9. Each senatorial dlstrict shall be COM
posed OF compact territory. as nearly equal in
tr.cts in counties entitled to two or more sena-
| tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC TO-. Each county having population
equal to thrce-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
| shall constitute o senatorial district. Each
county having q population equal to one sena,
torisl ratio, and one. half OYER, shall be divided
1NtO TWO ScnUtoIihi cint!iSto. i-@S,i
having population equal to two and one-iialf
ratios shall be divide into three senatorial dis.
t.ics, and SO OH: biit no ward or township sha.i
| Se divided in the formation OF senatorial dis
| trict.
SEC. IL The apportionment so made for
| members of the General Assembly shall DC 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 9. At such election those electors de
| string to vote for such amendment shall have
nloced upon their ballots the words Legislative
| Single Distriets-Ycs." aud those Opposed to
! sucf, amendment snail have placed upon their
|! ballots the words "Lcgisiative Single Districts
| NO"
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
| THEO. T. DAVIS,
President pro tenn OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1889.
UNITED SrAres OF AMERICA, OHIO,
Ofrics OF TIE SECRETARY OF STArEj
| T. Daniel J. Ryan. secretary OF state OF the
| State of Ohio do hereby certify that the forcgo
ing Is a true copy of joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly OF tho State OF OHIO
OH tho 9th day Of April, A. d. 1889, taken from
the original rolls Gled In this office.
In testimony whereof ! havo hercunto sub
| Scribad my name, and affixed my OH,
faRaLl cial seal. at Columbus, the 18th day o1
April. A. b. 1889.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF State.