The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-07-18
Proposed Amendment to tie Constitution
Of Ohio
LEGISLATIVE SIaGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. Q.

SECTION !. Be It resolved by the General As.
| sembly Of the State Of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to tho electors Of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
elusive, Of Article XI. of the Constitution of the
State Of Ohio, 80 they 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 dccennial
period. IL the manner herein provided.
SEC. 2 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 issdina polite
al parties respectively, snail meet IN separate
bodies. and each of said bodies shall designs:c
BY the Governor. and such four electors so
designated and appointed shall constitute a
commission, who shall ascertain and determine
the ratio Of representation for members of the
House OF Representatives and senators, the
number Of representatives to which each coun.
ty is entitled, and the boundaries OF each soma.
torial district. Should any vacancy occur in
| such commission, the senators of the party
making the original designation shall, within
ten days thereafter. designate an eleetor to fill
such vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoint
ed by the Governor.
SEC. 3. The population Of the state. al ascer-
! tained by tho preceding Federal census or in
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten," and the qu0tient shall
be tho ratio Of representation in the House of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
such apportionmept.
SEC. Z. Each county shall be entitled to at
least ono representative: each county contain.
ing such ratio, and one-half over, shall be Ell.
titled to two representatives: each county con.
tanning two ard one-half times such ratio shall
be entitled to three representatives., and 50 on.
SEC. s. Each county entitled to more than
ono representative shall be divided by sueh
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives spnortoned to such county;
each district
SEC. 6. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
bounded by ward or township lines. and as
nearly equal in population as practicable; and
each of such districts shall be numbered.
SEC. 7. The state shall be divided into not
torial districts, herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SIC. s. The ratio for a senator shall be ascer.
tained by dividing the population Of the state
by the number ''thirtyfve."
SEC. 0. Each senatorial district shall be com.
posed Of compact tsrrosy as Gs nearly equal in
tricts In counties entitled to two or more sena-
tors, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Earh comfy having Il population
equal to three fou.,hs Of ono senatorial ratio
shall constitute a senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one sena.
into two senatorial districts. EscIa county
having population equal to two and nc-hnH
ratios shal! be divided into three senatorial dis.
tricts, and so OH: but no ward or township shall
be divided in the formation Of a senatorial dis
trict.
SEC. II. The aprortionment 30 made for
members of the General Assembly shaii De re-
ported to the Governor. by such commission,
within three months af!or their appointment,
and the same shall be published in such nan.
ner rs shall bo provided by law.
SECTION z. Atsuch election those electors de-
string TO vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
sngle Districts-fes," and those oppose: to
such amendment shall have placed rinon their
ballots tho words "L& &slslative Single Districts
NO."
ELBERT l.. LAMPsON.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
THEO. +. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. o! the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1859.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIO, !
OYfICS OF rHB SECRETARY OF STATE,
T. Daniel J. Ryan, secretary of state of the
State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the fO-cgo.
ing is a true copy OF joint resolution adopted
By tho General Assembly OF the State OF Ohio,
on the 9Th day of April. 4. d. 1881, taken from
the original rolls t,ed In this Office.
In testimony whereof. l have herepntc sub
scribcd my name, and affixed my OFF,
!sEALl cial seal. at Columbus, the 10th day Of
April, y. ID. 1850
DANIEL. J. RYAN.
Secretary of State.