The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-06-27
PropNed Amendment to the Constitution
CT Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SlEGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. g.


SECTION l. Be 1t resolved BY the General As
sembly Of the Stats Of Ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
elusive, Of Article XI. of tho Constitution OF the
State Of Ohio. so they shall read a. follows:
ARTICLE xL
Of tho General Assembly shall be made every
ten years. prior to tho first election for mem
bsrs OF the General Assembly in each decennial
SEC 2. During the month Of February prior
to the first election for members of the Gem
eral Assembly, in each decenptal period, the
sentatives representing the two Leading po.itic-
al parties respectively. shall meet Ia separate
bodies and each OF said bodies shall desisnsta
BY the Governor and such four electors so
designated and appointed shall constitute
commission, who shall ascertain and determine
the ratio OF representation for rnembars OF the
House OF Representatives and senators, the
number of representatives to which ecch couu-
ty is entitled, and the boundaries OF each soma
such commission, the senators OF the party
making the original designation shall. within
ten days thereafter, designate an elector to I'll
such vacancy, and he shall forthwith DC appoint
SEC s. The population OF the state, as .scer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census, or in
shall direct shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten," and tho quoticnt shall
be the ratio Of representation in the House Of
Representatives for the ten years succeeding
SEC. I. Each county shall be entitled to ct
least one representative; each county contain
ing such ratio and cne- half over, shall be en-
! titled to two representatives; each county con-
/ tanning two and one-holf times such ratio shail
be entitled to three Representatives. and so on.
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned to such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
SEC G. 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; aad
each Of such districts shall be nun numbered;
less than thirty-fve nor more than forty scna-
torial districts. herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for q senator shall be ascer.
BY the number "tkir,y-nye.
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shsll'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 sena-
tors. shall be bounded by county lines.
equal to three-fourths Of one senatorial ratio
| shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having population equal TO one senas
torial ratio, and oue-bs!f OYER, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county
having population equal to two and one-hslf
ratios shall be divided Into three senatorial dis
tricts and SO GU: but no ward Or township shall
be divided in the formation Of Q sena:cria. dis
trict.
SEC IL The apportionment 80 made for
members Of the Generai Assembly shall 10 re-
ported to the Governor by such con, mission,
Within three months after their appointment,
aud the same shall be published IN such man.
ner as shall be provided by law.
sEcrIoN z. Atsuch election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "Lsgislative
6ingle Districts-Yes," Snd those opposed to
such amendment shall have placed upon thoir
ballots the words Legislative Single Districts
No."
EBERT L. LAMPSON.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
THEO. +. DAVIS,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate
Adopted April 8, 1859.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO, !
OPrIcE OF TKE SECRETARY OF srATS3
], Daniel J. Ryan, secretary Of state OF the
State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the fOrego
ing is o true copy OF Joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly OF tho State OF Ohio,
on the 9th day OF April, A. D. 1889, taken from
tho original rolls lled In this Office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
gcribed my name, and affixed my ofh-
(sIAI.l cial seal, at Columbus, the 18th Gay OF
April. A. d. 1859.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary Of State.