The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-17
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION !. Be It resolved BY the Genera
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio That propost
ton shall be submitted to the elect ors Of ths
as in November. 1853. to amend Sections / jo
Of tho State Of Ohis, 30 they SHAH reed - iSi.
lows. Il
ARTICLE H. 49, r.
exc !. The spportionment for members iol
the General Assembly shall be made every ten
yearS prior to the frst election for members q
IN the manner herein provided. d !
sno .. During the month Of February, prior
to the nrst election for members Of tho Gen.
msnbers Of Tie senate ana Houss IS q Ssprs. srs
iitiosi parties respectively. shall meet 81 3spSr-
nate s~o Who s
pointed by tho Governor, and such four cleo
tors &C designated and appointed shall consti-
tute . commission, who shall ascertain and dc.
termino the ratio Of representation for mem.
bers q the House Of Representatives and sons
Zach county !; entitled and So The boundaries Of
party making the original desisnatioa shaii
within @ ter days thereafter, destsIats sn slsetei
appointed BY the Governor.
$40 3. The population Of the State. - ~
cel tanned by the preceding Federal census, Or
shall direct, shall Se divided 81 the NUMBER
zone hundred ana ten, and the s1otient shaii IS
the ratio Of representation In the House Of
Representatives. for the ten yssrs sueosslins
SEC. {. Each county shall bs entitled 70 q
least one representative; eaoh county contain.
in.S such ratio, and ons.h:af over shall b r.
tanning two and one.haif times such r1tio sEsli
be entitled to three representatives, and % on.
SIC Each county sntsS e nor: :hss
commission into - many districts - there
are Representatives apportioneq 10. such
county; and one representative shall bs chosen
SEQ 4 Each rsprsssntative district In
eountiss entitled 70 more than one fepSssSntar
tive, shall DO composed OF compact territory,
e sssa's e s: sas
1sn SIC 'Sn ThS sta "a :Ssi % 5. SVssS into not
L.; @ AsH J: !: PSs s. s'; ;.Ss asS , ia ;:. ::
SIG ]. III THO Issio tOI @ :sasso: SENATOR shsn D. ..osr.
ss1Ss g sSs Ss@S!s ss asep "A: Of sA' s'''
eo%pS.sd q ssspscs 1tsrisSsy. = sssri{
ssYsi q R:Hulssisa q 1 !: Rssot!siA ga ssSsIs
more senators, shall b bounded By county
s.G 70. Each county having |. popsls.!!Yqsa !qsa
sSsl constitute s sepetofisl dinrict kaSa
tor1al rauoy ana eno .ha0 oyer. shall be dtHtde4
into two, senatorial distr1cts.} Each. county
having population equal 70 two and one.heH
ratios shall bo divided Into three senatorial 4ie
trioty, and 90 on; but no ward or township snap
be divided In ths formation Of senatorial Az
sso. II. The spportionment 90 made for
members Of me 0enerel Assembly shan % ~
sS S & ss Ss q .aoS s
nor g lhau be provided by law.
desiring to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words 'Legislac
tive Single Distrtots-Yes," and those opposed
70 such amendment shall have placed upon thetf
ballots the words "Legislativs Single Distrion
. ELBERT L. LAMPsoN.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
.t THEO y. DAVIS,
'A' President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9, 1889.
UNrrnD 6rATES or AN1RIoA, OHIO.
OTIIon or THn enCRlrABy or STATE
L DsYielJ Ryan, Secretary OF State Of ne
State o. Ohio. do hereby certify that the lore
going Y % true copy oi q totat rssolSsics S.t 2
q osHs on ne eth Say Of Aprl A A., D; dssS Mss
In testimony whereof ] have herepnto sub
scfibed my name, and sfaxed my ON:
lslALl oial SEAL Ct Columbus, the 18th day a
April, A. d. 1850.
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary OF State