Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-22
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS
AMENDMENT NO. 2.

SECTION l. Be It resolved by the General As
sembly Of the State of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors OF this state
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, 1899, to amend Sections TO IL, lnclu-
Sive, OF Article Xl, OF the Constitution OF the
State Of Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE N.
SEC. l. The apportionment for members OF the
General Assembly shall be made every ten years,
prior to the first election for members OF the Cen
eral 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 General As
sembly, in each decennial period, the members
of the Senate and House of Representatives rep
resenting the two leading political parties re-
spectively, shall meet in separate bodies, and
each OF said bodies shall designate two electors,
who shall forthwith be appointed by the Govern
or, and such four elections so designated and ap-
pointed shall constitute q commission, who shall
ascertain and determine the ratio of representa-
ton for members of the House OF Representatives
and senators, the number OF representatives, 70
which each county is entitled, and the bound
aries of each senatorial district Should any va
cancy occur in such com mission, the senltors
of the party making the original designation
shall. within ten days thereafter, designate an
elector 10 ill such VACANCY an1 he sliAu forth
with be appointed by the Governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state, as ascer-
tanned by the preceding Federal census. or in
such other manner as the General Assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and ten, and the QuOtient shall
be the ratio of representation In the House OF
Representatives for the ten years succeeding such
appOrtiOnment-
SEC t. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative; each county containing such
ratio, and One-half over shall be entitled to two
REPRESENTATIVES; each county containing two and
one-half times such ratio shall be entitled TO
three representatives, and SO on.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided BY such commits
as m as
sentatives apportioned to such county; and one
representative shall be chosen from each
district
SEC s. Each representative district in colcs-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
shall be composed of compact territory, bounded
by ward or township lines, and as nearly equal IN
population as practicable; and each OF such utS-
tricts shall be numbered
SEC7 The state shall be divided into not less
than tksrty-hve nor more than forty senatorial
districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. The ratio for a senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population of the State by
the number "thirty-hve."
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, as nearly equal in
population as practi.- ble and except as to dis
tricts in counties entitled TO two or more senar
tors, shall be bounded by county lines
SEC. 10. Each county having q population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
torial ratio, and one-haH over, shall be divided
into two senatorial districts Each county hav
ing population equal to two AID one-hah ratios
shall be divided into three senatorial districts,
and so on; but no ward or township shall be
divided in the formation of a senatorial
district.
SEC. il. The apportionment so made for MEM
bers of the General Assembly shall be reported to
the Governor, by such commission, within three
months after their appointment, and the same
shall be published In such manner US shall be
provided by law.
SECTION 2. At such election those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Legislative
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. F. DAVIS,
President pro tenn OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9. 1853.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO, /
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I. Daniel ]. Ryan. secretary of state of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fOrego-
ing is a true copy Of joint resolution adopted
by the General Assembly of the State OF Ohio. on
original rolls filed In this Office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub
scrihed my name, and aft xed my OH
lsEALl cial SEAL at Columbus the 10th day Of
April. A. D. 1889
DANIEL J. RYAN,
Secretary of State.