Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-14
DROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION l. Be It resolved By the General As
sembly Of the State Of Ohio, That a proposition
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Noyem-
Der 1898, to amend Sections l TO II, inclusive of
Article XI, of the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
SEC. l. The appOrtlonment for members of the
general assembly shall be made every ten years,
prior to the first election for members of the gen
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
Semby after the passage of this act and in each
deeennial period the members of the senate and
mouse OF representatives representing the two
leading political parties, respectively shall meet
in separate bodies, and each of said bodies shall
designate two electors who shall forthwith be ap-
pointed Dy the gOVernOr and said four electors so
designated and appointed shall constitute a COM
mission who shall ascertain and determine the
ratio OF representation for members OF the house
OIL representatives and senators. the number of
representatives TO which each county is entitled
and the boundari of each senatorial district.
should any vacancy occur in SAID commission the
senator's of the party making the original desiena
ton shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
an elector to fill such vacancy, and he shall fortll
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 lone hundred
and the quotient shall be the ratio of representa-
rion in the house of representatives for the ten
SEC 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one representative; each county containing such
ratio, and threefourths over, shall be entitled to
two representatives each county containing three
times such ratio shall be entitled TO three repre-
Sentatives, and so on.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sion into as many districts as there are represen-
tlves apportloned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district.
SEC. s. Each representative district in counties
entitled TO more than one representative, shall be
composed OF compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines and as nearly equal in pop
ulatiOn as practicable and each OF such districts
be shall numbered
sEc.7. The ratio for senator shall be aseer-
the number " thirty-iye" ,"
SEC 8. The state shall be divided into senatori-
al districts, as herein provided and each district
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, as nearly equal in pop
ulatiOn practicable and except as to districts
in counties entitled to two or more senator's shall
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10 Each county having population equal
to threefourths OF one senatorial ratio shall con-
stitute senatorial district. Each county having
population equal to one senatorial ratio, and
one-half over, shall be divided INTO two SEN
atoriai districts. Each county having pOpu-
lation equal to two and One-half ratios shall
be divided into three senatorial districts and so
on; but no election precinct shall be divided in the
formation OF a senatorial district.
SEC IL The appOrtiOnment so made for men,
bers of the genera! assembly shall be reported to
tne governor Dy sucn commission, within tWO
months after their appointment, and the same
shall be published in such manner shall be pro-
vided by law.
SECTION 2. At such election, those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words " Representa-
ton by single districts-Yes;" and those opposed
TO such amendment may have placed upon their
ballots the words Representation by single dis
tricts-NO."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect
on the fifteenth day of December, 1888; and any
provision of the Constitution in conflict Herewith
is repealed. LEWIS G.. LAIlIN.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l. HARRIS,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April %, 1898