Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-17
DROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION l. Be it resOlred by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in NOvem-
Der 1893, to amend Sections to IL, inclusive, of
Article XI, of the Constitution of the State of
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
SEC. 1. The apportIonment 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
sembly after the passage of this act and in each
decennial period the members of the senate and
house 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 by 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
of 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
senators OF the party making the original designa
tiOn shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
an electOr TO fill such vacancy and he shall forth
with be appointed by the governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state, as ascer-
tanned by the preceding federal census, in such
other manner as the general assembly shall direct
shall be divided by the number lone hundred -
and the quOtent shall be the ratio of representa-
ton in tlIe house of representatives for the ten
years succeeding such apportiontment
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
one Representative; each county containing such
ratio, and three-fOurths 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
tiyes appOrtiOned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district.
SEC. 6. Each representative district in counties
more
composed of compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines, and as nearly equal in pop
uation as practicable; and each OF such dist lets
be shall numbered
SEC. Z. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population OF the state by
SEC s. The state shall be divided into senator-
al districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
posed of compact territory, as nearly equal in pop
ulation as practicable, and except as to districts
in counties entitled TO two or more senators, shall
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. TO- Each county having population equal
to thl crfourths of one sen1tor ratio snail con-
sti tie d senatorial district Eacn yU,Int! having
a pOupuluticn Cuual to one sen tUrial ratio, and
On.-slalf over, shall be divided two SEN
atOri.ll d. ;trictS. Each county having popu-
lation equll to two and One-hdli ratios shall
be divided into three senatorial districts, and so
on but election precinct shall be divided in the
formation of a senatorial district
SEC. II. The appOrtIonneut so made Tor mem
bers of the general assembly shall be reported to
the governor, by such commission, within two
months after their appointment, and the same
shall lie published in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
SECTION = AT such election, those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Rel resenta-
ton by single districts and those opposed
to such amendment may have placed uDOn their
ballots the words Representation by single dis
trictS-NO."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect
on the fifteenth day of December, 1898; and any
provision of the Constitution i'm conflict Herewith
Is repealed. LEWIS c. LAYLIN.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President of the Senate.