Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31

SECTION 1. Be it resolUed by the General As
| semblB 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 NOvem
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. 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 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
ton shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
elector to fill such vacancy and ne 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-
tion in the 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 tlIree-fOurths over shall be entitled to
two representatives; each county containing three
times such ratio shall be entitled to three repre-
Sentatiyes 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 represen-
tives appOrtioned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district.
SEC. G. Each representative district in counties
lal N h1n rnnr nfativ Snlll ha
composed of compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines, and as nearly equal i'll pop
uation as practicable; and each Of such districts
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 senatori-
al districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC o. 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 senators, shall
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. TO- Each county having population equal
to threefOurthS OF one senatorial ratio shall con-
stit;te u senatorial district. Each county having
a pOupu,atiOn equal TO one senatorial ratio, and
One-lalf over, shall be divided ntO two SEN
atOrial districts. Each county having u 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 appOrtOninent 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 be published in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
SECTION 3, At such election, those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Representa-
ton by single distrcts-Yes;" 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, 1893; and any
nnff al
Is repealed. LEWIS c. LAYLIN.
Spcdkcr of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President of the SeRdte.
Adopted April %, 1893.