The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-05-25
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION l. BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
That proposition shall be submitted To the
after the first Monday in November. 1893. to
amend Sections to ii, inclusive. OF Arilcle
XI, of the Constitution OF the State OF ONO
SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
sKc l. The apportionment for mem bers of
the general assembly shall be made every
bers OF the general assembly In ench d.cen-
nial period In the manner herein provided.
SEC. ., During the month OF February.
general assembly after the passage Of th,s
act and in each decennial period she men,
sssives @ repre:ensins s % the two lesdna POLITICAL
Bodies, and each 81 said bodies shall desis.
Ss Ss and .ss four ss
ssisuts . oommission Who shall ssesrts,n
ios se Of n. house. q
tiyes and senators. the number OF rsptesen:
tatives 70 which each county 70 entitled and
Should any vacancy OCCUR in said comm,s
sion the senators OF the party making the
original desisnation shall, within ten days
Vacancy. and he shall forthwith be appo, ni-d
s.. 4, g:pT,.sSS Of :,. the % sss,us
sembiy shall direct shsi, be divided BY the
number "one hundred" and the auo''ent
house OF representatives for the ton ye1r.
succeeding such apportionmsnL
SEQ. I Each county shall 3 entitled Os 70 a,
tanning such ratio. and thres-fourths over,
shall be entitled 70 two representatives: esch
shall BE- entitled 70 three representatives, and
BEG. 1 Each county entitled to more than
cne nio q: many y d.c.a az
are representatives apportioned 70 such
countv; and one representative shall be
SEC g. Each representative district, In
counties entities 10 more than one represen-
tauve. shall Be composed Of compact territory,
DesrIy equal in population q. prsciicsble;
and each Of such dstricts shall be numbered
sEc.7 The ratio for senator shall be a.
state ssiSsd BY The ey umoer "shirsy.nys." In " "
..orial distfist @ ss bersta M prosided' and each
SEC. Q. Each senatorial district shall be
composed of compact territory, as nearly
equal In population ne practicable. and except
as 10 districts In counties entitled 70 tive or
more senators, shall be bounded BY county
lines.
SIC 10. Each county having q population
shall constitute a senatorial district Each
senatorial ratio, and one halt over, shall be
divided into two senatorial districts Each
county having q population equal 10 Two and
one- half ratios, shall be d vided into three
senatorial districts. and so on; but no election
precinctsha be divided in the formation Of
. senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The spportionmept 60 nsde for
members OF the general assembly shall be
reported 70 the governor, by such com mission,
within two months after their appointment. l..
and same shall be published In such manner
as shall be provided by law.
SECTION .. Al such election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by single districte-Yes" and
those opposed 70 sucn aminendment may
have placed upon their bafIots the words
"Representation by single districts-No.'
SECTION g. Tnis amendintnt shall take ef.
feet on the fifteenth day Of December, 1893;
and any provision OF the Constii ution In con.
0ict herewith IL repealed.
LEWIS c. LArLlN,
Speaker Of the House Of Rspre.ensaHves
AEpRRw l.. HAARlS,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April "a, 1909.