The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-09-21

EcrroN Be 1T REsoLvED BY THE GES-
eKAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
lectors of this state on the first Tuesday
,fter the first Monday In Novembe 1893, 70
mend Sect. ons to II, inclusive. OF Article i
XII, OF the Constitution OF the State OF Ohio
so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
the general assem- bly, shall he made every
len years, prior to he flrst election for m en- :
hers OF the general assembly In each d. CEN
SEC During the month OF February.
prior to the FIRST election for meubers Of the
general assembly after the passage Of this
pers OF the senate and house OF represen
tstives representing the two Leading political
parties, respectively. shall meet in sepsrate
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap.
nointed by the Governor; and said four elec-
tors SO designated and appointed shall con.
and determine the ratio OF represe ntation
for mem bers OF the house Of representa-
uyes and senators, the num6er Of represen /,
the boundaries of each senatorial district.
should any vacancy occur In said commits
orlp,nal dp desisns,op shall within Hs ten days avs
thereafter, designats an elector 10 MI such
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoi nted
SEC. s. The pepu alton of the state, rs
ascertaned by the preceding federal census,
or In such other manner as The general as
semhly sha direcl shal be divided by the
number lone hundred " and The quotient
shall he the radio OF representation In the
house Of representative TOR the ten years
succeeding such apportionmeni.
SEC. T. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one epreseutative; each county con
tanning such ratio. aud tbree-fourihs over,
shall be entitled TO two representatives: each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled 10 three representatives, and
so on.
SEC s. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there
are repre- -entatves aprortioned to such
county; and one representative shall be
chosen from each district.
SEC 6. Each representative district, In
counties entities to NOR than one rePrrsen-
tative. shall be com posed of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct lines, aud ~
nearly equal In population as practicaole
and each Of such districts shall be numbered
SEC. 7. The ratio for senator shall oe as
certalned by dividing The p pulation OF the
state by the lumber thirty Ave-"
SEC. s. The stat shall be divided into sem
storial district as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be
composed of compact territory, as nearly
equal in population AS practicable, aud except
as to dislrict- IN counties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
lines.
SIC 10. Each county having population
equal to three fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute Il senatorial district Each
divided into two senatorial districts Each
county having population equal 10 two and
one-hslf ratios, shall be vided into three
senatorial district, and 20 on; but no election
precinct sha be divided in the formation oil
q senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportionment so m de for
members of the general assembly shall be
reported to the governor, by such commiss!on
within two months after their appointment,
and same shall be published in such manner
as shall be provided by law.
SECTIoN2. AT such election, those electors
desiring to vote Tor such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Represen tation by sr gle districts-Yes;" and
those opposed to sucn ammendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Repre5entation by single districts-No."
SECTION 3. This am,ndme nj shall take ef-
feet on the fifteenth day of December, 1898;
and any provision OF the COnstiI ution in con .
nict Herewith Is repealed.
LEWIS LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April %, 1898.
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