Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-07
Clarendon Hotel Block. St. ClairsvIIe. Ohio.
AMENDMENT
To the Constitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS,

SECTION l. Be it res0tred By the General As
seDsbly Of the State Of Ohm, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State ON
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in NOyem-
ber 1898, to amend Sections TO IL, inclusive of
Article XI, of the Constitution of the State OF
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. 1. 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
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-
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 8. The population of the state, as ascer-
talned Dy the preceding federal census, or in such
other manner as the general assembly shall direct
shall be divided by the number lone hundred y
and the quotient shall be the ratio of represents
ton 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 threefOurths over, shall be entitled to
Two representatives; each county containing three
times such ratio shall be entitled to three repro-
SentativeS, and so on.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
sion into as many districts as there are renresep
tIves apportioned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district.
SEC. g. Each representative district in counties
nall he
composed of compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines and as nearly equal in pop
be shall numbered.
SEC. Z. The ratio for senator shall be aseer-
tanned Dy dlvldlng the population of the state by
SEC. 8. The state shah be divided into senatori-
al districts, as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory, nearly equal in pop
ulaton as practicable, and except as to districts
in counties entitled to two or more senator's shall
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. TO- Each county having population equal
TO three-fOurthS 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
atorial 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 senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportiOnment so made for MEM
Ders 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.
SECTIoN2. At such election, those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Representa-
tion by single diStrcts-Yes;" and those opposed
to such amendment may have placed upon their
ballots the words Representation by single dis
tricts-No."
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take effect
on the fifteenth day of December, 1898; and any
provision Of the Constitution in conflict Herewith
is repealed. LEWIS C. LAYLIN
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW L. HARRIS,
President of the SenlLfe