The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-08
Proposed An,e endment to the Oon.
stttutlon Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION !. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
That proposition shall be submitted to the
se Of this Monsss ssss n Sn es ser y
XII, Of the Consultation Of the State OF Ohio
so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. l. The apportionment for mem bers of
the general assembly shall be made every
bers of the general assembly In each de CEN
nial period, In the manner herein provided
SEC, .. During the month OF ,Feorqary, .
general assembly after the passage of this
act and in each decennial period the mein
tatives representing the two lesding poli,ical
parties, respectively, shall meet in separate
bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desi.-
rointed by the Governor; and said four eiec.
tors 90 designated and appointed shall cnn.
stitute a commission who shall ascertain
for mem bers OF the house OF representa-.
tives and senators, the number of represe"
tatives 10 which each county Is entitled aud
the boundaries OF each senatorial Il dsIric'.
Should any vacancy occur in said cuinilo-
sion the senators OF the party making in-
If tbereaftef, dssisnats an eiec,or TO All sucl
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be sppoln'-i
by the governor.
ascertained by the preceding federal censn~,
semeiy shan direct shsi, b divided Sy ...s
shall he the ratio OF representation In th.
house Of representatives for tae ten yesr'
succeeding such spportionmepI
SEc. l. Each county shall oe entitled To III
lsast one representative; each c.uuty cpn-
taining such ratio, and Ahree-fohr,hs ov-'.
eonnty ] con.ain,ns ,Sree times sucn rssit'
shall be entitled 70 three 'epre'rnfstivs~, s"d
% on.
one representative shall be divides tiy sueh
are representatives .prorsse,ned 70 s"ch
chosen from each dissrict.
SEC g Each ,eprs.se,s.s.s ,,.as s';srss,. r.
bounded by eiectoa precsnc& hnes. a'.d z.
nearly EQUAL n ps, gcpI nskss e, q p,."ss,.ms'
s,sSe sss,e ~ the ~ ,umnsr "t "ihsrsy ~ as:."
..e,si Ss Scsc .ns 'n:a :.ss s
district shall ehonse one ssnetos.
NEG. 9. Each ssnxs"rsl dhsrt~t shall -
sqOsi in prruIs,ion - prsci,oa bs. s.d sarsp,
~ 10 district~ IN coustles rntii va ~ tWO W
mors sspssors, sbsli ts i'ouadsd By e~ssty
Sac 10. Bsch county having . popu,ssi' N
enunl TO ehree-four,iE m ane senst.s.sI sst'o
shall conatituse ss'nast'r,sl dtssrtos h.~ch
divided into two snsh.'r1sl dtssriots ksch
coopty ha wing p<'pn ~ sr,on equal 10 t~0 end
<vne-b bali rstif~, shall ~ d vI.srd into th'cr
senatorial dNt-icS. and 90 n,.; s.u, no elecs'ssn
precinct shR be aiviaed "a ssse f0pnsstHsp oi
. senatorial dsstrict.
sEc. IL. The spportionrn.pt 20 10 .de f0s
ucapb~vs of the eeusssl ss-~nhkv shssl BE-
v'in,r sws ms. lis amer fas,r spr~6Iuenl.
snd same shsll tse ,un,i.h-d IA such msppet
- shall be provided bs lev.
sEcrios !. Al sueh ..Ieotson, shose slsstl,ss
oe~aNnR 10 vote iur euch snso6mOut may
have PLACED upon their habtsss the vOrds
"Reprcsen haatnu By sh.gls 6sptrscte-Yee" srd
those OppO~ed 70 soOn ssnMsseonsut may
hsve placed upon ehcar ts,lsoss ths vords
"Rerres~ntst. n by single dtssriots-Na.n
eEcTBoN 3. TLiN sm~Dd meal ensl tske 81.
foot On the nHesath day of Dacsmbsg, 10;
and any ssvcvssiou nj she Oouseis9tt0o N sou.
Mot herewith 10 repealed
LHwN C. LAYLlH.
opeabeY Of the House ~ heRsos0n oo&fvos.
AHDkRV l. HAHHss.
presidsut oi ths kooaAe.
Adopted April a, lsos.