The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-31
Proposed An,endmen, to the Con-
stitution Of Ohio.
SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS STATE OF OHIO,
That pr,,po,i'inn snail be subinliied tn the
after the first Monday in Nrvpmtwr 1893 to
nmeud sections 10 IL, itctusive. ~ Article
XI, OF the Constitution OF the State OF Obio
50 they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII
SEC. l. The arportionmert for m en- bers Of
the general ASSEMBLY snail he m.'ie every
ten years, PRIOR to The first election for mem.
bers OF the general assembly III ep,h IL cen.
nial period, la The manner herein provided.
prior TO the first election for membrrs OF lie
general assembly after the passage OF tins
act and In each decennial period the mem.
bers of the senate and house of represeu
tatives representing the two leading poliica
parties respectively, shall meet in separate
bodies, and each OF said bodies shall deste-
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap.
pointed by the Governor; and said four elec-
tors SO designated and appointed shall con-
stitute commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio OF representation
for mem bers of the house of representa-
tives and senators, the number of represen.
tatives 10 which each county is entitled and
the boundaries OF each senatorial district.
Should any vacancy occur In said commits
sion the senators of the party making the
original destination shall within ten Ter, days day,
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoin nted
by the governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state, as
ascertained by the preceding federal census,
or in such other manner as the general as
sembly sha direct shall be divided by the
number zone hundred" and the quotieut
shall he the ratio OF representation in the
house of representatives for the ten years
succeeding such apportonment.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to AT
least one representative; each county con-
tanning such ratio. and, three-fourihs over,
shall be entitled to two representatives: each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled to three representatives, and
SO on.
SEC s. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
corn mission into as many districts as there
are representatives. apportioned TO sucb
rofn and EACH 9ns .e snail be
SEC @. Each representative district, in
counties 'ntities to NOR tnan one represen-
bounded by election precinct lines, and as
nearly equal In population AS practicable;
and each Of such districts shall be numbered,
certained by dividing The p, pulation of the
state by the umber .thiriy-f1ve."
SEC. 8. The stat shall be divided into sem
atorial 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. and except
as TO districts In counties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
lines.
SRC 10. Each county having population
equal to three fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute equatorial district Each
senatorial ratio and one-halt over, shall be
divided into two senatorial districts Each
county having population equal TO two and
one-half ratios, shall be d vided into three
senatorial districts. and % on; but no election
precinct sha be divided in the formation OF
q senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportionment so m de for
members OF the general assembly shall be
reported TO the governor, by such connis,ion,
withiu two months after their appointment,
and same shall be published in such manner
as shall be provided by law.
SECTION .. At sucb election. those electors
desiring to vote tor such amendment may
have placed upon their baiots the words
representation by siugle distrcts-ies;" and
those opposed to sucn amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Demonstration by single disircts-No."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take ef.
feet on the fifteenth day of December, 1893;
and any provision ot the Constitution in con-
fiict herewith is repealed
LEWIS & LAYLIN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April %, 1893.