Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-10-12

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senbly Of the State Of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Noyem-
Der 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 XI.
| SEC. ]. The apporn0nment for members of the
general assembly shall be made every ten wears
prior To the first election for members of the gem
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
decennal period the members Of the senate and
house OF representatives representing the two
separpte bedeip ng eeS es ssi s saa meet
designate two electors who shall forthwith be ap-
pointed BY the governor; and said four electors so
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
tion shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
an elect0r to I'LL such vacancy, and he shall FORTH
with be appointed 10y the governor.
SEC 3. The population OF the state, as ascer-
tanned by the preceding federal census or in such
other manner as the general assembly shall direct
shall be divided by the number "one hundred "
and the quotient shall be the ratio of representa-
ton in the house Of representatives for the ten
years succeeding such apportiontment
1 u 4.
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 repre-
sentatves and so ON.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sion into as many districts there are repreSen-
tives apportioned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district
SEC. g. Each representative district in counties
entitled TO more than one representative shall be
composed of compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines and nearly equal in pop
uation as practicable; and each of such districts
be shall numbered.
SEC Z. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population OF the state by
SEC. s. The state shall be divided into senatori-
al districts, as herein provided, and each district
SEc. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed Of compact territory, nearly equal in pop
ulation as pr;.cticable and except as to districts
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having population equal
to threefcurths of one senatorial ratio shall con-
stitute u senatorial district Each county having
population equal to one senatorial ratio and
onehalf over, shall be divided INTO two SEN
atorial districts. Each county having a popsl-
lation equal to two and one-half ratios shall
be divided into three senatorial districts, and so
on but election precinct shall be divided in the
formation of u senatorial district
SEC. H. The apportionment so made for men,
bers 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.
SECTION .. At such election, those electors de-
string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Rel resenta-
ton by single districts-Yes; and those opposed
TO such amendment may have placed uDon their
ballots the words Representation BY single dis
tricts-No."
SECTION s. This amendment shall take effect
on the fifteenth day of December, 1895; and any
provision of the Constitution In conflict Herewith
Is repealed. LEWIS c. LAIElN.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
ANDREW L. HARRIS,
Prcsideat of the Senate.
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