The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-05
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION l. Be 1t resotged By the General Az
seaabEy of the State of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State
November, 1893, to amend Sections to ii, in
elusive of Article XII of the Constitution of the
State OF Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. 1. The apportionment for members Of
the general assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members Of
the general 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
assembly after the passage of this act and in
each decennial period the members of the sem
ate 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
forwith be appointed by the governor; and said
four electors so designated and appointed shall
constitute a commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio OF representation for
members of the house of representatives and
senator's, u sne number oI e t 70
aries Of each senatorial district. Should any
vacancy occur in saio commission the senators
OF the party making the original designation
elector to fill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed by the governor
SEQ g. 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
zone hundred" and the quotient shall be the
ratio of representation in the house Of repre-
sentatives for the ten years succeeding such
apporuonment
SEQ 4. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain
ing such ratio, and threefourths over, shall be
entitled to two representatives; each county
containing three times such ratio shall be en-
titled to three representatives, and SO on.
SEC D Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apport1oned to such county;
each district
SEQ 6. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representatfv
shall be composed of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct lines, and as near
ly equal in population as practicable; and each
OF such districts shall be numbered.
SEC, 2. The IA ito for senator shall be ascer-
by the number 'sthirty-f1ve.''
SEQ 8. The state shall be divided into SEN
atorial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator
SEQ 8. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed of compact territory, as nearly equal In
population as practicable, and except as to dis
trtcts in counties entitled to two or more SEN
etors, shall be bounded by county lines
SEQ TO- Each county having population
equal to three-fourths OF one sena atorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
county having population equal to one sena-
torial ratio and one-half over shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county hav-
ing a population equal to two and one-half
districts, and so on; but no election precinct
shall be divided in the formation of senatorial
SEQ II. The apportionment SO made for
members of the general assembly shall be re.
ported to the governor by such commission
within two months after their appointment,
and the same shall be published in such manner
IS shall be provided by law.
SECTION 2 At such election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words 'tRepresen-
tation by single districts-Yes;" and those op-
posed TO such amendment may have placed
upon their ballots the words representation
by single districIs-No." !"
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take
effect on the fifteenth day of December, 1898;
and any provision of the Constitution in con-
dict Herewith is repealed
LEWIS c. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l. HARRIS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April p, 1893
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO
OFFICR OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I, SAMUEL M. TAYLOR, Secretary of State Of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exempliied copy, carefully COM
pared by me with the original rolls now on file
In this ONCE, and in my official cust tody as SEQ
retary Of State as required by the laws of the
State OF Ohio, Of a joint resolution adopted by
the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on
the 22d day Of April, A. D. 1893.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
CsEAL1 and affixed my official seal, at
Columbus, the oath day Of April
A. D. 1898
SAMUEL M. TAYLOR
Secretary of State.