Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-08
Proposed Amendment 70 the Con.
stitutioL Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION /. Be u re,olsed By the General A..
temoty oJ The State 81 Ohio, That proposition
Ihall be submitted 10 the electors OF thit
Monday in November, 1898, 10 amend section,
TO IL, inclusive, Of Article XII, Of the Con.
atitution Of the State Of Ohio, 20 they lhali
read a. follows;
ARTICLE xI
SEC /. The apportlonment for members OF
the general assembly shall be made every
bers OF the general assembly In each decen'
Mai period. In the manner herein provided
SIC, o During the month Of February.
prior to the first election tor member. o. hts the
act and In each decennial period the mem
bers Of the senate and house OF represen,
tatives representing the two leading political
partisa respectively, shall meet In separate
bodies, and each OF said bodies shall desg
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the governor; and said four eiec
tors so designated and appointed shall con.
stitute a commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio OF representation
for members OF the house OF representa-
tives and senators. the number OF represen
tatives to 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 designation shall, within ten days
thereafter. designate an elector to MI such
vacancy, and he shall forthWtth De appointed
by the governor.
SEC. 8. The population Of the state, as
ascertained by the preceding federal census
sembly shall direct, shall be DIVIDED by the
number Zone hundred" and the quouenl
shall be the ratio OF representation In the
house OF representatives for the ten years
succeeding such apportionment
SEC, 4. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative each county con
tanning such ratio, and three-fourths over,
shall be entitled TO two representatives; eacn
thWaa ir1aa
shall be entitled to three representatives
SEC. S. Each county entitled to more thar
one representative shall be divided by sucl
| commission into as many districts as tnert
are representatives apportioned TO suef
| county,: and ono representative shall bt
| chosen from each district. - =
SEC, s. Each representative district. !,
| counties entitled to more than one represen
| tative shall be composed OF compact Terri
| tory, bounded by election precinct lines
| aud as nearly equal in population as praeti
cable; and each OF such districts snail D.
SEC. I. The ratio for a senator shall b.
ascertained by dividing the population
| the state by the number tthirty-ive.'
| SEC. 8. The state shall be DIVIDED int
senatorial districts as herein provided, ant
| each district shall choose one senator.
SEC Q, Each senatorial district shall b
composed Of compact territory, ms nearl.
equal in population as practicable, ana ex
cept as TO districts in counties entitled y
two or more senators, shall be bounded b
county lines.
SEC 10. Each county having populatio
! equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial rati
shall constitute q senatorial district Fac
county having population equal TO on
| senatorial ratio, and one-half over, shal!
divided into two senatorial districts Fac
county having population equal TO wv
and onehalf ratios shall be divided int
three senatorial districts, aud so on; but u
election precinct shall be divided in tn
formation of senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportionment SO made 10
members OF the general assembly shall 3
reported to the governor by such commi,
| siOn within two months after their appoint
ment and the same shall be published !
such manner as shall be provided by law
SECTION O. At such election, those eectoI
desiring to.=vote for such amendment ma
have placed upon their ballots the .wor.
Representation by single districts Yes
and those opposed to- such amendment ma
have placed upon their ballots the wore
Representation by single districts-No
SECTION g. This amendment shall TAX
effect on the fifteenth day Of December, 1885,
and any provision of the Constitution in col
Gict Herewith il repealed.
LEWIS G. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House o. Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
| H. afd INF D IIs GRuH