The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06
Proposed An,endmen, to the Con.
stitution Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION /. BE 1T RESOLVED BY THK GEN
kRAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
That proposition shalt be subIhitted 10 me
after the first Monday in November. 1898. 10
amend sections ] 70 II, inclusive. OF ArIic,e
SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEC l. The apportionme ent for mem bers Of
the general assembly shall be made every
ten years, prior to the flrst election for men,
bers of the general assembly In each dscen.
nial period In the manner herein provided.
prior 10 the first election for members Of the
general assembly after the passage of this
act and in each decennial period the mem
tatives representing the two leading political
parties respectively, shall meet IN separate
bodies and each o. sa,a 6oa,es ssri Ss dssg
pointed by the Governor; and said four elec.
tors 30 designated and appointed ahall con.
:,isute commission ISL & Who o. snail ssessSn
for mem bers OF the house OF representa-.
tives and senators, the number Of reprssen.
the boundaries Of each senatorial district.
sion the senators OF the party making the
IaSns dssnss. si.c.or 10 sn al
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoi nted
by the governor.
ascertained BY the preceding federal eensus,
or iu such other manner as the general "a
.em5 shall drec, ,hsi be by .ss
shall be the ratio Of representation In the
house Of representatives for the ton yeart
succeeding such apportionmeni.
SEC. 1. Each county sheli be entitled to si
least one representative; eaeh county con-
tanning such ratio, and three-fourihs over,
be 70 yS
shall be entitled 70 three representatives, and
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one representative shall be divided by euch
oorp mission into a. many diptrictS as there
are Representatives apporttoned 70 such
CHOSEN from each district.
SEC. g. Each representative district, IN
counties entities TO mose than one rep-eSen.
bounded by election precinct lines. and =
and each of such districts shall be numbered,
SEC. Z. The ratio for . senator shall be as-
certsined by dividing the population Of the
state BY the umbcr ..thirty-nye.'
atorial district, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
sEc. 0. Each senatorial district shall BE-
eSnn IN popusiion rs prse,icabis and excsp,
as to districts in counties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
SIC 10. Each county having population
equal to three fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute a senatorisl district Each
divided into two senatorial districts Each
county having population equal 10 Two and
one-half ratios, shall be d vided into three
senatorial districts. and % on; but no election
precinct sha be divided in TIE formation oi
q senatorial district.
SEC. II. The appor,ionment 40 m.de, for
members OF the general assembly shRll be
reported to the governor, by such comm lss!on,
within two mouths after their appointment.
and same shall be published In such manner
as shall be provided by law.
SECTION 2 At such election, those electors
have placed upon their ballots the words
representation by gle districts-Yes;" aud
those opposed TO sucn anime ndment may
nave placed upon their ballots the words
"Representatron by single districts-No."
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take eff
aud any provision OF the Constii utiOn in con-
6ict Herewith is repealed.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April %, 1888.
UNITED STATES OFF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR. Secretary Of State OF
the Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Is an exempiified copy. carefully compared BY
me with the original rolls now on nie in this
office, and in my official custody as Secretary
OF Ohio, of 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
nereuntO subscribed my nams,
tsEAL] and affixed my official seal, al
Columbu., the Gath day of April
A. ID 1893.
SAMUEL NJ, TAYLOR,