The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-02
Legislative Single Districts.

SECTION l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That prop.
osition shall be submitted to the electors
of this State on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1898, to
amend Sections to ii, inclusive, OF Ar
ticle XII, of the Constitution OF the State
OF Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE xI.
SEC. l. The apportioDment for mem.
bers OF the general assembly shall be
made every ten years, prior to the first
election for members of the general as
sembly 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 senate and house of rep
resentatives representing the two leading
political parties, respectively, snail meet
in separate bodies, and each OF said bodies
shall designate two electors, who shall
forthwith be appointed by the governor;
and said four electors so designated and
appointed shall constitute commission
who shall ascertain and determine the
ratio OF representation tor members of
the house OF representatives and senators,
the number OF representatives to which
each county is entitled and the bound.
d
any vacancy occur in said commission
the senators of the party making the
original designation shall, within ten
DAYS thereafter designate an electOr to
fill such vacancy, and he shall forthwith
be appointed by the governor
SEQ. 8. The population OF the State, as
ascertained by the preceding federal GEN.
sus, or in such other manner as the gen.
eral assembly shall direct, shall be divi-
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the quotient shall be the ratio of repre-
sentation in the house of representatives
for the ten years succeeding such appor-
tionment.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled
to at least one representative each coun-
ty containing such ratio, and three
fourths over, shall be entitled to Two
representatives each county containing
three times such ratio shall be entitled
to three representatives and so on,
SEC. 8. Each county entitled to more
than one representative shall be divided
by such commission into as many dis
tricis as there are representatives appor-
toned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each dis
tricJ.
SEQ Each representative district, in
counties entitled to more than one repre-
sentative, shall be composed of compact
lines and as nearly equal in population as
practicable; and each OF such districts
shall be numbered.
SEC Z The ratio for senator shall be
ascertained by dividing the population
of the state by the number "thirty- five"
SEC The state shall be divided into
senatorial districts, as herein provided,
and each district shall choose one senator.
SEC Each senatorial district shall be
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equal in population as practicable, and
except as to districts in counties entitled
TO two or more senators, shall be bounded
by county lines.
SEC 10 Each county having popula-
ton equal to three fourths of one sena-
torial ratio shall constitute q senatorial
district. Each county having popula-
tion equal to one senatorial ratio, and on O.
half over, shall be divided into two sena-
torial districts. Each county having a
population equal to two and ne-half
ratios, shall be divided into three senator,
ial districts, and SO on; but no election
precinct shall be divided in the forma.
tion OF senatorial district.
SEC IL The apportionments so made for
members OF the general assembly shall
b. reported to the governor, by such COM
mission, within two months after their
appointment, and the same shall be pub
lshed in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
SECTION At such election, those
electors desiring to vote for such amend
ment may have placed upon their ballots
the words Representation by single dis
tricts- Yes"; and those opposed to such
amendment may have placed upon their
ballots the words Representation by
single districts-No."
SECTION 8 This amendment sha II
take effect on the fifteenth day OF Decem-
Der, 1898; and any provision Of ihs Con