The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-15

SECTION | BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHto'
That a proposition shalt be subuiititu l." lne
electors of this state on the first Tnesdny
after the first Monday Inv November, 1898. TO
XII, OF the CONSERVATION OF tne State OF ohio
SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE xI.
SEC. l. The apportonment for m EN- bers of
the general assembly shall he made every
ten years, prror 10 The first election f''r mem
bers Of the general assent oiy IN e'ch dtcem'
SEC. 2. During The month of February,
prior to the first election for members ~ Tie
general assembly after the passage of this
act and in each decennial period tue mem
bers of the senate and house of rcpresen.
tatives representing the two Leading rniricai
parties, respectively, shall meet In separate
bodies, and each OF said bodies shat desig-
nate two electors VINO shall forthwith he APP
pointed by the Governor; and said four elec-
tors so designated aud appointed shat con.
stitute a commission who snail ascertain
and determine The ratio of representation
for members OF the house OF represen'n-
Lives and senators, the number of represeu
tatives 10 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 destination shall, within ten days
thereafter, designate an elector to M sucG
by the governor.
SEC. 8. The population of the state, as
sscertained by the preceding federal census,
or in such other manner ns the general a.
sembly shall direct snail be divided by the
number lone hundred" " and the quotteut
shall he the ratio of representation in the
house of representatives for the ten year
succeeding such apportionmeni.
SEC. a. Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representatives; each county con-
tanning such ratio, and three-fourihs over,
shall be entitled to two representatives: each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled 10 three representatives, and
SO on.
ff,a oil hn ixf flAIh hNy t,el
com mission into AS many districts as there
are representatives. apportioned TO such
countv; and one representative shall be
chosen from each district.
SEC 6. Each representative district, in
counties entities TO more than one represen-
tative. shall be composed Of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct iines and as
nearly equal In population as practicable;
and each of such districts shall be numbered
SEC. Z. The ratio for senator shall be as
certninei by dividing The p pula,ion of the
state ny the lumber thirty fve."
SEC. s.. The stat shall be divided into sen.
atorial district as herein provided, and each
district shalt choose one senator.
SEC. g. Each senatorial district shall be
composed of compact territory, as nearly
equal in population a. practicable, and except
ms 10 dislrict> IN counties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be founded by county
| lines.
SIC 10. Each county having population
go al to three fnurihs of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute -runtorial district Each
senatorial rstlo, and oue-half over, shall DC
divided INTO two sen.,I,tr!al districts Each
| county having a population equal TO two and
one-half ratios, shall be d viued into three
senatorial district'. and % on; but no election
| precinctsn sna | be divided in tue formation OF
| senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The superintendent 70 m de for
members OF ihe general assembly shall be
| reported to the governor, by such com mission,
within two mOulhs after their appointment.
| and same shall he published In such manner
| as shall be provided bv law.
SECTIONS 2. AT such election, those electors
| desiring to vote Tor such amendment may
| have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by si' gle distrcts-Yes;" and
those opposed to sucn ammendintnt may
"Representation by single distrcts-No."
SECTION 8. This amendm. nj shall take ef.
feet on the fuee~Ih day Of December, 1893;
and any provision ot the Constitution in con.
nict herewith is repealed.
LEWIS LAYLIN,
| Speaker Of the House of REPRESENTATIVES,.
| ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
| President o! The senate.
Adopted April %, 1898.
| UNITED STATES of AMERICA, OHIO,
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. J
!, SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR. Secretary Of Stlte of
| the Ohio, do hereby ce ertiy that the foregoing
| Is an exempiified copy. carefully compared by
me with the original rolls now on nle In this
office, and In my official custody as secretary
| of State as CURED by the laws 0: the State
OF Ohio, of a joint resolution adopted by the
I'D day OF April, A. ID. 1893.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
nereuntn subscribed my nam,
lsEAL] and affixed my official seal, al
ColEmtSSmss, tSas, the Ath day of April,
SAMUEL N. TAYLOR,
Secretary nf SiEte.