The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-05-11
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SECTION |. Be it resoyred bp tie General As,
scG,j!y, Of the Stqte of Ohio. That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this
state, on. the first Tuesday after the first
| .'ionday in November, 1898 to amend Sections
1 "a Il. inclusive, Of Article Xl. of the Con-
s!itption Of the State OF Ohio, so they shall
read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
Sec I. The appoTtionmept, for members Of
the general assembly shall be made every
ten years, prior TO the first election for mem
barS of the general assembly IN each decen-
NAL period; i'll the manner herein provided.
SEC. 2. During the month of February.
prior tp the first election for members of the.
general aSse,n bly, after the passage of this
bers OF the senate and house Of represen.
tatiyes representing the two leading political
parties. respectively. sliali meet in SEPARATE
bodies: and each OF said bodies shall ,desig-
pointed by the governor: and said four elec-
tors SO designated and appointed shall con-
stltute commISslon who Shall ascertain
and determine the ratio :, representation
for mem bers of the house Cf representa-
tivcs and senators. The number Of rnpresen-
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. dcsgiiate aa clectnr to fill such
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appointed
by the goyernor.
SEC. 3. The population of the state. as
ascertained by The preceding federal census,
or III such other manIcr rs the general as
sembIy shall direct shall be divided by tie
number NUN I lone hundred" and the quotiert
house OF representativ. for the ten years
succeeding such appOrtionment.
SEC 4. Each county shall he entitled to at
least one representative; each county con-
tanning such. ratio. and thrcc-f0urths over,
shall identified to two representatives; each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled to three representatives.
and SO on.
SEC: 5. Each county entitled t? more than
one represen tative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there
are representatircS apportioned To such
county, and one representative Shall be
chosen from each district.
Sec. 6. Each representative district. in
counties entitled TO more than one represcn-
tatlve, shall be composed Of compact terri
and as nearly equal in population as practi-
cable; and each OF such districts shall be
asccrtained by divii ing lie population OF
the state by, the number "thirty-five."
SEC. 8. The state shall be divided into
senatorial districts, as herein provided, and
each district shall choose one senator.
Sec. 9. Each senatorial district shall be
composed of compact territory, as nearly
cHpt as to districts in counties entitled to
two or more senators. shall be bounded by
county lines.
SEC, 10. Each county having population
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
county having a population equal to one
senatorial ratio. and one half over, shall be
divided in? int? two senatorial districts. Each
county having q. population equal to two
and one-half ratios shall be divided into
three senatorial districts, and SO on; but no
formation Of senatorial district.
SEC; IL The apportiopment SO made for
reported 10 the governor. by ,ch commits
sion, within two months after thcir appoint
ment. and the same shall be published in
SUCH manner as shall be provided by law.
SEcrI0N2. A tsuch ELECTION those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may
haye placed upon their BALLOTS the words
Representation by single districts-Yes;"
and those oppvsed to such amendment may :
have placed upon their ballots the words !
Represcntation by single ,districts-No."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take !
effect on the fifteenth day of December. 1898: |
tlict Herewith is repealed.
LEWIS c. LaYLIN. !
Speaker OF the House 0f Rcpresentatipes l
ANDREW H. HARRIS.
President of the Senate.