The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-17
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

SEcT1oN1 l. Be it resolued by the General A.
sail he ~ submtted to the electors Of this State
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1893. to amend Sections to y, IN
elusive, of Article XII of the Constitution OF the
State OF Ohio, so they shall read as follows;
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. 1. The apportionment for members of
the general assembly shall be made every ten
years, prior to the first election for members of
the general assembly 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
eaen 3 peraou sne sse
the two leading political parties, respectively,
shall meet in separate bodies, and each OF sa1d
bodies shall designate two electors who shall
forwith 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 for
members of the house of representatives ana
senator's, the number OF rePresen..saslyheS IA esq q
aries of each senatorial district Should 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 fortn-
with be appointed by the governor.
SEC 3. The popula ton Of the state. as ascer-
tanned by the preceding federal census, or In
such other manner as the general assembly,
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
zone hundred and the quotient shall be the
ratio of representation in the house OF repre-
apportionment
SEo 4 Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain. cont n.
entitled to two representatives; each county
containing three times such ratio shall be en-
titled to three representatives, and so on
SEC 5. Each county entitled to more than
| one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned to such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
| each district.
| ties entitled to more than one representative
| shall be composed of compact territory,
| bounded by election precinct lines, and as near
| ly equal in population as practicable; and each
/ of such districts shall be numbered
SEC q The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
BY blythe the number athirty-ffve.' - -
SEC s. The state shall be divided into SEN
| atorial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator
| SEC. 8. Each senatorial district shall be COM
ppopuiation as practicabie, and except as to dis
| tricts in counties entitled to two more SEN
| ators, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEQ 10. Each county having population
| equal to three-fourths Of one senatorial ratio
| shall constitate a senatorial district Each
| county having population equal to one senar
toriai ratio and one-han over shall be DIVIDED
into two senatorial districts Each county hay
ing Population equal To- to two & and @ onecnan sa
districts, and so on; but no election precinct
shall be divided in the formation OF q senatorial
district.
SEQ IL. The apportionment so made fol
members of the general assembly shall be re
| ported to the governor Dy Such cOmm1SSlOL
| within two months after their appointment
and the same shall be published in such manner
| as shall be provided by law.
| SECTION 2 At such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words tsRepresen
tation by single districts-Yes;" and those op
posed to such amendment may have placet
upon their ballots the words Representa- t1ol
by single districrs-No"
| SECTION 3. This amendment shall taxi
effect on the fifteenth day of December 1898
and any provision of the Constitution in con
dict Herewith is repealed
LEWIS G. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House Of Repressntdtives.
ANDREW l. HARRIS,
President of the Senate
Adopted April q, 1893
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF SrATH
I, SAMUEL M. TAYLOR, Secretary of State o
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that tn
foregoing is an exemplihed copy, carefully com
pared by me with the original rolls now on Ill
In this ofice, and in my official custody as Sec
retary of State as required by the laws of thi
State of Ohio, Of joint resolution adopted b.
the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, o.
the 22d day of April A. D. 1898.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, hav
hereunto subscribed my name
TsEAL1 and affixed my official seal, a
Columbus, the oath day of April
A. d. 1898.
SAMUEL M. TAYLOR,
sSecretdrU of State