The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-01

SECTION l. BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GEN
That proposition snail be suOmitted 10 lne
electors OF this State on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday In November. lS9S. 10
III, of the Constitution OF the state OF OniU
so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEQ !. The apportionment for mem bets ui
the general assembly shall he made every
ten years, prior to the first election for mem.
nial period. in the manner herein provided.
SEC. 2. During the month of Fehrnsry,
prior TO the first election for mem hers oi the
general assembly after the passage nt ms
act and in each decennisl period the mem
bers of the senate and house of represeu
tatives representing the two leading political
parties, respectively, shall meet in sepuraie
bodies. and each of said bodies shsl! drsG-
nate two electors who shall forthwith he arp
pointed by the Governor; and said four elec,
tors so designated and appointed shall con.
stitute commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio of representation
for memoe of the house OF representa-
tives and senators. the number OF represen.
tatives to which each county Is entitled and
the boundaries of each senatorial u, ria district.
sion the senators of the party making the
original destination shall, within ten days
thereafter, designate an elector to NIL snct'
Vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appointed
by the governor.
SEC. g. The population of the state, as
asceTtained by the preceding federal census,
or in such other manner as the general a.
sembly sha direct shall be divided by the
number lone hundred and the quotirmi
shall be the ratio of representation in the
house of representatives for the ten year
succeeding such apporiionment.
SEC L. 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 represe sentatives; each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled to three representatives, and
so on. .. ,,,o than
stxre Caah hn
com mission into as many districts as there
are representatives apportioned TO such
countv; and one representative shall be
SEC 6. Each representative district, in
counties entities to more than one represen-
tative. shsll be composed of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct lines, and as
nearly equal in population a. practicable;
and each Of such districts shall be Numbered.
SEC.7 The ratio for a senator shall be as
certained by dividing the population Of the
state by the lumber "thirty-fve."
SEC. The stat shall be divided into m sen. i
atorial district, rs herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. 8. Each senatorial district shall be
equal in population as practicable, aud except
as 10 districts In counties entitled to two or
more senators, shall be bounded by county
lines.
SEC 10. Each county having population
equal to three -fourlhs of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district Each
senatorial ratio, and One-hHlf over, shall be
| divided into two senatorial districts. Each
! county having population equal to two and
| one-half ratios, shall be divided into three
| senatorial districts. and % on; but no election
| precinct sha be divided in the formation o.
| senatorial district
SEC. IL. The spportionment so mHde foI
| members of the general assembly shall be
/ reported to the governor, by such commission
| within two monI hs AFTER their appointment
and same shall be published in such manner
| as shall oe provided by law.
! SECTION 2. At such election, those electors
7 desiring to vote tor such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Representation by siugle districts-fes;" and
! those opposed to sucn amlntndment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by single Gistricts-No."
! SECTION 3. This amendment shall take 2 T.
feet on the fifteenth day of December 1898; |;
! and any provision OF the Consti, uton in con-
| fict Herewith is repealed
! LEWIS G LAYIIH,
! Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
| President OF the Senate.
Adopted April 22 1898.
UNITED STATES Of AMERICA, OHIO,
! OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. J
! l, SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR. Secretary of state OF
! the Ohio, DO hereby certify that the foregoing
I is an eXemplitied copy. carefully compared by
me with tue original rolls now on flle in this
| office, and in my official custody as Secretary
/ of Slate as required by the laws % the State
CT Ohio, Of Joint resolution adopted by The
| general assembly OF the State OF Ohio, on the
22d day OF ADril, y. ID. 1893.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunCo subscriord my nam
SEAL and affixed my official seal, al
Colnmbu-, the Path day of April
A. ID, 1873.
SAMUEL VI. TAYLOR,
Secretary Tf ~ 'f'.