The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-26
Legislative Single Districts.

SECTION /. Be IL resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That prop.
oaition shall be submitted to the electors
OF this State on the first Tuesday after
tn. first Monday in November, 1898, to
amend Sections to ii, inclusive, OF Ar
ticle XII, OF the Constitution of the State
q. Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII
SEC. l. The spportionment for mem.
bers of the general assembly shall be
made every ten years, prior to the first
election for members OF the general as
se.ubly 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 decennia! period the
members of the senate and house of rep
resentatives representing the two leading
political parties, respectively, shall meet
In separate bodies, and each Of said bodies
snail 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
th- house OF representatives and senators,
the number OF representatives to which
each county is entitled and the bound
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 b" shall forthwith
be appointed by the governor
SEC. 3. The population of the State. as
asrertained by the preceding federal GEN.
sus, or in such other manner as the gem
eral assembly sholl direct, shall be divi-
d, Il by the numGer zone hundred" and
th quotient shall he tn" ratio of repre-
sentation in the house Of representatives
fo- the ten years succeeding such appor-
tionment.
SEC. A. Each county shall be entitled
tD 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. 5. Each county entitled to more
than one representative shall be divided
by such commission into as many dis.
tricts as there are representatives appor-
toned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each dis
trict.
SEC 6 Each representative district, in
counties entitled to more than one repre-
sentative, shall be composed Of compact
territory, bounded by election precinct
lines and as nearly equal in population as
practicable; and each OF such districts
shall be numbered.
SEC 7 The ratio for senator shall be
ascertsined by dividing the population
of the state by the number "thirty- five."
SEQ The state shall be divided into
senatorial districts, as herein provided,
and each district shall choose one senator.
SEC Each senatorial district shall be
composed of compact territory, as nearly
equal In population as practicable, and
except as to districts in counties entitled
to two or more senators, shall be bounded
by county lines.
SIC 10 Each county having popula-
tion equal to three-fourths Of one sena-
torial ratio shall constitute senatorial
district. Each county having q popula-
tion equal to one senatorial ratio, and on g.
halt over. shall be divided into two sena-
tUrial districts. Each county having q
population equal to two and one 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 a senatorial district.
SEo ii The apportionment so made for
members OF the general assembly shall
h" reported to the governor. by such com
mission. within two months after their
appointment, and the same shall be pub
lished 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 "Represetation by single dis
tricts-Y Yes'; and those opposed to such
amendment may have placed upon their
bsllots the words Representation by
single districts-No."
SECTION This amendment sha II
take effect on the ditssnth day OF Dsosm-
ber, 1885, and any provision OF the Con-