The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS

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SECTION /. Be it rssoloed By the General A. |
senabIy of the State of Ohio, That proposition
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1S93 to amend Sections to II, In
elusive, of Article XII of the Constltunon OF tne
State OF Ohio, SO they shall reao as IoAows:
ARTICLE XII. s
SEC l. 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 decennlal peroo,
in the manner herein provided
SEC q During the month of February prior
to the first election for members OF tne general
each decennial period the members OF the SEN
ate and house Of representatives representing
shall meet in separate bodies, and each of said
bodies shall designate two electors who shall
four electors SO designated and appointed shall
constitute a commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio OF representation Io5
members of the house of representatives and
senators, the number OF representatives 70
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 des1gnauon
shall, within ten days thereafter, designate tea an
elector to fill such vacancy, and he Shall 1orth-
with be appointed by the governor
SEQ 8. The population Of the state, as ascer-
such other manner as the general assembly
shall direct, shall be divided by the number
o1e and tine % bs houae sna Of re
sentatives for the ten years succeeding sucn
ort1onments
least one representative; each county contain
ing such ratio, and three-fourths over, shall be
Containing three times such ratio shall be en-
titled to three representatives and so on
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more tnan
one representative shall be divided Dy sucn
commission into as many districts as there are
representatives apportioned to such county;
and one representative shall be chosen from
nh diatrict
seq 6. Each representative district in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
bounded by election precinct lines, and as near
| " equal in population as practicable; and each
OF such districts shall ~ be numbered. ,.,, h oor.
by the number "thirtyfye'' -
| atorial districts, as herein provided and eacn
| district shall choose one senator.
SEC g. Each senatorial district shall be com
| posed of compact territory, as nearly equal IN
| population as practicable and except as to dis
tricts in counties entitled to two or more sen
/ SEQ TO- Each county having population
equal to three-fourths of one sena torial ratit
soantv SaSin9 equal to one sena
| torial ratio and one-halt over shall be divided
| into two senatorial districts Each county hay
| ing population equal to two and one-ha1
i ratios shall be divided into three senatoria
districts, and so on; but no election pFecinc
shall be divided in the formation OF senator1a
SEQ IL The apportionment SO made 70
members of the general assembly shall be re
ported to the governor by such commission
within two months after their appointment
| and the same shall be published in such manne
as shall be provided by law.
SEOTIoN2 & At such election, those elector
! desiring to vote for such amendment may hav
placed upon their ballots the words "Represer
tation by single districts-Yes;'' and those or
posed to such amendment may have place
| upon their ballots the words ''Representatio
| by single districts-No"
SECTION s. This amendment shall tax
, effect on the fifteenth day of December, 1SsS
, | and any provision of the Cons titution in cor
. | dict Herewith is repealed
LEWIS c. LAYLIN,
RI Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW L HARRIS,
President Of the Senate
Adopted April a. 1893
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