Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-03
ARTICLE XI.

| SEC. 1. The appOrtlOnment for members of the
/ general assembly shall be made every ten years
prior TO the first election for members of the gen
| eral 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 as
sembly after the passage of this act and in each
decennial period the members of the senate and
house of representatives representing the two
leading political parties respectively, shall meet
1 in separate bodies, and each of said bodies shall
designate two electors who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the governor; and said four electors SO
designated and appointed shall constitute a COM
mission who shall ascertain and determine the
| ratio of representation for members of the house
| OF representatives and senator's the number OF
representatives to which each county is entitled
| and the b0undari of each senatorial district
| Should any vacancy occur in said commission the
senators of the party making the original deSigna-
tiOn shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
an elector to fill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed by the governor.
| SEC. g. The population 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 "One hundred y
and the qu0tient shall be the ratio of representa-
/ ton in the house of representatives for the ten
years succeeding such apportiontment.
| SEC 4. Each county shall be entitled to at least
| one representative; each county containing such
ratio, and threefourthS Over shall be entitled to
| two representatives; each county containing three
times such ratio shall be entitled to three repre-
| Sentatives, and so on
| SEC 5. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
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| tives apportioned to such county; and one repre-
| sentative shall be chosen from each district.
| SEC 6. Each representative district in counties
entitled to more than one representative, shall be
| composed OF compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lines, and as nearly equal in pop
| uatiOn as practicabe and each OF such districts
| be shall numbered.
| SEC. Z. The ratio for a senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population OF the state by
| the number " thirty-five."
SEC s. The state shall be divided into senatori-
al districts, as herein provided and each district
| shall choose one senator.
| SEC. g. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed OF compact territory as nearly equal in pop
ulatOn as practicable, and except as to districts
in counties entitled to two or more senators, shall
| be bounded by cOunty.lines
SEC. 10. Each county having population equal
to three-fourthS of one senatorial ratio shall con
| stitute senatorial district. Each county having
| population equal to one senatorial ratio, and
| One-half over, shall be divided INTO two sen-
atOrial districts. Each county having pOpu-
| latiOn equal to two and One-half ratios shall
be divided into three senatorial districts, and so
on but no election precinct shall be divided in the
| formation of a senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The appOrtiOnment so made for mem
bers of the general assembly shall be reported to
| the governor, by such commission, within two
| months after their appointment, and the same
shall be published in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
SECTION 2. At such election those electors de-
| string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words Representa-
| ton by single districts-Yes; and those opposed
| to such amendment may have placed uDon their
| ballots the words Representation by single dis
| tricts-NO."
SECTION g. This amendment shall take effect
on the fifteenth day of December, 1893; and any
provision Of the Constitution in in conflict herewith
| Is repealed. LEWIS @. LAYI1N.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President Of the Senate