Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-28

sEcriop I. Be q retoltsd By the General A.
ssms,y 81 the SLATE sJ Ohio, That proposiuoin ia
state on the first Tuesday after the hrst
Monday in November 1898, 10 amend sectlont
/ 10 III, inclusive, OF Article Xl, Of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Ohio 90 'ney snah
ARTICLE XII
sRc. The apportionment for members Of
the general assembly shall be made every |
ten years, prior to the hrat election LOT mem
Der, Of !hs general assSmoEy Ey.,nn II enSa nSoviaed
SIC, q During the month Of feoruaIy
prior 10 the frst election for members Of the |
general assembly after the psHsaes oil tnlt
bers Of the senate and house OF repIesen, |
tativeS representing the two leading political
parties, respectively, shall meet In separate
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap'
pointed by the governor; and said tonr elee
tors so designated and appointed shall con,
stitute q commission Who snsn .oGsat,an asCea,ann
| for members OF the house OF represents
| lives and senators. the number OF repsesen
| tatives to which each county 10 enttled ana
| the boundaries Of each senatorial distriet
| Should any vacancy occur In said commits
| sion the senators OF the party MAKING the
original designation shall, within yen s,, s oays
vacancy. and he shall forthwith be appointed
sEc. 3. The population Of the state, a.
ascertained By the pteceains iSe eeefa reneral as
kembly shall direct shall be DIVIDED yt,sn, oy sn,
| number zone hundred" and the quouehI
shall be- the ratio oi REPRESENTATION ,S IN vears sGs
| house OF representatives Tor the zen seais
succeeding such apportionmenG .
SEC A. Zach county shall be entitled 70 ~
least one representative each county GU. Gun
tanning such ratio, and three.iouItns over,
shall Be entitled TO two representatives; eacn
county containing three times such rauo
shall be entitled TO three representatives
~ SEC, > s. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided oy Eucn
commission into as many districts ~ tneis at
are representatives pputot,ys apposmtoft,Eu shall b
chosen from each district. .-.,. a.
SEC g. Each representative district, u
counties entitled to more tnan one IeptesOIi
tative, shall be composed OF eompact !er1.
tory, bounded by election precinct nnes
. | and as nearly equal in population as piacsi
cable; and each Oi such districts snail d
sEc. I. The ratio for senator shall b
ascertained by dividing the population
the state by the number "thirty-hye 49,.
SEC g. The state shall be dlvideo inu
q senatorial districts, an herein provided, an
: each district shall choose one senator :
SEC O. Each senatorial district snau
5 composed OF compact tcrritory, S nS usHs, AZ
equal in population as practicable, ano "a
q cept as 10 districts In counties entitiea
] two or more senators, shall be bounded D
y county lines. onr,st,o
"a equal to three.fourths OF one senatorial TAU TAU
shall constitute q senatorial distriet' Eao ~
county having population equal 70 on
It senatorial ratio, and one.half over, snaii y.
a divided into two senatorial districts FAC
:, county having a population equal 70 wv wv
J, and one-half ratios shall be divided IN
d three senatorial districts, aid so on Dut
A eiaction prccinct shall be divided In IN
y formation Of senatorial district. "a. 4,
III SEC IL The apporti0nment SO maze y
le members Of the general assembly snsl. :.
reported to the governor, by eucn comml
sioII. within two months after their. appoin
c ment, and the same shall be puoilsnea
j. such manner as shall be- provided by lay.
O. SECTION 2. At such election. those eiecto
z, desiring to vote for such amendment mi
IN have placed upon their ballots the ,wor
Representation by single districts -ies
- have placed upon their ballots the wor
OF " Representation by single districts No. =,
he SECTION 8. This amendment shall tai
lr- effect on the fifteenth DAY OF DecemDei 4 ios co
a and any provision Of the Constitution IN GO
oa tiics Herewith is repealed r.v,,n
Sneaker of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW L. HARRIS.
III President Of the Senate
en- Adopted April %, 1893.
~, v1NIrED STATES or AMERICA, OHIO,
ay OFFICE or THE SECRETARY or STATE.
I. SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR, Secretary Of State
ca. the State Of Ohio. do hereby certify that 7
al foregoing Is an exemplihed copy riIs cdIsln u,
ar on Gle in this office, and In my oinciai Gus
Nv dy as Secretary OF State as required oy
at laws OF the State Of Ohio, OF Joint ssso
mic tH he State Of Ohio, on the 22d day Of Apl
a. - A'''' In TESTIMONY WHEREOF. hs
lu- hereunto subscribed my nan
YER TsRAL1 and affixed my ofiicial SEAL
,ad Columbus, the oath day oi Ap
Nc AID 1898.
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