The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-12
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.


SECTION l. Be 1t resoIUed By the General As-
senlbty of the State of Ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors OF this State
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
elusive, of Article XII of the Constitution OF the
State OF Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII. 1@
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 decennia1 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 decennial period the members OF the SEN
ate and house of representatives representing
the two leading political parties, respectively,
shall meet in separate bodies, and each of said
bodies shall designate two electors who shall
forwith be appointed by the governor; and said
four electors so designated and appointed shall
constitute a commission who shall ascertain
and determine the ratio Of representation for
members of the 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 he shall forth
with be appointed by the governor.
SEQ 8. 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
zone hundred and the .Quotient shall be the
ratio of representation in the house of repre-
Sentatives for the ten years succeeding such
apportionment
SEQ 4 Each county, shall be entitled to at
least one representa- each county contain.
ing such ratio, and three-f -fourths over, shall be
entitled to two representatives; each county
containing three times such ratio shall be en-
titled to three representatives. and so on.
SEQ Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into many districts as there are
representatives apportoned to such county;
zach district
SEC s. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative,
bounded by election precinct lines and as near
ly equal in population practicable; and each
Of such districts shall be numbered.
SEQ. z. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
by the number "thirty-fve."
SEQ s. The state shall be divided into SEN
atorial districts, herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator
SEC. O. 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
ators, shall be bounded by county lines.
SEQ TO- Each county having population
equal to three-fourths OF one sena torial ratio
shall constitute a senatorial district Each
county having a population equal to one sena
torial ratio and one-half over shall be divided
into two senatorial districts. Each county hav
ba v9ed 9eSd into s4 tTo Trss and
districts and so on: but no election precinct
shall be divided in the formation of a senatorial
O16LI1CEs
SEQ ii. The apportionment so made fol
members Of the general assembly shall be re
ported to the governor by such commission
within two months after their appointments
and the same shall be published in such manner
as shall be provided by law
SECTIoN2 2 At such election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words 'fRepresen
tation by single distrtcts-Yes;' and those op
posed to such amendment may have places
upon their ballots the words Representation
BY single districus-No"
SECTION 8 This amendment shall take
effect on the fifteenth day of December, 1898
and any provision of the Constitution in CON
6ict Herewith is repealed
LEWIS G. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the Houss of Representatives..
ANDREW L. HARRIS,
President of the Sendts.
Adopted April p, 1893
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO, I
OFFICR OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I, SAMUEL NJ TAYLOR, Secretary of State q
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that thI
foregoing is an exemplihed copy carefully com
pared by me with the original rolls now on fix
In this office, and in my Official custody as SEQ
retary Of State as required by the laws Of the
I State of Ohio Of joint resolution adopted b.
the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, OF
the 22d day of April A. d. 1893.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, havI
hereunto subscribed my name
ISEAL1 and affixed my of1cial seal, a
Columbus, the oath day of April
A. D. 1898.
SAMUEL M. TAYLOR,
Secretary of State.