The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-05-04
Proposed Amendment to the 0on.
stitution Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS

SECTION l. BE IT REsoLvEp BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
electors OF this State on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, 1903. TO
amend Sections to II, inclusive. OF Artlcle
so they snail read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
the general assembly shall be made every
ten years, prior to the first election for mem
oers OF the general assembly in each decen-
SEC. 3. During the month OF February,
prior TO the first election for members of the
general assembly after the passage OF this
bers of the senate and house OF represen
tatives representing the two leading political
parties, respectively, shall meet in separate
bodies. and each OF said bodies shall desig
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap.
pointed by the Governor; and said four elec-
tors SO designated and appointed shall con.
and determine the ratio OF representation
for mem bers Of the house Of representa-.
tives and senators, the number of represen !.
tatives 10 which each county is entitled and
the boundaries of each senatorial district.
Should any vacancy occur in said commits
srnnai shep wbm Ten daSs
thereafter, designate an elector TO fll sucn
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appoi pted
by the governor.
SEC. 8. The population of the state, as
ascertained by the preceding federal census,
or in such other manner as the general as
sembly shall direct shall be divided by the
number "one hundred" " and the quotient
shall he the ratio of representation in the
house of representatives for the ten year
succeeding such apportionmeni.
SIC. 4. Each county shall be entitled to al
least one representative; each county con
tanning such ratio. and three-fourths over,
shall be entitled 10 two representatives.: each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled TO three representatives, ami
SO on.
Src < Each county entitled tn moro tina "
one representative shall be divided by such
commission into as many districts as there
are representatives apportioned 10 snch
COUNTY; and one representative shall be
chosen rom each district.
SEC. 9. Each representative district, in
counties entities to moro than one represe
tative. shall be composed of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct lines, and AS
nearly equal in population as practicable !;
SEC. 4. The ratio for senator shall be as
certnined by dividing the pc pulation of the
state by tine lumber thirty Ave-"
SEC. s. The stat@ shall be divided into SEN
atorial district, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEC. g. 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.
SEC. 10. Each county having u populations
equal to three fourths of one senatorial ratio
shall constitute senatorial district. Each
divided into two senatorial districts. Eacn
county having population equal TO two and
one-half ratios, shall be divided into three
senatorial districts. and so on; put no election
precinct shall be divided in the formation OF
a senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportionment nude for
members of the general assembly shall be
reported to the governor, by such commission,
within two months after their appointment.
and same shall be published in such manner
as shall be provided by law.
SECTION 9 At such election, those electors
desiring TO vote for such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by single districts-ies;" and
those opposed to such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by single districts-No."
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take ef-
feet on the fifteenth day of December, 1893;
and any provision Of the Copstitu ution in con-
fict herewith IL repealed.
LEWIS c. LAYLIN.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
ANDREW l.. EARRIs,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April %, 1893.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
], SAMUEL M TAYLOR, Secretary Of State of
the Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing
ia an exemplif1ed copy. carefully compared by
me with the original rolls now on file in this
office, and in my official custody as Secretary
of State as required by the laws OF the State
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