Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-05-18

SECTION 1. Be it resOlued by the General As
sembly Of the State Of ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State OIL
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in NOvem
ber 1898, to amend Sections to II, inclusive, o.
Article XI, of the Constitution of the State Of
| Ohe, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII
SEC. l. 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 decennal 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
| 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
designated and appointed shall constitute COM
mission 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 bOundari of each senatorial district.
Should any vacancy occur in said commission the
senators of the party making the original desgna-
| tion shall, within ten days thereafter, designate
an eectOr to fill such vacancy, and he shall forth
with be appointed by the governor.
| SEC. 3. 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 lone hundred -
and the quOtient shall be the ratio of representa-
| tion in the house of representatives for the ten
years succeeding such appOrtiontment.
SEC. t. 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. s. Each county entitled to more than one
representative shall be divided by such commits
sion into many districts as there are represen-
tiveS appOrtioned to such county; and one repre-
sentative shall be chosen from each district
SEC. 6. Each representative district in counties
a m rot hall ha
composed OF compact territory, bounded by
election precinct lineS and nearly equal in pop
ulation as practicable; and each of such districts
be shall numbered.
SEC. Z. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the population of the state by
| the number "thirty-five."
SEC. 8. The state shall be divided into senatori-
al districts as herein provided, and each district
shall choose one senator.
| SEC. 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed of compact territory, nearly equal in pop
ulation as practicable and except as to districts
in counties entitled to two or more senator's shall
be bounded by county lines.
SEC. 10. Each county having population equal
to three-fourths of one senatorial ratio shall con-
stitute a 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 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 thewOrdS Rel Lresenta
ton by single districts-les; and those opposed
to such amendment may have placed uDOn their
ballots the words Representation by single dis
trictS-NO."
SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect
on the fiGteeRth day of December 1898; and any
provision of the Constitution in conflict Herewith
is repealed LEWIS G. LAYLIN.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
President of the Senate