Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-11
Proposed Amendment TO the CON
stitutioz Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.


sIerios 1. Be q r.s0Issd BY the General A.
semblv Of The state Of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors OF this
State on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1893, to amend Sections
I TO Ii, inclusive, OF Article Xl, OF the Con;
Ititution OF the State OF Ohio. 90 they shall
read as follows;
ARTICLE XII
SEC. l. The apportionment for members Of
che general assembly shall be made every
ten years prior to the first election for mem
Mai period. In the manner herein provided
SIC. o During the month Of February,
prior to the first election for members OF ne
general assembly after the passage OF thi'
bers Of the senate and house of represent
tatives representing the two leading politicaI
parties respectively. shall meet in separate
nate two electors who shall forthwith be ap
pointed by the governor; and said iour elec
tors so designated and appointed shall con
.!tute SH ,a6 Wn0 Of
for members OF the house OF representa-
tives and senators, the number OF represen
tatives to which each county is entitled ana
the boundaries OF each senatorial distIlct
Should any vacancy occur In said commits
sion the senators OF the party making tue
original designation shall, within ten DAYS
thereafter designate an eieGipr 20 o,nted M s1e
by the governor.
SEC, 8, The population Of the state. as
ascertained by the preceding federal cehsus'
sembly shall direct, shall be divided by the
number lone hundred" and the quotieht
shall be the ratio Of representation In the
house OF representatives ior 'he ten years
succeeding such apportionment.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled TO al
least one representative; each county con-
tanning such ratio, and three'touItns over
shall be entitleo to two representatives. eacn
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled to three representatives,
and SO on. - 49,.
one representative shall be divided by snch
commission into as many districts as there
are representatives apportioned 70 sucn
county; and oN. representative shall De
SEC 6. Each representative district, in
counties entitled to more than one represen'
tative shall BIO composed Of compact terri
tory, bounded by election pterinGs nrncti, nntg,
cable; and each oi such districts snail DC
SEC 4 The ratio for senator shall be be
ascertaned by dividing the population OF
the state by the number "thirty-fve;"
src. s. The state shall be divided into
senatorial districts. as herein provided ana
each district shall choose one senator. bc
composed OF compact territory, as nearly
equal in population as practicable, ana eA,
Cept as TO districts In counties entltlea 70
TWO OF more btudlUloI nhnhA We oONHS~ ~
SEC. 10. Each county having a population
equal to three-fourths OF one senatorial Tatlo
shall constitute q senatorial district. Each
county having population, equal to r one ne
senatorial ratio, and one.hali over, shall 1e
divided into two senatorial districts Each
county having a population 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 apportionmcnt so MADE ior
members OF the general assembly shall be
reported to the governor, by such commits
sion, within two months after their appoint
ment, and the game 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 Yes
and those opposed to such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the words
Representation by single districts-No.'
SECTION g. This amendment shall take
effect on the fifteenth day of December, 1898
and any provision of the Constitution in con-
flict Herewith IL repealed.
LEWIS c. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW L. HARRIS,
President Of the Senate.