The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-15
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
Stitution Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE SINGLE DISTRICTS.

sFGrIoY1. BE it rssolysd by the Genera! As
.fntRfv % q ne u. Sa:e s q Qa9 That proposition
,ttate, on. the first Tuesday after the first
Mnnday- in November. 1888. to amend Sections
| 70 II. Inclusive. of Article. Xl. Of the Con,
| read as follows:
ARTICLE XI.
SEc. I. The heapportionnentfo for members of
| the general assembly shall be made every
ten years prior to the first election for mem
NAL period III the manner herein provided.
SIC. 2. During, the month of February.
prior z the first election f,'r members Of tie
act an; in each decennial period the MEM
bers OF the senate and house oi reprssen.
parties. respectively. shall meet in separate
bodies. and each of said bodies shall desig-
nate tive electors who shall forthwith be ap-
/ tors 50 designated and appointed shall con-
| st'tute commission who -shall ascertain
aand determine .tEe ratio 81 representation
| tives and senators. the number OF represen-
| tatiycs to which each county IS entitled and
| the boundarles OF each senatorial district.
| Should any vacancy occur in s,.id commits
SIGN the scnstoIs OF the party making the
| original designation shall. within ten days
thereafter. designate an elet'tnr to fill such
y;:cancy. and he shai! forthwith be appointed
~ the gOyerEor.
aT;sned q + ds y P2o@n t r n OF fe the ftate as
sanlbiy shall direct eiall be divided By the
number .,one hundred'' and the qnotient
shall be the ratio of representation in the
house OF representatives for the ten years
succeeding such epportionment.
SEC. Zach county shall be entitled TO at
least one representative: each county con-
tanning such ratio. and three-fourths over,
shall beentitled To two representatives: each
county containing three times such ratio
SEC. s. Each county entitled to more than
cl,,,lI III
commission into as many districts as there
are representatives apportiOned to such
county; and ,oi ons representative shall be
Sec. 6. Each representative district. in
counties entitled to more, ,then one represep-
tory "a d by o. s9mPaa' ne
cable; and each Of such districts shall be
..s sse; 1; Ihs e. ratio for senator shall be
the state BY, the number, thirty i've.
senatorial DISTRICTS, as herein provided. and |
EACH district shall choose one senator;
Sec 9. Each senatorial district shall be |
composed of compact territory, as nearly |
equal in population. as practicable. and ex- |
cept as to districts in counties entitled to |
Two or more senators. shall be bounded by |
$50, 10 each county having population
eqnal to liree,fourths of one senatorial ratio !
county having a population equal to one |
senatorial ratio. and one-half over, shall be |
divided into two senatorial districts. Each |
county having a population equal to two |
and one-half ratios shall be divided into |
three senatori al districts, and so on: but no |
election PRECINCT shall be. divided in the |
formation OF q senatorial district.
SEC; IL. The apporhonment SO made for
members of the genera! assembly shall be
reported to the governor. by such commits
zion. within two months after their appoint
lnent, and the same shall be published in !
such manner rs shall be provided by law.
SEcrIoN2 q Atsuch election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may
haye placed uDou their ballots the words
Representation by single districts-Yes;"
have placed upon their ballots the words
NRepresenfati0n by single districts-No."
SgcrIoN j. This amendment shall take
effect on the fifteenth day of December. 1888;
and any provision of the Constitution in con-
fict Herewith Is repealed.
LEWIS c. L.AYLIN.
Speaker Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS.
Prcs,dent OF the Senate.
Adopted April q. 1893.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIO.
OFFICE or TEH SECRETARY OF STATE. J
/, SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR. Secretary of State of
the State Of Ohio do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an eXemplified COPY, carefully
compared by me with the original rolls now
on hle IN this office, and in my official custO-
fy as Secretary OF State as required by the |
laws of the State of Ohio of joint resolu-
ton adopted by the General Assembly of
the = Stats 1sss OF Ohio. on the I'D day of April
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
hereuntO subscribed nv name