The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16

SECTIoN1 Be 1t resolUed By the General As
sen6ly of the $ ate of ohio, That proposition
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1893, to amend Sections to II, in
elusive, of Article XII of the Constitution OF the
State Of Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE xI.
SEC 1. The apportionment for members Of
the general assembly shall be made every ten
the general assembly in each decennial period,
in the manner herein provided
SEC. g 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 poiitieai parties, respectiveIy
shall meet in separate bodies, and each of said
bodies shall designate two electors who shall
forw1th be appointed by the governor; and said
four electors so designated and appointed shall
constitute a commission who shall ascertain
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 guo,tient is shall L, be the
sentatives for the ten years succeeding such
apportionment
SEQ 4 Each county shall be entitled to at
least one representative; each county contain.
ing such ratio, and three-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.
SEC. 5. Each county entitled to more than
cng @ @ Saa Rs M there by are
representatives apport1oned to such county;
and one representative sh7ll be chosen from
each district
SEQ 6. Each representative district, in coun-
ties entitled to more than one representative
shall be composed Of compact territory,
bounded by election precinct lines, and as near.
ly equal in population as practicable; and each
Of such districts shall be numbered.
Seq z. The ratio for senator shall be ascer-
by the number ''thirty-fve''
SEQ 8. The state shall be divided into sem
etorial districts, as herein provided, and each
district shall choose one senator.
SEQ 9. Each senatorial district shall be COM
posed Of compact territory. as nearly equal III IN
tricts in counties entitled to two or more sem
ators, shall be bounded by county lines
equal to three-fourths Of one Senatorial ratio
shall constitute a senatorial district Each
county having population equal to one sena;
into two senatorial districts. Each county hav-
ing population equal to two and one-half
ratios shall be divided into three senatorial
districts, and SO on; but no election precinct
shall De divided in the formation OF a senatorial
DISTRICT.
members of the general assembly shall be re-
ported to the governor by such commission
within two months after their appointment,
Is shall be provided by law.
SECTIoN2 At such election, those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words "Represen-
tation by single distrtcts-Yes;'' and those OPP
posed to such amendment may have placed
upon their ballots the words representation
by single districts-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 c. LAYLIN,
Speaker Of the House of RepressntdttUes.
ANDREW l. HARRIS,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April q, 1893
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIO, |
OFFICE OF TIE SECRETARY OF STATR
I, SAMUEL M. TAYLOR, Secretary of State Of
the State OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exemplihed copy, carefully COM
pared by me with the original rolls now on file
In this ONCE, ard In my official custody as Sec
retary of State asrequired by the laws Of the
State of Ohio, of joint resolution adopted by
the General Assembly of the State Of Ohio, OF
the 22d day Of April, A. D. 1898.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
LsEAL1 and affixed my official seal, al
Columbus, the oath day Of April
A d. 1893
SAMUEL. M. TAYLOR
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