Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-08-24
The PILE OINTMENT
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
atitutioL Of Ohio.
LEGISLATIVE sISaLE DISTRICTS.

sfcTioS / Be Il Vesoltsd By the General "A.
ismblv Of the State Of Ohio, That proposition
lhan be submitted 10 the electors Of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 1898, TO amend sections
/ TO Ii, inclusive, Of Article XII, OF the Con.
stitution OF the State Of Ohio. 90 Ihey shall
read a. follows:
ARTICLE xL
SEC. /. The apportionment for members OF
the general assembly shall be made every
bers Of the general assembly In each decen'
Mai period In the manner herein provided.
SEC, O. During the month OF February.
prior to the first election for members Of the
act and In each decennial period the mem
beS Of the senate and house OF repreEen.
tatiyes representing the two leading political
parties. respectively. shall meet In ssparate
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
ttitute a commission who shall ascertain
for members OF the house OF representa-
lives and senators. the number OF represen
tatives TO which each county is entitled and
the boundaries of each senatorial district
Should any vacancy occur in said commIs
sion the senators OF the party making the
original designation shall, within ten days
thereafter. designate an elector to hll such
vacancy, and he shall forthwith be appointed
by the governor.
SEC. s. 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 lone hundred" and the quotient
shall be the ratio OF representation in the
house OF representatives for the ten wears
succeeding such apportonment.
SEC. 4. Each county shall be entitled To at
least one representative each county con-
tanning such ratio, and three-fourths over,
shall be entitleo 10 two representatives; each
county containing three times such ratio
shall be entitled to three representatives,
and so on.
SEC. S. Each county entitled to more than
one representative shall be divided by such
are representatives apportioned to such
county; and ono representative shall be
chosen from each district
SEC. 6. Each representative district, IN
counties entitled to more than one represen-
tative, shall be composed OF compact terri
tory, bounded by election precinct lines
and as nearly equal in population as practi-
cable; and each oi such districts shall be
SIC. T. The ratio for a senator shall be
ascertained by dividing the population OF
the state by the number "thirty-ive,"
SEC. 5. The state shall be divided into
senatorial districts, as herein provided, and
each district shall choose one senator,
SEC 3. Each senatorial district shall be
composed OF compact territory, rs nearly
equal in population as practicable, and ex-
cept as to districts in counties entitled to
two or more senators, shall be bounded by
county lines
SEC. TO- Each county having a population
equal to thrce-fourths OF one senatorial ratio
shall constitute q senatorial district. Each
county having n population equal to one
senatorial ratio, and one half over, shall be
divided into two senatorial districts. Each
county having population equal TO two
and one-haf ratios shall be divided into
three senatorial districts, and so on; but no
election precinct shall be divided in the
formation OF a senatorial district.
SEC. IL. The apportionment SO made for
members OF the general assembly shall bc
reported to the governor, by such commits
sion, within two months after their appoint
ment and the same shall be published in
such manner as shall be provided by law
SRcTIoN 2 At such election those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may
have placed upon their ballots the worls
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, 1893;
and any provision of the Constitution in con-
tiict Herewith ID repealed.
LEWIS C. LAYLiN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ANDREW l.. HARRIS,
Prestdeut of The Senate.