Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-15

manner prescribed by law, at ma
general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
amend section 2 OF Article II and Sec
tio7s 1. 3. g. 9. 10 and IL of Article
Xl of the Constitution Of the State
of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE II
Sec. g. Senators and representa-
tiveS shall be elected ''' quadren-
nialIy by the electors of the respec-
tive counties or districts. on the nrst
Tuesday after the first Monday m
November: their tern IF Office sh II
commence on the first day of jan
four 80 years.
ARTICLE xI
Sec. !. The apportionment Of this
State for members Of the
House of Representatives shall be
made prior to January l.. 1858. in the
years ''' thereafter, in the follow
ing manner: The whole population
OF the State. as aScertained by the
federal census, or in such other mode
shall be divided by the number One
Hundred" and the quotient shall be
the ratio of representation in the
Rouse of Representatives. for
twenty years next succeeding such
apportionment
Sec g. When any county shall
have fraction above the ratio. SO
large. that being multiplied by five.
the result will be equal to one or
more ratios, additional Representa-
tlves shall be apportionsd for such
ratios. among the several ''' quad
rennial periods of the ''' twenty
year period. in the following man
ner: if there be only one ratio Rep
resentative shall be allotted to the
fifth quaorennial period of the
twenty-year period: if there are
two ratios. a Representative shall be
allotted to the fourth and third '''
quadrennial periods. respectively; If
three. TO the third. second. and first
quadrennial periods. respectively:
If four. to the fourth. third. second.
and first ''' quadrennial periods.
Sec, s, ffhe apbortionment of this
shall be made prior to January !.
1858, In the year 1871. and every
twenty years thereafter.
The ratio for Senator shall. for
dividing the whole population of the
State. by the number thirtyfive.
Sec. 8. ANY county forming part
of Senatorial district. having ac-
CURED population equal to a full
Senatorial ratio. shall be. made a
separate Senatorial district. at any
regular 80 twenty-year apportion-
mcnt. il a full Senatorial ratio shall
be left in the district from which IL
shall be taken.
Sec TO- For the first ten years,
after the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty one, the apportion-
ment of Representatives shall be as
provided in the schedule. and no
change shall ever be made in the
principles of representation. as herein
established, or, in the Senatorial dis
trlcts, except as above provided. ALI
territory, belonging to a county at
the time of any apportiomnent shall,
as to the right of representation and
suffrage. remain an integral part
thereof. during the ''' twenty-year
period
Sec. H. The Governor. Auditor,
and Secretary of State. or any two
of them. shall prior to January
|. 1858. in the year 1871, and every
twenty years thereafter. ascertain
and determine the ratio of represen-
tation. '"' for Representatives and
Senators. the number of Representa-
hves and Senators each county or
district shall be entitled to elect and
for what years, 'ss and the Gov
ernor shall cause the same to be pub
lshed, in such manner as shall be
directed by law.
And be it further resolved, That
at the election herein designated for
the submission of this amendment to
the electors of the State of Ohio, the
same shall be placed on the official
ballot in the manner prescribed by
law and shall be designated as fol-
lnwS.