Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-29

manner prescribed by law, ~ Toe
TneiTt Srst tuesday % after the first Monday
in November. 1854. proposition to
amend section of Article II and sec
tions /, 3, 6, 9. 10 and IL of Article
x1 of the Constitution Of the State
Of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec 2 Senators and representa-
tives shall be elected '"' quadren-
nially by the electors of the respec-
tive counties or districts. on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday IA
commence on the first day Of Jam
uary next thereafter. end conttnua
four go years.
ARTICLE M
Sec. !. The apportionment OF this
State for members of the
House of Representative shah be
made prior to January /, 1853. in the
year 1871. and every twenty
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
House OF Representatives. for -
twenty years next succeeding such
Sec. 3. When any county shall
have a fraction above the ratio, 80
large. that being multiplied by FIVE.
the result will be equal to one or
more ratios, additional Representa-
tves shall be apportioned for such
ratios. among the several s's quad
rennial periods Of the sss twenty
year period, in the following man
ner: If there be only one ratio Rep
resentative shall be allotted to the
fifth ''' quadrennial period Of the
twenty-year period; IL there are
two ratios, Representative shall be
allotted to the fourth and third
quadrennial periods. respectively: IL
three. to the third. second. and first
s's quadrennial periods, respectively:
IL four. to the fourth, third. second.
and first quadrennial periods,
respectively 90
Sec. g. The apportonment OF this
state for members of the Senate
shall be made prior to January 1,
1858, in the year 1871. and every
twenty years thereafter.
The ratio for a Senator shall, for
ever hereafter, be ascertained, by
dividing the whole population of the
State, by the number thirty-five. 81
Sec. 8. Any county forming part
of a Senatorial district, having ac-
Senatorial ratio. shall be made
separate Senatorial district, at any
regular twenty-year apportton-
ment. IL full Senatorial ratio shall
DS nS1t III the diSIEiCb ITOfn WHICH ~
shall be taken.
Sec. 10. For the first ten years,
after the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-one, the apportion-t
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
: trtcts. except as above provided All
, territory, belonging to a county at
the time OF any apportiorment, shall
I. as to the right of representation and /
/ suffrage, remain an integral part
thereof, during the s's twenty-year
! period.
Sec. IL. The Governor. Auditor.
and Secretary of State. or any two
Of them. shall ''' prior to January
l. 1858. in the year 1871, and every
twenty years thereafter, ascertain
and determine the ratio OF represent
tatton. for Representatives and
Senator's, the number Of Representa-
lives and Senators each county or .
district shall be entitled to elect, and
ernor shall cause the same 10 be pub
nshed. in such manner as shall be
directed by law.
And be II further resolved. That
at the election herein designated for
the submission of this amendment TO
the electc.- of the State of Ohio. the
same shau be placed on the official
ballot IN the manner prescribed by
law and shall be designated as fol-
lows: