Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-08

manner prescribed by law. at tns
general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November. 1854. proposltion 70
tic7s /, 3. 6. 9. 10 and IL OF Article
Xl of the Constitution Of the State
of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE II
Sec. 2. Senators and representa-
tives shall be elected ''' quadren-
nially by the electors of the respec-
tive counties or districts. on the hrSt
Tuesday after the first Monday N
November; their term If office sh IL
commence on the first day of jan
uary next thereafter. end continue
four ''' years.
ARTICLE XII
Sec. I. The apporionInent Of this
State for members of the
House of Representatives shall be
made prior to January i. 1858. in the
Years ~: thereafter. in the follow
ing manner: The whole population
OF the State. as aScerta1ned by the
federal census, or in such other mode
as the General Assembly may direct.
shall be divided by the number one
Hundred" and the quotient shall be
the ratio of representation in the
Eouse of Representatives. for
twenty years next succeeding such
apportionment
have a fraction above the ratio. SO
large. that being multiplied by five.
the result will be equal to one or
more ratios, additional Representa-
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 ''' quadrennial period OF the
''' twenty-year period: if there are
two ratios, a Representative shall be
allotted to the fourth and third
quadrennial periods. respectively; II
three. to the third, second. and first
'' quadrennial periods, respectively;
If four. TO the fourth. third, second,
and first ''' quadrennial periods.
respectively.
shall be made prior to January l.
twenty years thereafter.
The ratio for Senator shall, for
ever hereafter, be ascertained. by
dividing the whole population of the
State, by the number thirty-five.
Sec. .. Any county forming part
of a Senatorial district, having ac-
CURED population equal to full
Senatorial ratio shall be made a
regular ''' tWenty-year apportion-
mcnt. If full Senatorial ratio shall
be left in the district from which 1t
shall be taken.
Sec. 10. 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
tricts. except as above provided. ALI
territory. belonging to a county at
the time of any apportiornnent. shall,
as to the right of representation and
suffrage. remain an integral part
thereof. during the 80 twenty-year
period.
Sec IL. The Governor. Auditor,
and Secretary of State. or any two
of them. shall ''' prior to January
/. 1885, 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-
tives and Senators each county or
district shall be entitled to elect, and
for what years, ''s and the Gov
ernor shall cause the same to be pub
lshed. 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 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-
lows: