The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-10-21


general election 70 be held on ina
first Tuesday after the first Monday
IN November. 1854 a proposition 10
amend section 2 Of Article II and Sec
tons /, 3. G. 8. 10 and II CT Article
xI Of the Constitution OF the Stabs
Of Ohio as follows
ARTICLE II
Sec. 2. Senators and represents
lives shall be elected - Guadren-
nlally by the eIectC IS Of the Tespsc-
tive counties or districts, on the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday ia
November; their tern OF Office SHAH
commence on the first day OF jan
uary next thereafter. and eontinuG
four years.
ARTICLE xI
Sec. ]. The apportionment of thie
State for members OF the ''s
House of RepresentatiS shah n@
mace prior TO January 958. in th@
year 1871. and every - twenty
years thereafter, in the follows
ing manner: The whole population
OF the State. as ascertained by thsl
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
House of Representatives. for +'s
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-
hves shall be apportioned for such
ratios, among the several - quad
rennial periods Of the rss twenty
year period, in the following man
ner: if there be only one ratio a Rep
resentahve shall be allotted to ths
nth quadrennial period of tho
tWenty-year period; If there ara
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allotted to the fourth and third 's'
quadrennial periods. respectively: If
three, to the third, second, and FIRST
quadrennial periods, respectively:
four 10 the fourth, third, second.
and first quadrennial periods
respectively.
Sec. 6. The apportionment of this
state for members of the Senate
5aal ;5Sa be made made prior ro1 to January !.
twenty years thereaffer. Ter anu '
The ratio for a Senator shall tor
ever hereafter, be ascertained, by
dividing the whole population of The
Sec. 9. Any county forming part
Of a Senatorial district. having ac-
CURED a population equal TO a full
Senatorial ratio. shall be made a
separate Senatorial district. at aay
ment. if full Senatorial ratio shall
be left in the district from which it
shall be taken
Sec. 10. For the first ten years.
after the year one thousand eight
hundred and ffty-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
tr1cts, except as above provided. All
territory. belonging 10 a county at
the time of any apportionnent. shan.
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 tfs January
!, 1858. in the year 1871, and every
twenty years thereafter, ascertain
and determine the ratio of represen-
tatioll. - for Representatives and
Senators. the number of Representa-
hves and Senators each county or
district shall be entitled to elect, and
for what years, -" and the Gov
ernor shall cause the same TO be pub
hshed, 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:
I To amend section OF
Article II and sections i.
YES g. 6. 9. 10 and II of Article
&I of the Constitution
- - OF the State of Ohio 10
/ provide four year terms
| NJ of pfffra for members uf