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Former Provisions of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, 1851 Former Art. XI, § 1

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The apportionment of this state for members of the general assembly, shall be made every ten years, after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, in the following manner:  The whole population of the state, as ascertained 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 house of representatives, for ten years next succeeding such apportionment.

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