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The legislative branch, the Ohio General Assembly, is made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is composed of 99 members elected from single-member districts of equal population. Each of the 33 senate districts is formed by combining three house districts.
The first mayor of Columbus to be elected by popular vote was John Brooks in 1834. [4] Five mayors have served non-consecutive terms. Philo H. Olmsted is counted as both the 8th and 12th mayor, [ 5 ] Alexander Patton as both the 17th and 19th mayor, [ 6 ] James G. Bull as both the 22nd and 24th mayor, [ 7 ] George J. Karb as both the 30th and ...
The mayor is responsible for the administration of city government. The Columbus City Council is a unicameral body consisting of nine members elected or appointed at-large. The city has numerous government agencies, responsible for public education, health, and safety; emergency services; recreational facilities; sanitation; water supply; and ...
Huntington built its first five-story building in 1878, on the intersection's southwest corner. Four of P. W.'s five sons became partners during the 1890s and early 1900s. The bank was incorporated in 1905 as The Huntington National Bank of Columbus. [11] Huntington died in 1918 shortly after turning the bank over to his sons. [12]
The General Assembly first convened in Chillicothe, then the Ohio capital, on March 1, 1803. [4]The second constitution of Ohio, effective in 1851, took away the power of the General Assembly to choose the state's executive officers, granting that right to the voters.
The Supreme Court of Ohio was founded in 1802, established in the state constitution as a three-member court, holding courts in each county every year. The constitution was approved that year, one year before statehood. In 1823, the state legislature ordered the court to meet annually in Columbus.
Columbus City Hall (1872–1921), location of the city's first public library. Following the founding of Columbus in 1812, [4] the people of the city struggled to establish a public library. While several attempts were made with private funds, such as the 1835 Columbus Reading Room and Institute and the 1853 Columbus Athenium, these were all ...
Telhio is a not-for-profit financial cooperative where its members are also its owners. Telhio offers 12 branch offices throughout Central and Southwestern Ohio and nearly 5,000 shared branching locations nationwide. Telhio is governed by a Board of Directors, which is made up of members elected by their peer members.