Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-08-27

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Rssolped By ils General Asseasbly Of de Stais
Of OIio, Three-fith Of the members elected to
each House eoncurug therein. that il be and here
5y is proposed 10 the electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October rext, upon the
approval OF rejection q the following amendment
IS substitute Cor the twenty fifth Section Of .he
second Article of The Constitution aad for the
second Section Of the same Article and.ior the
third Section of the eleventh Article viz: All reg
uIar sess:cas Of the General Assembly shall COM
mence on the first Monday Of January, annuasy'-
Senators shall be elected bieuntly, and RePresen'
taiyes annually, by the elections Of their respective
COUNTIES or diiricts on the second Tuesday OF Dc
tober Their term Of Office shall commence on
the ffst day Of January next after their election,
and that OF Senators shall coutnue two years, aud
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected "a October next shall hold their Offices Tor
two years aud the Representatives elected st the
same time shall hold their offices for one yeah
Provided that seventeen oftLe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer-
tanned by lot, as the President OF the Senate may
direct shall hold their office foF only year, and
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
dav Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffiy-eiahL aud Lirnuialiy thereafter. When any
county Shall have a fraction above the rates Tor
Representatiye so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall beequa to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apPoFIioned
for such ratios among the several sesNons Of the
deeennial period in the following maaner; lttherr
be only one ratio then, Representative shall b
allotted to tue tenth session Of the decenial pc
ritd.
If there are two ratios, Representatives ehallbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; il three
the eighth, NINTH aud tenth sessions; II four I
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; i five 10 th
sixth seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; II STA to tn
ffh, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and teuth;
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight
ninth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth M
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii MI
to the second, third, fourth, lil!h, sI&lh Ae'
enth eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions o the decel
NAL period respectively.
In determining the number OF Senators
which any senatorial district NIGH; be entitled
anv decenia period, by reason Of any fraction
Senatorial RATIO the fraction shall DO multiple
by five, aud il the result be equal to oae ieaat'
rial ratio. an additional Senator shall be allotted
said district for the ninth and tenth se'4loEs.
!, be equal to two such ratios an additional SEN
torfor the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sesso
shall be allotted to such district. If three then
the filth, sixth, seventh, eighth, niuth al
t:nth.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, soveot
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively
this amendment be adopted by the electors, 4
counties now entitled to more Than one memb
in either or both branches of the Legislature in {
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decen
period as now provided. shall have like naml
Of members in each branch thereof for each se,s'
ofthe remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker ofhc House of Representatives,
THCMAS II. FORD.
President of the Senate,