The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-08-06
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.


State of Ohio, Three-6fths Of the mem
bers elected toeach House concurringthere'
in, That itbe and hereby is proposed to the
electors Of this State to vote on the Sec
ond Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following
amendment as substitute for the twenty
fifth Section Of the Second Article OF the
Constitution and for the second Section oi
the same Article, and for the third Sec
ton of the eleventh Article, viz: All reg
ular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday oi
january, annually. Senators shall be
elected bicnnially, and Representatives
annually, by the electors Of their respect.
i've counties or districts on the second Tues.
day ofOctober Their term Of Office sha,
commence on the first day of January next
after their election, and that of Senators
shall continue two years, and that OF Rep.
resentatiyes one year. The Senators cleo
ted in October next shall hold their Offices
for two years, and the Representatives
elected at the same time shall hold their
offices for one year. Provided, that sew
entcen of the Senators elected on the Sec
ond Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be as
certained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only one year, and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday oi
October, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty eight, and biennially thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction
above the rates for Representatives SO
large that being multiplied by ten, the re-
suit shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be appor-
toned for such ratios, among the several
sessions of the decennial period in the fol-
lowing manner: If there be only one ra-
ito then Representative shall be allotted
to the tenthses ion ofthe decennial period
If there are two ratios, Representatives
shall be allotted to the ninth and tenth
sessions; If three, tothe eighth, ninth ,and
tenth sessions; If four, to the seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If ffive.t the sixth,
seventh, eight, ninth and tenth; Ii six, to
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If seven, to the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight,
to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If nine, to the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators
to which any senatorial district might be
entitled in any decennial period, by rea.
son of any fraction of senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by FIVE,
and if the result be equal to one senatori
al ratio, an additional Senator shall be al
lotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two sucl
ratios an additional Senator for the sew.
enth, eighth, ninth, and tenth session.
shall be allotted to such district. II three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth.
Ii four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
respectively If this amendment be adop
ted by the electors, the counties now enti
tied to more than one member in eithe
or both branches of the Legislature in tht
iOuItH Anu uIlu ScSSioHS vi tu0 pftseH
decennial period as now provided, shal
have like number of members in eacl
branch thereof for each session of the re-
mainder of the present decennial period
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
+ Speaker ofMe House of Representatives
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
President of tile Senate
A.fo1 ,or1