Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-07
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
n ENTNS.
AMENDMENT NO l

R~csolued by the General assembly offhe State
Of Ohio, Three-ffths OF the members elected TO
each House concurrlng therein, That it be aud
hereby is proposed to the electors of this State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next
upon the approval or rejection of the f~olIowIu1
amendments as O substitute for the twenty-fTth
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
and for the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence Oh the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
%nially, and Representatives annually, bv the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of office shall commence en- the first day of jan
aary next after their election, and that Of Sena
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentatircs elected at the same time shall hold
then Offices for one wear. Provided, that seven
teen ofthc Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October. 1857, to be ascertained by lot as
the President OF the Senate may direct. shall
hold their Office for ouly one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
OF October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When anv
county shall have 4 fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied
by t IL, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be an
portion for such ratios among the several ses-
sions of the dccennial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then n Ron,
resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decenuIal period.
II ia ere are two Ratios Representatives shall
DC allotted 10 the nlnth ana tenth sessions: III
three to the eighth, uiHth, and tenth sessions: II
four to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: Il
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth: If seven to the fourth, Fl fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii 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 dccennial period respcc-
tively.
In determining the number of Senators TO
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any dcccunial period, by reason of any frac-
ton of q senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five and if the result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted TO said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO such
district If three then to the fifth, sixth. sew
cuth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the Shird, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
cnth, ei ghth, ninth and tenth sessions reside
lively. If this amendment be adopted BY tie
electors, the counties now entitled 70 MOI e than
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature i'll the fourth and fifth sessions of The
present dccennial period as BOW provided, shall
have a like number of members Of each branch
thereof for each session Of the present dccennial
period.
\. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the Hons Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President of TIE Senate.
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