The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-06-04
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
To be submitted to the Peop1s M the ID Taeslayg
October, 1851,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. |.

AMENDMENT NO. l..
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three -titthS of the members elected to
each House concurring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors OF this State 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute lor the twenty Section of the
Second Article of the Constitution and for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and for the third
Section of the eleventh Article, viz: All regular ses
sions of the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected bienniaily, and Representatives, an
nuay by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday Of October
Their term of Office shall comm".ce ON the first
day OF January next alter their election, and that of
Senators shall continue TWO years and that of Rep
resentatiyes one year. The Senators elected III DC
tober next shall hold their offices for years. and
the Representatives elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices for one year. Provided that II Of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, 1857 to be ascertained by lot, the Pres-
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only year, and their SUCCESSORS shall be cleo
led the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and blennluiy thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned Tor such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennial period in the following manners II
be allotted to the tenth session OF the decennia pc;
led
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions II four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If 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 tifth sixth, seventh, eighth
NINTH and tenth; Il eight to the third fourth fifth
SIXTH seventh, eigth, ninth and tenth Ii nine the
second, third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions 0t tie decennial period re
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators TO which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cenn al period, by reasonot any fraction OF sena
tora ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal TO one senatorial ratio, an
additional Senator shall be allotted to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth sessions shall be aiot-
ted to such district If three then to the fifth sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
II four to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. Ii
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decenna Pc
rod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof Tor each session OF
the remainder of the present decennlai period.
Nh. VAN VORHES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
Presden OF the Senate.
To tod pril I'd 1877