The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-09
Proposed Constitution Amend
mentS.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. l.

AMENDMENT NO. !. .!l
Resolved by the General Assembly Of dpe State
OF Ohio, Three-fths of the members elected TO
each House concurrinc therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors of this State TO vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next upon the
| approval or rejection of the following amendment
as a substitute Tor the twenty-tilth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec
ond section OF the snne Article, and for abe third
Section OF thr eleventh Article, viz: A regular ses.
| sions of The General Assembly shall commence on
| the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected blGnnally, and Representatives, an
nually, by the electors OF their respective counties
or districts OF the second Tuesday OF October
| Their term OF Office shall comm"Lce on the first
day of Ja9uary next alter their election aud that of
Senators shall continue TWO years, and that Of Rep
| reSontatiVes one year The Senators elected in Oe
tober 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 II of
the Senators elected on The second Tuesday of Oc-
lUber, 1851 to be asccrtaned by lot, MS the Presi.
dent OF The Senate may direct shall hold their Office
for only gear, and their SUCCESSORS shall be eec-
ted on the second Tuesday OF Oct thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and benniaIly thereafter
| When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative SO large that bcin0 myti-
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to Que or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be app0r-
loned ior such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennlal period i'll the following manner: II
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
/
| led.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessioDs If three to
the eighth ninth and tenth sossiOns II four to the
seventh, eighth ninth and teHth; If five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii six 10
the fifth, SIXTH seventh. eighth nlth and tenth; If
seven to the fourth, hh sixth, seventh, eighth
NINTH and tenth; II eight 10 the thiId, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh eigth, ninth and tenth Ii nine to the
second third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions OF the decennial period re
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennial period. by reason ot any fraction of sena
toral ratio the fraction shall he multiplied by five
and if the result be equal to senatorial ratio an
additional Senator shall be allotted to said district
fer the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal 10
two such ratios additional Senator for the sew
enh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be aliot-
ted TO such district II three then to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and TENTH
If four TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. III
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 decerna Pc
riod as now provided, shall have like number uf
members in each branch thereof Tor each session ol
the remainder Of the present Gecennial period.
N. ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
Prcsdenl OF the Senate.
Dntpd Anr;I 91 1887