True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-30
Laws Of Ohio,
PROP0sEDC CONSTITUTION
b AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

Resolued by the General Assemby O
the Sfate of Ohio, Three-fifths of the
members elected to each House concurrinl
therein, That it be and 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 following amend
meuts as substitute for the twenty nth
section Of the second Article Of the Oonstitu'
ton and for the second section OF the same
article, and for the third section of the elev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions OF the
General Assembly shall commence on the fist
Monday Of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially, and Representatives, an
nuallv. by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
Of October. Their term of office shall COM
mence on the first day Of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall con-
tinue two years, and that of Representatives
one wear, The senators elected 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. Pro.
yidcd, that seventeen of the senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
BE- ascertaiued 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 of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Represen'
tative so large that being multiplied by ter
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional representatives shall be apportion
I'd for such ratios among the several sessions
of the decennial period in the following man
uer If there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
Of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shal
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions
If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses
sions If four, to the seventh, eighth nintl
and tenth; lffve, to the sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth If six, to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lfseven, t
the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, mint
and tenth If eight, to the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
nine, to the second, third fourth, fifth sixth
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth sessions G
the decennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators
which any senatorial district may be enttle
IN any decennal period, by reason of an
fraction oil senatorial ratio, the fraction sha
be multiplied by five, and if The result'b
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additions
senator shall be allotted to said district fc
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equ,
TO two such ratios an additional senator f,
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district. If thre
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, mint
and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, S
venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions I
spectively. If this amendment be adopted
the electors, the counties now entitled to mo
than one member in either or both branch
OF the Legislature in the fourth and fifth Sc
sions of the present decennial period as nt
provided, shall have like number of me
bers in each branch thereof for each session
the remainder of the present decennial peric
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House GfRepresentatir'
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of The Senal
Dated April 3, 1857.