Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-08
LEGAL
PROPOSED f
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENT NO I.

RssoEred By the Genera! Assembly of the stats of
Ohio, Three-hfths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein. That il he and hereby is
proposed the electors of this State vote the
second Tuesday of October next the approval or
rejection ofthe following amendment substitute
for the twenty- nh Section of the second Article Of
the Constitution and for the second Section of the
same Ari ce and for the third Section ofthe eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions Of the General As
senhly shall commence on the first Monday OF Janu-
ary. annually. Senators shall be elected biennialy,
and Representatives annually. by the electors Of their
respective unties DISTRICTS the second Tues
of October Their terms of Office shall commence on
the day Of January next after their election, and
that ofSenators sha continue years. and that Of
Rel resentatives year. The Senators elected in
October shall hold their Offices for two years and
the Representatives elected a, the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Provided that seven
OF the Senators elected the second Tuesday Of
October, 1857 TO be ascertaned by lot. the Presi
dent of the Senate may direct. shall hold their Office
for only year. and their shall he -leeted
the second Tuesday of October, thousand eight
hundred and ffty-eight, bienBialiy the reaher-
When any county shall have fraction above the
for large that being multiplied
by ten, the result shall he equal to ratios
additional Representatives shall be appointed for such
the several sessions Of the decennia peri
| cd in the following manner: If there be only one
tho a Representative shall be allotted 10 the
| tenth session OF the deccnnial period.
IftheiT two ratios Representatives shall be al
lOtted the ninth and tenth sessions II three to the
eighth ninlh and tenth sessions; IT four to the
enth eighth, ninth and tenth Iffive to sixth, sew
enh eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10 the th. sixth.
seventh eighth ninth and tenth: Hseven TO the fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth and tenth; Heght,
the third fourth fifth, SIXTH seventh eighth. ninth
and tenth; III nine to the second third, fourth. hfth,
SIXTH seventh eight ninth and tenth sessions of the
decennal period respectively.
| In determining tine number OF Senators 10 which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any decen
period, by of any fraction of senatorial
ratio. tie traction shall he multiplied BY i've, and n
the result he equal 10 senatorial ratio, an add5
tiOna Senator shall he allotted TO district for the
ninth and tenth sessions III il he equal to two such
ratios additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted such dis
trict. three then the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
| ninth and tenth.
fiour to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, NINTH and tenth sessions respectively. nths
amendment he adopted by the electors, the counties
Low 'ntit led TO more than member in eirhef OF
bOil ranches OF the Leg islaiure in the ioarth and
fifth sessions of the present ecernal period as now
| provided, shall have like number Of members in
each branch thereof for each session re remaidef
Olthe present decenniai period.
i N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of abe House Of Representatives..
| THOMAS Ii. FORD,
| President Of the Senate.
| n,tad Anil III