The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-20
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMRND-
MRNTS
AMENDMENT NO. I

Resolved by the General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, Three-ifths of the members elected TO each
House concurriug therein That it be and hereby is
proposed the electors of this state TO vote on the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
rejection of the following amendment as sn6sti'
into for the twentyfth section of the second article
of the constitution and for the second section OF the
same srcc and for the third section of the eleventh
article viz all regular sessions OF me General As
sembly shall commence on the first Monday of Janu.
ary, annually. Senators shall he elected bienally, and
representatives annually, by the electors of their
spective counties districts the second Tuesday of
October Their term of office shall commence on the
hrst day of January next after their election and that
OF senator's shall continue two years and that of rep
resentatves one year. The senator's elected in Octo
ber next shall hold their Offices for years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Olicec for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the ~ = . elected the second Tuesday of Oc
tober en- he ascertaned by lot, as the President
Oft Az l5 may direct, shall hold their office for only
oneI s 4nd their successors shall he elected on the
sec - Tuesday of October one thousand eight hun
dred and Gfty.cight and beHnilly thereafter, When
ray county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative large that being multiplied by ten
the result shall be equal to more ratios addi
tional representatives shall be apportoned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the following manner lftherc be only one
ratio then Representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the decennial period
II there ratios representatives shall be alot
ted the ninth and tenth sessions If three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth IL five to the SIXTH seventh, eighth
ninth and ;enth If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth If to the fourth fifth,
sixth seventh eighth. ninth and tenth If eight to the
ahrd fourth, fifth, sixth seventh, eight ninth and
tenth II nine to the second third, fourth th SIXTH
reventb eighth ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
oenniai period respectively.
In determining the number of senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in decennial
period by of any fraction Of senatorial ratio
frac tiOH shall be multiplied by five, and il the re-
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio an additional
Senator shaH be allotted to said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, NINTH
and enth sessions shall be allotted TO such district If
three then the fifth, sixth seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth.
II four the fourth fifth sixth seventhe eighth
NINTH and tenth sessions respectively, If this amend
ment be adopted by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or both
branches Of the lie gsature in the fourth aud fifth ses
sions Of the present decennial period proyid
ed shall have like number Of members in each branch
thereof each session of the remainder Of the pres
ent decennial period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
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