The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-03
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
.MENDMEST NO /

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MENTS.
I AMENDMENT NO /.
! ReSolred Ly The General Assem5Iy of the
State Of Ohio, Three 6flhs of the mem
bers elected to each House econcurringthere-
in, That be and hereby is proposed tothe
electors of this State to vote on the sec-
Eond Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following
amendment as substitute !or the twenty
fifth Section of the Second Article Of the
Constitution and for the second Section OF
the same Article, and for the third Sec
ton of the eleventh Article, viz: All reg
ular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday of
January, annually. Senators shall be
elected biennially, and Representatives
annually, by the electors of their respect
i've counties or districts on the second Tues
day Of October. Their term Of Office shall
commence on the first day of January next
after their election, and that of Senators
shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators cleo
ted 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. Provided, that sew
enteen of the Senators elected on the Sec
ond Tuesday of October, 1857, to be as
certained 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
ffty-eight, and biennially thereafter
When any county shall have fraction
above the rates for Representatives so
large that being multiplied by ten, the re-
suit shall be equal to one or more ratios,
representatives shall be appor.
toned for such ratios, among the several
sessions Of the. decennial period in the fol-
lowing manner: If there be only one ra-
ito then Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth hsession ofthe decennial period.
If there are two ratios, epresentatives
shall be allotted to the ninth and tenth
sessions; If three. to the eighth, ninth ,and
tenth sessions; If four, to the seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If five, to the sixth,
seventh, eight, ninth aad tenth; If six, to
he fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and
entb; If seven, to the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II eight,
o the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
ghth, ninth and tenth; If nine, to the
econd, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, :
ighth, ninth and tenth sessions of the de- !,
ennial period respectively !.
In determining the number of Senators
o which any senatorial district might BE-
Untitled in any decennial period, by rea !
ION ofany fraction of a senatorial ratio,
he fraction shall be multiplied by five,
md if the result be equal to one senatori- !,
Il ratio, an additional Senator shall be al
otted 10 said district for the ninth and :
euth sessions. If 1t be equal to two such !,
altos an additional Senator for the sew
NTH, eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions :
hall be allotted to such district. II three !,
hen to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
linth and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, =
eventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions e
If this amendment be adop, 5
ed by the electors, the counties now enti-
led to more than one member in either .
n both branches Of the Legislature in the Il
ourth and fifth sessions of the present.
ecennial period as now provided, shall q
ave like number of members in each :
ranch thereof for each session of the re-
1ainder of the present decennial period. .
n. H. VAN WORRIES. =
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,