The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-05
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENnMENT NO. j.

Resoloed by the General assembly Of the State
Of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, That 1t be
and hereby is proposed to the electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der next, upon the approvalor rejection OF the
following amendment as a substitute for the
twenty-ffth Section of the second Article OF
the Constitution and forsthe second Section. OF
the same Article, and for the third section OF
The eleventh Article, viz: All regular sessions
of the,General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday of January. annually. Sena-
tors shall he elected biennially, and Represen-1
tatives annually, by the electors of their re-
spective counties or districts on sthe second
Tuesday 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 Representa-
tives one year. The Senators elected IN octo-
Der next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for one year. Fro
vided, that seventeen of the Senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1891, to be
ascertained by lot, as the President OF the Sem
ate may direct, shall hold their office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected
on the second Tuesday of October, one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-eight. and bien-
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive SO large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, adj
ditional Representatives, shall be apportioned
| for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennial period in the following manner
| If there be only one ratio then Representa-
I tive shall be allotted to the tenth session OF
the decennial period; If there are two ratios
Repl esentatives 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, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii SIX to the
] fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
If SEVENTH the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the thiid
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
| tenth: If nine to the second. third, fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions of the decennial period respectively
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
| in any decennial period, by reason OF any frac
ton of Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall bs
multiplied by five, and if the result be equa
/ to one Senatorial ratio, an additional Senator
shall be allotted to said district for the nintl
and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two suci
ratios, an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions shall be al
ilotted to such district. If three then to th
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
If four to the third, fourth, ffth sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively
If this amendment be adopted by the electors
/ the counties now entitled to more than on
member in either or both branches Of the Leg
4 islature in the fourth and fifth sessions of tn
& present decennial period as now provided, shal
! have like number of members in each brancl
Il thereof for each sessionsof the remainder G
the present decennial period.
II N. H. VAN WORRIES,
u Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
i THOMAS II. FORD, "a
u President Of the Senate.
i Dated April Sd, 1857.