Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-27
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
MENDEENIS.
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Resolved by the General Assembly efthc State
of Ohio, Threc-tifthS of the members elected to
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
amendments as q substitute for the twenty-!ifth
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
and for the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
blv shall commence on the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected blcn-
niatIy, and Representatives annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of office shall commence en- the first day of jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Sena-
| tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
| sentatiyes elected at the same time shall hold
then Offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen of the Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October, 1851, to be aScertalned by lot, as
| the President of the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for ouly one year, and their sue
ccssors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. W hen any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied
by t Il, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be ap-
portionCd for such ratios among the several scs-
sions of the decennial period in the f~ollowing
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
reseutative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If
three to the eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; Il
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the 9th, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; fE sever to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth; If eight
TO the third. fourth, nth, sixth. seventh. eighth.
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third
| fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the dccennial period respec.
lively.
In determining the number of Senators t.
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any dccennial period, by reason of any frac
ton of u senatorial ratio, the fraction shall b,
multiplied by five, and t if the result be equal Il
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth ant
; tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratio
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth aud tenth sessions shall be allotted TO sucl
5 district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
enth. eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, 9Th, sixth, sew
enth. eli phth, ninth and tenth sessions respec
; lively. IC this amendment be adopted by til
electors. the counties now entitled to MOI c tina
one member in either or both branches of tn
Leri stature in the fourth and fifth sessions of tn
present decernial period as now provided, shal
have a like number of members of each branc
thereof for each session of the present dccennia
period.
y Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.