Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-06-25
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.

Re.ofred bV tia General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio Three-fifths Of the members elected 30 each
House concurring therein. That it he and hereby is
proposed the electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday of October next upon the approval or
rejection fthe following amendment as substitute
for the twentyf h Section Of the second Article OF
the Constitution and for the second Section of the
same Ari Gle and for the third Section OF the eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions of the General As
ary annually. Senators shall be elected bienniay
and Representatives annually by the electors OF their
respective unties DISTRICTS on the second Tues
of October. Their terms of ofce shall commence on
the rst day of January after their election, and
that ofSenators shs continue two years ard tnet OF
Rel resentatives one year. The senators elected IN
October next shall hold their Offices for two years. and
the Representatives elected a; the same time shall
hold their offices for one year. Provided. that seven
Senator'S elected on the second Tuesday OF
October, 1857 to be ascertained by lot as the Pres
dent of the Senate may Direct shall hold their once
for only year. nc their successors shall be elected
the second Tuesday of October one thousand eight
hundred aud fifty yeight, hennialIy the reafter.-
When any county shall have fraction above the
for Rep so large that being multiplied
by ten the result shall be equal to or more ratios
additional Representatives, shall be appointed for such
among the several sessions OF the decenna peri
cd In the following manner: If there be only one
ratio thu Representative shall be allotted 10 the
tenth session of the decennial period.
Ifther are two ratios Representatives shall be al
oted TO the ninth and tenth sessions If three to The
eighth inth and tenth sessions II four to the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; Iffve to sixth, sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10 the hth SIXTH
seventh eighth ninth and tenth; Hseven 10 the ioun
ith sixth, seventh eighth ninth and tenth eight,
the third fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth If nine 10 the second, third fourth NTH,
SIXTH seventh. eight ninth and tenth sessions of the
decennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators 10 Wnlcn
senatorial district might be entitled in any deeen-
nia period, by of any fraction ofa senatorial
ratio the fraction shall be multiplied by fve and
the result be equal 10 one senatorial ratio, an addi
tiona Senator shall be allotted to SAID district for the
ninth and tenth sessions. it be equal to two such
ratios an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such dis
,rct If three then 10 the fifth, sixth,
ninth and tenth.
Hfour, to the third. fourth, fhh, sixth, seventh
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively Hthis
amendment be adopted by the electors, the counties
Eow entitled TO more than one member in either OF
boil ranches of the Leg islature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period now
provided shall have a like number OF members IN
each branch thereof for each session OF ce remaldei
olthe present decennal period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
THOMAS H. FORD,
Preyident of the Senate