Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-16
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Proposed Constitution amendments
To Be Submitted to The voters Of Ohio at The 0ctoSer


--osS :, AMENDMENT no. /. 5-s, .EF
DESeLyED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
II, STATE OF OHIO, Threeffths of the members elect
ed 70 each House concurring therein, That it be and
hereby proposed TO the electors of this State to vote
the Tuesday of October next upon the APPROX
al or rejection of the following amendment as substi-
ute for the twenyh Section OF the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section of the same
Article, and for the third Section of the eleventh
Artele viz All regular session of the General Assembly
shall commence the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall be elected ennsly and
annually the electors of their respective counties
cicrics the second Tuesday of October Their term
of Office shall commence the FIRST day of January next
after their election and that the senators shall continue
two that of Representatives year The
elected in October next shall hold their offices for
two years. and the Representatives elected at the
time shall hold their offices for Provided that
seventeen Senators elected the second Tuesday
of October 1857 asserained by lot the President
the Senate may direct shall held their office for only
year. and their shall be elected the
ond TUESDAY of October thousand eight hundred and
ffty-sisht and tiennisly thereafter When county
shah have fraction above the rates for Representative
so large that being multiplied by ten the result shall be
cqusl to ratios, additional Representatives
shall be apportoned for such ratios among the several
sessions OF the decennal PERIOD in the following manner
If there he only ratio then Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session of the decennisl period
II there two ratios Representatives shalle allotted
to the ninth and teuth sessions; If three to the eighth,
NINTH and tenth sessions four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions; five to the SIXTH seventh
eighth ninth and tenth II the fifth sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth II seven the fourth, Gfth
SIXTH SEVENTH eigth ninth and tenth; If eight to the
third fourth, fh, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and
tenth If nine to the second, third fourth fifth, SIXTH
eighth ninth and tenth sessions of decenHial
period respectively. -- -. .f
In determining the number of Senators which any
senatorial district might he entledn decennal pc
Rod by of any fraction of senatorial ratio the
fraction shall be multiplied by fve and if the result be
equal to senatorial rsiio additional Senator shall
allotted to said district for the ninth and tenth
sions If il he equal to two such ratios additional
Senator for the seventh eighth NINTH and tenth sessions
shabe allotted to such district If three then to the
! ffth sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth.
If four to the third fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this amend
nent adopted by the electors the counties enti
tied to than one member in either both
branches of the Legislature in the fourth and ffh
ions present decennal period provided shall
have like number Of mebers in each branch thereof for
each session of the remainder of the present decennal
period. - :
~ r Urn 4 ss% n. H.. VAN WORRIES,
- Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
- -7-7 THOMAS H. FORD,
q = r-s -- President of the Senate.
Dated April 81, 1857.