The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-16
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
To be submitted to the People on the ID Tuesday Of
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.



Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three -Htths OF the members elected to
each Honse concurring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors of this State TO vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of The following amendment
a substitute tor the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article oil the Constitution and for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and or the third
Section OF the eleventh Article, viz All regular ses
sionS of the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually Senators
shall be elected hienniaIy and Representatives an.
nuaIly, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of October
Their term OF office shall CommaL ce on the first
day OF January nexraIter their election, end that of
Senators shall continue TWO wears, and that of Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators elected in Oc
tobeT next shall hold their offices for TWO years. and
the Represents ia lives elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices tor year. Provided that II o.
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tOber, 1857, to be asceraned by lot as the Presi.
dent OF the Senate may direct shall hold their office
tor only one year, and their successors shall be eec-
ted the second Tuesday of Octone thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and bennlaiy thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
TaIios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
uoned Tor such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennal period in the following manmer II
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
he allotted 10 the tenth session oil the decenna Pc
led.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall he
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 If FIVE, to the
sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Ii six to
The fifth sixth, seventh. eighth ninth and tenth; If
seven 10 the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth, and tenth; If eight the third, fourth fifth
SIXTH seventh eigth, ninth and tenth II nine to the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie deCennial period re
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled III any de-
cenni al period by reason of any fraction of sena.
torial ratio, the fracon snail be multiplied by i've
and ii the result be equal to one senatorial ratio an
additional Senator snail be all Sitcd TO said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios additional Senator Tor the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth Sessions shall be aiot-
ted to such district If three then the fifth sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
If four to the third fourth, filth, sixth. seventh
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively II
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decerna pc
riod as now provided, shall have like number of
members in each branch thereof Tor euch session OF
the remainder oil the present decennial period.
n. ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS IL, FORD,
Presiden ot the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.