Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-04-30
CONSTITUTION A.
MEN M ENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

Resolucd By the General assembly Of the State
of Ohio, Three-ifths 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 October next,
upon the approval or rejection OF the following
amendments as q substitute for the twenty-isth
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-
bly, shall commence OF the first Monday OF Jam
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
uially, 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
aary next after their election, and that OF Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentatives 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, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President of the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for Gully one year, and their sue
ceSsors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives. so large that being multiplied
by t II, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
portion d for such ratios among the several seS-
Sions of the decenuial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two RltIOS representatives snail
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
live to the sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and
tenth, If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth: If seven to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight
to the third. 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 decenuial period rcspcc-
lively.
In determining the number of Senator'S TO
which any Senatoviatd district might be entitled
in any deccnnial period, by reason OF any frac-
ton Of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and If the result be equal to
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
IN additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such
| 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 ghth, ninth and tenth sessions rcspcc-
lively. If this amendment be adopted by the
I electors, the counties now entitled TO MOI c than
one member in either or both branches of the
| Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dccennial period as now provided, shal II
have o like number of members of each branch
thereof for each session of the present d.cennial
period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President o. the Senate.