The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-28
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
10 be submitted to he Peq''s On tie % Iaes3ay Q
Octoter, 1867.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT No. !.

AMENDMENT No. !.
Resolved by the General Assembly OF the State
of Ohio, 1hree-fitths of the members elected Ia
each House concurriBg 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
as a substitute Tor the twoniy-hfth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and lcr 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 biennially and Representatives
nuaIly, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts or the second Tuesday of 0clober.-
Their term of office shall comm@I.c OH the first
dny of January next alter their election and that Of
Senators shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for Two years, and
the Representa- lives elected at the time shall
hold their offices for one year Provided that II of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tUber, 1857, 10 be ascertaned by lot, the Prcsi-
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their office
for only year, and their successors shall be cleo
Ted the second Tuesday of Ucto thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and bUnnially thereafter.
When any county shall have IA fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal TO one or
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor
TONED for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennal period in the following manner: Ii
lie allotted 10 the tenth session OF the decepnal pe
icd
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; Ii three To
The eighth, nuth and tenth sessions; II four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; IT five, to the
sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; II six TO
the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, niath and tenth; Ii
seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and enth If eight 10 the third, fourth fifth,
sixth, seventh eigth, ninth and tenth; 1t nine TO the
second third, fourth, ttth, sixth. seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie deCepnlai period
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cenni al period, by reasonrt any fraction of sena
tora ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to Senatorial raio al
additional Senator snail be allotted 10 said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions II 1t be equal Il
two such ratios an additional Senator tor the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth sessions shall be aliot-
ted to such district. If three then TO the fifth, sixth
seventh eigoth, ninth and tenth.
If four to the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment he adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature i'll the
fourth and fifth sessions OF the present decernia pc
riod as now provided, shall have like number Of
members in each branch thereof for each session oi
the remainder OF the present decennlal period.
N ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS Il. FORD
Presiden OF the Senate.
On ted April 3D. 1857