The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-17
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
To Be Submitted 10 the People on The % Tuesday Of
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. /.

I
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
Of Ohio, Three. .fifths of the members elected TO
each House coneuning therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed 70 the electors Of s State 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
a substitute ior the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and for the third
Section OF the eleventh Arice,viz ALI regular ses
slons OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January, annually. Senators
shall be elected bepnialiy, and Representatives an
nuay, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of Octobor-
Their term OF Office shall conmeL ce on the first
day of January alter their election and that OF
Senators shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators elected in DC
Ober next shall hold their offices for TWO years. and
the Representatives elected Gt the same time shall
hold their Offices for one year. Provided that II OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Dc.
IOber, 1851, 10 be ascertained by iot as the Presi
dent OF the Senate may direct shall hold their office
Tor only one year. and their successors shall be elec
ted on tllesecond Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight and biennially thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large tina being multi.
pied by ten the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be aupor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennial period in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Repre- shall
be allotted 10 the tenth session OF the decennial pe-
led.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall 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; If five to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; ii six TO
the fifth, SIXTH seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth If
seven To the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth, and tenth; II eight to tht third fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, egth, ninth and tenth Ii nine TO the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie deCennial period re
spectlvely.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennia period by reason c any fraction of n sena.
torial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five
and if The result be equal TO senatorial rutio an
additional Senator snail be allotted to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions II 1t be equal to
tao such ratios an additional Senator Tor the sew
enlh eighth, ninth and tenth sus MS shall he aiot.
ted to such district II three then to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four TO the third, fourth fifth, sixth. seventh
eighth, ninth nud tenth sessions respectively Ii
this amendment he ADOPTED by the electors the
counties entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decerna pe-
riod as now provided, shall have like number of
members in each branch thereof Tor each session Of
the remainder OF the present decennial period
N. H. VAN VORHES
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THOMAS ii. FORD,
Presidenl OF the Senate