The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-03
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENT NO. !

RESOLVED blythe General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, That it be
and hereby is proposed tothe electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der next, upon the approval On rejection OF the
following amendment as a substitute for the
twenty-tifth Section of the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section CT
the same Article and for the third s~ection of
the eleventh Article, viz: All regular sessions
of the General Assembly shall, mme on
the first Monday of january, annually. Sena-
tors shall be elected biennially, and Represent
.statives annually, by the electors of their re-
tspective counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October Their term of Office shall
on the first day of January next
after their election, and that of Senators shall
continue two years, and that of Representa-
tives one year. The Senators elected nooto-
Der next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro
|vided, that seventeen of the Senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, tosbe
ascertained by lot, as the Presidentof the Sen
ate may direct, shall hold their Office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected
on the second Tuesday of October, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and bien-
tnidthJ hC any Jun Sihtil
have a fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, adj
ditional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennial period in the following manner :
If there be only one ratio then a Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session OF
the decennial period If there are two ratios
Repl esentatives shall be allotted to the ninth
and tenth sessions; If three to the eighth, ninth
and tenth sessions; If four to the seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If five 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 thild,
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 decennial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any d~ecennial. 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, an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall be al.
letted to such district. If three then to the
fifth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth,
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively
If this amendment be adopted by tne electors
the counties now entitled to more than one
member in either or both branches of the Leg
~islature in the fourth and fifth sessions of tn,
present d~ecennial period as no provided, shall
have a like number of members ineach brancl
thereof for each session of the remainder o
the present decennial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of The Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.