Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-09-10
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
~MEEDMENTS.
AMENDMENT no /

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RESOLVED By the General assembly ofthe State
O ONO, Three-iifths of the members elected to
each House concurrlng therein, That ii be and
hereby Is proposed to the electors of this State
10 vote ON the second Tuesday of October next,
upon The approval or rejection of the following
amendments as a substitute for the twenty-tifth
Section OF the second Article of the Constitution
anu lor Inc second Section of the same Article,
ana tor the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
VIZ; All regular sessions Of the General Assem-
Oily snail commence on the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bicn-
nially, and Representatives annually, by the
electors OF their respective counties OF districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
Oh oulce snail commence cn the first day of jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Scna-
tors snail continue two years, and that of Repre-
Sentatives elected at the same time shall hold
theII oiices Tor one year. Provided, that seven
tecn'oi 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
hoid their Office for Gully one year, and their sue
ccSSors 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
representative so large that being multiplied
by t IL, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
dortioncd for such ratios among the several SEES
manner. If there be only one ratio then n Rep
rcsentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decenuial period.
Ii mere are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions: II
three to the eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II
five to tho 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 deccnnia1 period respcc-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators tc
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any deceunial period, by reason of any frac
ton of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall bt
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal tC
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 IA tito.
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO sucl
district If three then TO the fifth, sixth, sew.
cnth. eighth, ninth and tcuth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec.
lively. IL this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI c than
one member in either or both branches of tn,
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions OF tia,
present dcccnnial period as now provided, shal
have a like number of members of each brancl
thereof for each session of iii" present dccennia
period.
N. II. y WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS ii. FORD,
President of the Senate.
ADril g, 1897.