The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-15
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
AMExbMENT NO. l.

AMENDMENT NO. Il. ~
Resolved BY the General Assembly Of tho State
Of Ohio, Three-ifths Of the members elected to
each House concufFing therein, That il be and is
hereby proposed to the electors Of hs State TO vote
on the Second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
as substitute Tor the tweniy-ifth 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 Article viz: All regular ses
sions Of the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January, annually. Senators
shall be elected bennially, and Representatives
nualy, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday Of October
Their term Of office shall cornmsbce on the first
day of January next after then 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- tives elected at the time shul
hold their ofheesfor one year Provided that IL Of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesd ay of Oc
tober, 1851 to be ascertaned by lot, the Presi.
dent OF the Senate may direct shall hold their office
for only year. and their shall be cleo
ted the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and bennially thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decenna period in the following manner: If
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
De " seSsioH VI uoCeHulal
ned. ela.
Ii there are two ratios Re presentatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tent sessions; If three to
the eighth ninth and tenth sessions; Ii four the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Ii 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 the third, fourth, fifth
SIXTH seventh eigth, ninth and tenth Ii nine TO the
second, third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot the decennial period
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cenn al period, by reason Of any fraction of sena-
ora ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to one senatorial ratio
additional Senator snail be allStted to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions IT 1t be equal to
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be aot-
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth A
If four to the third, fourth, fifth sixth seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively IT
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decennia Pc
riod as now provided shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof for each session Of
| the remainder Of the present decennial period.
N. ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
Ha Presidenl OF the Senate.
Dated April 3D. 1857