The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-22
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT No

l. sReselrsd ty .Geaerat Assembly Of The State
isof OHIO, Thsee-fffths of the members elected
! to each House eoncurring therein, That it be
and heraby is proposed to the electors of this
State to-vote on the second Tuesday of Octo-
hcr. next, upon the approval or rejection of the
following amendment as q substitute for the
twentyffth Section of the second Article OF
the Constitution and for the second Section of
the same Article and for the third section of
tue eleventh Article, viz: All regular sessions
of the General Assembly shall commence on
/ the first Monday of january, annually. Sena-
tors shah be elected Liennially, and Represen-
tatives annually, blythe electors of their re-
speesive counties or districts on the second
Tuesday Of October. Their term of Office shall
commence 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 in Octo-
Der next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
tme shall hold their Offices for one year. PRO-
yidea. that seventeenlo of the Senators elected
onsthe second Tuesday of October, 1857, to be
ascertainedby lot, as the President of the Sem
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 fiftyseight, and bien-7
nially thereafter. When any county, shall
have attraction above the rates for Representa-
tive so large that being multiplied by ten. the
result shall be eqnalto one or more ratios. adj
ditional Representatives shall be apportioned
for SUCH ratios among the several sessions of
the daeennial period in the following manner:
If there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session of
the decennial period If there are two ratios
Repi 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; II 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 decennial period respectively. 1
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any frac-
ton of 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
aud tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such
ratios, an additional Senator for the seventh,
eighth, ninth, and tenth, sessions shall be al
lotted 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.
Ii this amendment be adopted,by the 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 the
present decennial period as now provided, shall
have like number of members ineach branch
thereof for each session of the repainder of
the present deeennial period. , 49,
N. H.FVAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of tie House .ef Representatives. @
W THOMAS H. FORD
- President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.