The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-27
Proposed Constitution Amend.
ments.
10 be submitted to the PeoP'e on the 81 Tuesday o
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY Authority.
BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. l.

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Ihree-titt of the members elected to
each llOnse cOncurrng therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed 10 the electors of this State TO vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection OF the following Hmepilme nj
as substitute Tor the twenty.hth Section of tho
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and ior the third
Section OF the eleventh Article viz All regular ses
sonS ot the General Assembly shall commence on
The t,rSt Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected biennialy, and Repres ntaves an
nualy, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of October
Their term OF Office shall commaLce on the first
day OF January next alter their election and that of
Senators shall continue TWO years, and that of Ken
resentailves one year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices tor Two years. and
the Representatives elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices for year. Provided that II OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc
ober, 1887, 10 be ascertainad by lot, as the Pfes-
dent OF the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
TOR only one year and their successors shall be cleo
led Oh the second Tuesday OF Oct one thousand eight
hundred aud fifty eight and biennially thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates tor Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
Eatlos, additional Representatives shall be appor-
loned tor such ratios among the several ssious oil
The decelnal period in tho following manner:
there be only one ratio then RepresG Ltative shall
he allotted to the tenth session o the decennial pe
led.
Ii there are woratios, Representatives shall he
allotted ts the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth ninth and zenith sessions; Ii tour to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii six to
The fifth sixth, seventh. eighth niath and tentn If
seven TO The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth, and tenth; 1t eight To the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh eigth, ninth and tenth; Ii nine TO the
second, third, fourth iitth sixth. seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie decennia period re
specllvely.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennia period by reason nf any fraction of a sena
toriat ratio, the fraction shall he multiplied by FIVE
and ii the result be equal to torial ratio an
additional Senator sua be u9ited to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios additional Senator Tor the sew
enth eighth ninth and teuth sesri MS shall be alot
ted to such district II three then TO the fifth sixth
seventh eigoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four to the third, fourth, filth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. ii
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature in tile
fourth and fifth sessions of The present dccernaI pc
riod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof Tor each So sson Of
the remainder OF the present decennial period
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President oil the Senate.
Dated April 3d. 1857.