Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-09-03
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
mENDMENTS.

RcSOLved By the General assembly ofthc State
Of Oa!0, Thrce-tfths of the members elected to
each House concurrlng therein, That it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of this State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approval Or rejection of the following
amendments as n substitute for the twcnty-titth
Section OF the second Article of the Constitution
ana Tor the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third section of the eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence on the first Monday of Jan
nary, annually. Senators shall be elected bicn-
nially, and Representatives annually, by the
electors OF their respective counties or districts
on tue second Tuesday of October. Their term
OF ONCE snail commence en- the first day of jan
aary next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentGtiyes elected at the same time shall hold
then o!ilces Tor one year. Provided, that seven
teen ofthe Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for oulv one year, and their sue
ceSsors shall be elected on the second Tuesd V
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and bienna!ly thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives so large that being multiplied
by t IL, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be an.
dortioncd for such ratios among the several ses.
S ons of the decennial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
rcscntativc shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions: /
three to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; l
toar to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; l
five to the sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth ant
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 eigh
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth sessions of the decennial period rcspec
lively.
In determining the number of Senators +
which any Senatorial district might be e~ntitle,
in any decennial period, by reason of any frac
ton of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall b
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal (
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shal
be allotted to said district for the ninth an
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratio
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO sue
S district Ii three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
5 enth. eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec
lively. If this amendment be adopted BY tn
, electors, the counties now entitled to MOI e tina
one member in either or both branches of tn
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of tn
present decennial period as now provided, shaI
have q like number of members of each branc'
thereof for each session of the present dcccnnia
period.
N II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
+ President of the Senate.