True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-16
Laws Of Ohio.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT no l.

Resolued By the General Assembly o.
the State of Ohio, Three-ffths of the
members elected TO each House concurring
therein, That it be and hereby is proposed
70 the Electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amend
ments as substitute for the twenty filth
section of the second Article of the Constltu'
ton and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the eiev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions oil the
General Assembly shall commence on the hrst
Monday of January, annually. Senators snail
be elected biennially, and representatives an
nuahy, by the electors OF their respective
counties or districts on the second tuesday
Of October. Their term OF office shall com
mence on the first day Of January next after
their election, and that OF Senators snail con-
tinue two years. and that OF Representatives
one year. The senators elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their offices for one year. Pro-
yided, that seventeen of The senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
be ascertained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
elected on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. and
biennially thereafter, When any county shall
have fractien above the rates for Rep4esen.
tatiye so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
of the decennial period III the following man
If thoro ha only MI rat in thnn q
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth aud tenth sessions
If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions: If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; lftive, to the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth; Ii six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lfseven, 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 aud lenth sessions of
the decennlal period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
u any decennial period, by reason of auy
fla ction OF senatorial ratio, the fraction shall
be multiplied by five, and if the result be
equal to Que 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 allotted to such district. If three,
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
veath eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re-
spectively. If this amendment be adopted by
the electors, the COUNTIES now entitled to more
than one member i'll either or both branches
of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses.
sions Of the present decennial period as now
provided, shall have like number of mem
bers in each branch thereof for each session Of
the remainder Of the present decelnial period
N, H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of Tie Senate
Dated April 3, 1857.