Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-23
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS,


ResoErsd Bv the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three-fifths of the members elected TO each
House Concurring therein. That IT he and hereby is
the electors of this State vote the
second Tuesday of October next the approval
rejection of the following amendment a substitute
for the twenty th Section of the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section o the
Ari ce and for the third Section Ofthe eleventh
Article viz: All regular sessions of the General As
senbly shall commence on the first Monday of Janu
ary annually Senators shall be elected bennialy,
and REPRESENTATIVES, annua ly by the electors of their
respective untes DISTRICTS the second Tues
of October. Their terms Of Office shall commence on
the first day of January next after their election and
that fSenators sha continue years and that of
Rey Tesen tatves one year The Senators elected in
October shall hold their Offices for two years, and
the Representative elected a. the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Provided, that
teen of the Senators elected the second Tuesday of
October 1857 TO be ascertained by lot, as the Presi
dent of the Senate may Direct shall hold their office
only year. nd their successors shall be ected
on the second Tuesday of October thousand eight
hundred and fftyeight, ana biennally reafter.-
When any county shall have q fraction above the
for Representative so large that being multiplied
by ten result shall be equal 10 more ratios
additional Representatives shall be appointed for such
ratios among the several of the decennia peri
cd in the following manner: If there be only one
ratio then Representative shall be allotted TO the
tenth session of the deeennial period
IfIheir are ratios Representatives shall be al
lOtted to the ninth and tenth sessons If three to the
eighth nth and tenth sessions III four 10 The sew
enIh eighth ninth and tenth; Iffve 10 sixth, sew
seventh eighth ninth and tenth Hseven 10 the fourth
fifth, SIXTH seventh. eighth ninth and tenth; eight
TO the third fourth fifth SIXTH seventh, eighth, ninth
and enih If nine to the second, third, fourth, hith
SIXTH seventh eight ninth and tenth sessions of the
decenniaI period respectively.
In determining tine number Of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any decen
nial PerIOd by of any fraction of senatorial
ratio. the traction shall he multiplied by FIVE and II
the result be equal 10 senatorial ratio, edd
tOnal Senator shall be allotted to SAID district for the
ninth and tenth sessions. it he equal to two such
ratios additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such dis
trict. three then TO the fifth sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth.
Iffour to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. HthiS
amendment be adopted by the electors, the Counties
10 entitled 10 more than one member in either oI
boil ranches of the Leg slature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennia period now
provided, shall lave like number of members IN
each branch thereof for each the remaidel
oIlhe present deceEnial period.
N Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of Me Senate.