The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-10-01
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
A M E n d M E n T S
AMENDMENT No. 1.

tute for the twenty fh Section of The second Artiet
of the Constitution and for the second Section oil e
same Article aud for the third Section OF the eleventh
Article viz: Allregular sessions of the General As.
semby shall commence on the first Monday of JanuH-
ry, annually Senators shall be elected bennially
and Reprcsen annually, by the electors OfheiT
respective counties districts on the second Tuesday
of October. Their term of office shall commences OH
tho first day OF January next after their elections and
that of Senators shall continue two years, and tat o
Representatives year. The Senators elected IN
October next shall hold their offices for two years. and
the Representatives elected at the same tme SHAH
no Id their offices for year Provided, thatseven'
teen Of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
October, 1857 be asceraned by lot, as the Presi
ent Oft Senate may direct, shall hold their once
only one year. and their successors shall be elect
ed on the second Tuesday of October, one thousanc
eight hundred and aty-eight, and biennialy thereGi
ter. When any county shall nave a iraetion ao0Ee
the rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios additional Representatives sha De arnorton-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions o.
cennial period in the following manner: If there be
only one ratio then Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decennialperiod.
Ithere are two ratios Representative shall be al
otted to the ninth and tenth sessions; three to the
eighth NINTH and tenth sessions; lour TO the seventh
eighth ninth and tenth; If nVe to the siXh seVenh,
eighth ninth and tenth; isxt9 TO the nith SINH
fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth and tenth; II eight
to the third, fourth ffh sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth lfnine to the second third, fourth, MN,
SIXTH seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF the
| decennial period respectively.
In determining the of Senators tn whicE any
senatorial district might be entitled III airy dseeha'
period, by reason ofany fracOnof asenatoral ratio
hefractioH shall be multiplied by I'VE, ana u inc Te
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted to SAID district ior e nnan
and tenth sessions If it be equal TO two such ratios
an addit.ona Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO such district
three then to the fifth sixth seventh, ,elghh hlnthabd
Iffour to the third, fonrth, Grth, sixth. seventh
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II this
amendme be adopted by the electors, the countet
now entitled to more than one member in clthcr OF
both branches Of the Legislature in the lourh aho
fifth sessions OF the present deeehnu period as no"
| provided, shall have Il like number OF members III
each btunch here0for each sessiono OF the REMAINDER
| of the present decehHal period. .x,,,u,,
! Sneaker ofth6 House Of RcPresenfattres.
! THOMAS Fl. FORD,
PreSidsRt0f the Senate.
Dated April3d, 1857.
| AMENDMENT NO. 2.
| RcsOIped the General SSSembiy Of the state oJ
| OtiO, Thre. Inhs of the members elected iG eael
| House coucurnug herein that it be, and hereby Is
PROPOSED 10 the electors OF this State 10 vote on Inc
Secold Tuesday of October next upon the apprONa' OF
| rejection oflhc following amendment, as SUBSTITUTE
Tor the fh and .;Xth sections Of the tnurh arcle q
the Constitutions viz: SEC. 3. District courts shh
I've held in each county IL lcHstonCc III cath year. ps
one or more District Judges elected 10y the electors
of separate districts 10 bc prescribed hy law VINO
shall ho M their office for five years; and during theli
continuation in office shall reside In the dstrtt ioi
| which they are elected. The rrovisinhs % me lpur'
eenth section of this article slaI Apply 20 Dlstric
| Judges The General Assembly may hN luW autherl&t
the Judges Of the Dstrct CoIyt aud of the courts q
common pleas. to tN the Zines of holding thrlr spec
tive courts. Until District Judges snail Lave oeef
elected and qualified, District Courts shall be held 10y
h,. J.'ges of the Supreme Court and OF the courts %
! ,:nmmon plens as now authorized. Sec. &. The Dis
trict Court snail have such ju'isdirtoh as ma! bt
roy ded by law, aid the judges thereof >al nave aht
exercise such power nd jurisdiction atclt mbers an'
may be required sit; judges of the courts of Com
mo" Pleas" as shall O' ''f'' \" ~ i. VHHN WORRIES,
Snppk er of the House OF Representa- tivcS.
THOMAS II FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated Apri Sd, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. z.
| Pesoiyedby the Genera! AsScmbiy Of the State o.
| Ohio Three ffhs of the members elected TO caci
branch concurring therein that II be ana hereby Is
proposed 20 te electors of the State, to vote 1n ttt
second Tc"sday of October neNt :" approve or rrec
tie following amendment us Substitute 'or lhr sec
ouI and third sections OF the t"eiith arlce OF The
Constitution.
oxntion by uniform ru'e, ~ Abe trno valnc thereo
in moueN but such deductions rom credits may be al
Iowed as the General Assembly may deem cXpcdient
Provided; that burying grounds, ,publlc schoo! nous
es and all other gable property. and all institutions
| or purrly public charity, andaii houses used eNcIu
siyey for public wor hip, shall lie exemption taxa
tion and if the total value Of he personal propert!
of any person shall not exceed Hy dollars lie sane
NAV be EXEMPT from taxation. All property employ
ed In banking shall alwn, bear burden OF taxation
equal to that imposed on 'N p["rVTf % GISuaS
Speaker of the HOrsepf Pepresentatirss.
| THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of Tie Senate.
Dated April 81, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Resetved 5v the GcHeraf .gSSemGIy Of the State 0.
| ohio, Three Anhs Of the members elected to eac'
house concurIing therein, that 1t be and hereby
proposed to the electors of the Sac on the secont
TUESDAY Of October next to approve or reject the fol
lowing amrndp.cut asa substitute for the first AM
second sections of the thirteenth article OF the toh
| stitutiou Viz: Corporations of every description
sholl he seated, nd corporate powers granted oh
by general laws which shall define tAe powers, priVi
lcgcs and immunties and prescribe Tue duties an
liabilities oreac class descriptions corporations
hut the General Assembly may enact special laWslo
the relief of corpqranns in peculiar cases, and ma
make specialproYi9ions in regard TO enrhefauons !
cnses wherefrom the peculiar location or interest
such special provisions are required, aud may iror
time to time alter repeal all such laws, MS are al
'hof'A'U " '''' N. II. VAN WORRIES, =;
THOMAS Ii. FORD, =,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April3, 1857.
= AMENDMENT NO. B.
RESOLVED By The General assembly ofths State 0
, Ohio Three ffths of the members elected to cac
House concurrng therein, that it be and hereby
proDosed to the electors of this Statc to vote, on h
second Tuesday of October neXt,upcn the approx;
:, or rejection of the following umendmonmeht as a
additional section to article eleven of the Constltt
- W
he entitled TO than one 3enator, or Representa-
tive for the residue of the present decennial pero
II or for all, any portion of any subsequent decel
" NAL neriod shall be divided into as many Senator's
and Representative districts there may be Senate
or REPRESENTATIVES, elective in any year or the prescn
7, or any subsequent decennial period which dstric
shall ba of contiguous territory, ana each dlstrl
shoi contain as nearly ratio for Senator or Repr
sentative az Is attanatle, without violating the ru
r. herein given to contiguity of territory, and wit
ont dividing any township, election precinct, war
| Ie Senatorial
posed of two counties shall by reason OF al
=, excess of population over ratio, be entitled TO a.
diti0na Representatives or Senators Tor any potlc
of the present or any subsequent decenhlai Perlo
The IN strict shall be dvdedinto two districts, for ea
nortion of such decennial period, which shalJ
OF Contiguous territory sanG each shal contain as ne
ratio as Is attainable without dividing countess
Jfbv reason ofthe al annexation of one Senatorial III
,rict 10 another there shall be any excess OF pop
of aton over Senatorial rato which shall be enttl
o.. to additional Senatorial representation for any pc
ton OF any decennial pertod, eaeh d'strlc'' Us
constituted, shall elect pne SepatcE.
" Counties shall be diYfded mo distcs inc eou
tv commissioners or such other board oil ohcers eie
tive aud resident in the proper county rs may DC
"iIod Inv law At least four mounths prior 10
noro election in 1858, the counties entitled to mo
gSa one member OF either house shall be divided
to districts for the residue OF the present aeeenn
period, and at eacb 20
" NAL neriod the counties entitled to more than
memb ,r for all, or any portion OF such decenhla'
either Or pa,s both hoaSt Of lie desunha hi % period
In description of the district of eacn county snali
ne published as may be directed by the commission
:. oras may be prescribed By NJ laH. II. VAN WORRIES,
Sneaker of the House Of Representa
ar NT'' v THOMAS II. FORD,
lIr II President 1tthe SENATE
bis Dated April Sd 1857. o,.,cr,
his eEcREIARY OF FoIAIh Iern
,se hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
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