The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-07-09
proposcd Constitution Amendments
AMENDMENT 10. |.


Resolred by The General assembly Of
the State IF Ohio, Throe.f tbs OF the
members elected to each House concurring
therein That il be and hereby Is proposed TO the
electors Of this State 20 vote cn the second tues
day of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection Of the following amendments rs SUBJ
situte for the twenty fifth Section Of the see
ond Article Of the Constitution aud for the sec
ond Section of the same Article AND 'or the
third Section Of tine elevepth Article, yiz All
regular sessions Of thJ--Generar Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday IN January, an
nHally. Senators shal! be elected biennlally,
and Representatives annually. by the electors
Of their respective counties or districts on The
Second Tuesday Of October. Their term OF Of
fee shall commence Oil the first day OF Janu-
ary next after their election, aud that oil Sena-
Tors shall continue two years, and that OF Re
personalities one year. The senators elected
IN October next shall hold their Offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected q. tue
same time shall hold their offices 70? one year.
Provided that seventeen OF the Senators cleo
ted on the second Tues az Of October. 1851, TO
be GscereinrG by lot, as the President Of the
Senate may direct, sAali held Their office f0f
only uae ycnr and their successors shall be eiec
ted uu the second Tuesday Of October, one
| thousand eight hundred aud fity.cght, aud
! bieuDially thereafter. When any county shall
, have u fraction above the rates for Representa-
/ tive 50 large that being mulliphed by ten, the
result shall be equal TO one or more ratios, nd
! diliOn0l Representatives shall DO apportioned
| for such ratios among the several sessions Of
( the dccenuiaI period in the following manner /:
/ Ii there be only one ratio then a Representa-
tive shall he allotted t0 the tenth session o the
deccnnidl period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
/ be allotted 70 the ninth and tenth sessions; II
I three to the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions ;
/ II four, 0 the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth /;
/ II five, 10 the rixth. seventh, eighth, ninth aud
tenth Ii six, to the fifth sixth, seventh, eighth
| ninth and tenth If seven, to the fourth tIftII,
sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and lcntni II eight
| to the third four h. tiilh, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth Il nine, 10 the second. third,
| fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions Of the decennal period respec
| lively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any docennial period by reason ot any trac-
Lion Of senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five and If the result be equal TO
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth aud
tenth sessions If it be equal 10 two such ra-
tos an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth.
ninth aud tenth sessions shlll be allotted to
such district, If three then to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth. II four, TO
the third, fourth, fifth, sAth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively 1t this
amendment be adopted by the electors, the coun.
ties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches Of the Legislature in
the fourth Gud fifth sessions of the present de-
Genial period ua now provided, Shall have like
number ol members in each branch thereof for
! each session of the reminder OF the present
decennial period.