The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-10-07
Proposed Constitution Amendments


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Rssoleed 5y The General Assembly of the State of
Ohio. Three-fnhs OF The members elected te each
House coneurrins 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 ap-
pfoval or rejection of the following amendmen;
as a substitute for the twenty fifth section OF the
second Article of the Constitution and for the
second Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section OF the eleventh Article, VIZ: All
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
ommene ON the first Monday of January, annu,
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially. and
Representative annually, by the electors Of their
respective counties or districts on the second
tuesday Of October. Their term OF office shall
their election, and thato Senators shall continue
The Senators elected in October next shall hold
tneir oinces for two years, and the Representa-
ices for one year. Provided, that seventeen OF
lne SSnatops erected on the second Tuesday OF
President of the Senate may direct. sLaii hold
their office for only one year. and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday Of October.
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-eight. and
bienniaily thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representative
SO large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal TO one or more ratios, additional
Representatives. shall be apportioned tor such
ratios among the several sessions of the decenniaI
period in the following manner: fthere be only
one ratio then a Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall he
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions II three
TO the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; il four to
the seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth IT fye to
the sixth, seventh, eighth, Einth and tenth ; II six
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tenth; IF seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
fyurth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, sevsath,e shth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the GeCennial period respectively.
In undermining the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might Re entitled in any
decennial period, by reason Of any fraction OF =
senatorfalratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five, and ifthe result be equafto one senatorial
ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be
equal to two such ratios an addition atSenateE for
the seventh. eighth, ninth, and tie nth sessions shall
be allotted to such district. If three then to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth. sixth seventh.
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member
in either or both branches of the Legislature in
the fourth and tfth sessions of the present de-
cennial period as now provided, shall have a like
number OF members in each branch thereof for
each session of the remainder of the present de-
cennial period.
Nh. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of the House Of Approximation
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of thu Senufe.