The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-12
POLITICAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments.


ResOi1ed By the General assembly of the State of
Ohio. Three-ffths of the members elected 10 each
is proposed to the electors of this state to vote on
the second Tuesday of October next. upOn the an
proval 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 sh all
commence on the first Monday of January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially, and
Representatives annually, b. the electors OF their
respective counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October. Their term of off e shall
commence on the first day of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall continue
Two years, and that of Representatives one year.
ne senators elected in October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and The Representa-.
tlves elected at the same time shall hold their OF.
noes Tor one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the Senators elected on the second Taesday of
October, 1857. to be as -eTtained by lot. as the
their office for only one year, and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representatira
so Large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal TO one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apportioned for sncb
ratios among the several sessions of the decenniaI
period IN the following manner: IfIhere be only
one re- ito then a Representative shall be allofteJ
to the tenth session of the decennlal period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall he
allotted t" the ninth and tenth sessions; If three
tothe eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions;i if four ~
the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth If Eve ~
the sixth. seventh, eighth, Einth and tenth If six
to the fhh. sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth; If seven to The fourth ffth, sixth. seventh
eighth, ninth and TENTH; If eight to the third,
{ urth, NTH, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third. fourth, fifth.
sixth, seventh shth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the detennial period respectively.
In determining the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might re e titled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction of a
senatoriatr ratio, the fraction shall be muItinlied
by hVe, and If the result be equal to one senatorial
ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If il he
equal to two such ratios an addiliO al Sen tor for
the seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions shall
he 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
now entitled to more than one member
in either or both branches of the legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions of the present de
cennial period as now provided shall have a like
number OF members in each branch thereof for
cennial period.
M II VAN VORHES.
sPeaEer OF thc House of Representatives..
THOMAS Fl. ORD
Dated April Cd, 1857.