True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-24
Laws Of Ohio.
.PROP0sRDCONsTITUgIoN
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

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Resolrea dg The General assembly Of
he .Stafe Of Ohio, Three-ifths of the
members elected to each House cOncuringl
therein. That il be and hereby Is proposed
10 the Electors Of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approvalO or rejection of the following amend,
ments as a substitute for the twenty fifth
section Of the second Article of the Constitu'
ton and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the elev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions OF the
General Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially, and representatives an
nually, by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second tuesday
of October. Their term of Office shall com
mence on the first day of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall con-
tinue two wears, and that of Representatives
one year. The senators elected in October
next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
= time shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro-
vided, that seventeen of The senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1851, to
be ascertained by lot as the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for
only one year, and their successors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Rep esen.
tative so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportiUn-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
of the decennial period IN the following man
ner If there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted tO The tenth session
of the deceunial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions =.
If three to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions If four, TO the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; Iffve, to the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth Ii six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth llseyeu, to
the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth Ii eight, TO the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II
nine, to the second, third, fourth, fifth sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decenniaI period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any
fla ction of senatorial ralo, The fraction shall
De ululllpIlcd Wy NV anu IL IHC ltSitlJ DC
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district foy
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal
to two such ratios an additional senator f1r
the seventh, eighth, ninth ana tenth sessions,
shall be allotted to such district. Ii three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
venth eighth, ninth and tenth Sessions re
speclively. If this amendment 5e adopted by
the electors, the counties now entitled To more
than one member in either or both branche.
of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth Ses
sions OF the present .decennial period as now
provided, shall have like number OF mem
bers in each branch thereof ior each session 0
the remainder Of the present decennial period
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker crMe House o. Representatives
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of tie Senate
Dated April 9, 1857,