The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-11
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.


ResoIved by the General Assembly Of the State OF
Ohio 1hree-ffths of the members elected TO each
House concurriug therein That it be and hereby Is
90 the electors of this state 70 vote on the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment as suosti-
tute for the twentyff5h section OF the SECOND
of the constitution and for the second seCuo VI wy
sa Article and for the third section of the eleventh
article viz all regular sessions oil the eheraI as
sembly shall commence on the hrst Monuay oi 'alu @
ary annually Senators shall be elected beniaily ana
renreeentotves annually by the electors OF their re-
spectye counties districts on the second uesdy OF
October Their term Of Office shall commence on the
first dav of January next after their elecon ana tha
of senators shall continue two years, ana thn OIL rep
resentntves one year The senators elected IN Octo
ber next shall hold their offices for two years ana tne
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Offices for one year. Provided, that seventeen
OF the senators elected on the second luesday OF Oc
tober 1857 to be ascerained by ot as the Iresluen
of the senate NAV direct shall hold their Office for only
one vaar and their successors shall be elected on te
second Tuesday of October, one thousand elBht nun
dred and hfty-eight, and bennialy thereafter "hen
any county shall have fraction aDOye Vne La'es ol
renreseptaiye SO large that being mulnpllt py Ten
the result shall be equal to one or more ralo auu
tonal representatives shall be apportloneu lor sucI
ratios among the several sessions OF the uecShhla
nerind in the following manner lfthere be only one
then representative shall be allotted to the tentn
session of the decennia period.
If there are two ratios representatives shhi De alIot
ted TO the ninth and tenth sessions il three to tnt
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh ei8hth
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth, seventh eighth
II
eighth ninth and tenth ii seven to the fourth NTH
sixth seventh eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eight' hln1h anu
tenth if nine to the second, third fourth nun SKIN
seventh eighth ninth and tenth sessions oil the de
cennial period respectively. ,,
In determining the number of senator's to which any
senatoria district light be entitled in anv decennla
period by reason of any fraction of senatorial ratio
he fraction shall be multiplied by five, and If the re
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, an adultiohl
Senator shall be allotted to said district tor the ninth
and tent sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth ssssioEs shall be allotted to such district
three then TO the Gfh, SIXTH seventh, eighth hiAtI
and tenth.
II four to the third, ,fourth0nh sixth
ninth ami tnnth sessions respectively, II this amend
rnent be adoped by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or b0u
branches Of the Legislature in the fourth aud fifth ses
sions Of the present decennia period as now proNll
ed shall have like number of members in each nrancl
thereof for each session Of the remainder OF the pres
eat deceuuial period. -.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President Of the Senate.