True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-04-29
Laws of Ohio.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO l.

ResolUed By the General assembly Of
the State of Ohio, Three.fifths Of the
members elected to each House concurring
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
approval or rejection OF the following amend
ments as n substitute for the twenty fifth
section of the second Article of the Consttu-
ti0n 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 years, 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, 1857, 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 ffty-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 apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
Of the decenRial period in the following man
ner : If there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth aud tenth sessions /.
If tlEee, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions: II four, TO the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; Ifive, to the sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth; Ii six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If seven, to
the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth If 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 oi
the decennal period respectively.
In determining the number of senators tc
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any
fl action of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall
be multiplied by FIVE, and if The result bt
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district fol
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be eIua
to two such ratios an additional senator f>
The seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district If three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nlntl
and tenth.
II four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re
spectively. If this amendment be adopted b,
tie electors, the counties now entitled to NOR
than one member in either or both branche
Of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses
sions Of the present decennal period as nov
provided, shall have like number of men
6ers in each branch thereof for each session
the remainder OF the present decennial periot
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker cfthe House Of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senat
Dated April 3, 1857.