The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-01
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO.

Resolved by the General assembly Of the State
If Ohio. Three-ifths Of the members elected
u each House concurring therein, That.lt be
and hereby is proposed to the electors OF tins
State to vote on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der next, upon the approval or rejection OF the
ollowing amendment as a substitute for the
twenty-iifth 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
# the General Assembly shall commence on
he first Monday of January, annually. sena-
ors shall be elected biennially, and Represen-
tatives annually, by the electors of their re-
,pectire counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October. Their term of Office shall
Commence on the first day of January next
,fter their election. and that of Senators shall
continue two years, and that of Representa-
tiyes one year. The Senators elected in Octo-
Der next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
cine shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro
yidcd, that seventeen of the Senators elected
On the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to be
,scertained by lot, as the President OF the Sem
ate may direct, shall hold their Office for only
one year and their Successors shall be elected
on the second Tuesday of October, one thou
sand eight hundxed and ffty-eight, and bien-
nially thereafter. When any, county, shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, ad.
iitional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions ol
the deceunial period in the following manner
If there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session o.
the decennial period If there are two ratio;
hall ha a11otfod N the ninth
and tenth sessions; If three to the eighth, nintl
| and tenth sessions; If four to the seventh
eighth. ninth and tenth; If FIVE to the sixth
! seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; If six to thu
4 fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
If seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the thi1d
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth ant
| tenth; If nine to the second. third. fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenti
sessions of tho decennial period respectively
| In determining the number of Senators t.
which any Senatorial district might be entities
lin any deeennial period, by reason of any frac
ton of a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall b
multiplied by fve. and if the result be equa
to one Senatorial ratio, an additional senate
shall be allotted to said district for the mint
and tenth sessions. If it be equal totwo sue
ratios, an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall be a
lIotted to such district. If three then to tn
! fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tentf
If four. to the third, fourth fifth, SIXTH seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively
If this amendments be adopted by the eleetor
1.-THE counties now entitled to more than or
member in either or both branches OF the be.
islature in the fourth and fifth sessions of tn
present decennial period as now provided, sha
! have a like number of members in each branc
thereof for each session of the remainder
the present decennial period.
Il N H. VAN WORRIES,
i Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.