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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS
AMrNDMExT no 1.


RssdVe4 bv as General Assembly of he STATE
If ono. Three-fahs Of the members elected TO
eavh House eoneuring therein. that it be and here
BY Is proposed TO the electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October rezt, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
~ q substitute for the twenty-hlh Section OF The
sscord Article Of The Constitution and for the
second Section Of the same Article, and for tue
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions ofthe General Assembly shall com
menee on the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall DO elected biennitly, and Rspresen-
tatives annually, by the elections Of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday OF DC
tober. Their term Of Office shall commence on
the first day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall continae two years. aud
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected m October next shall hold their offices for
two wears, and the Representatives elected at the
same time shall bold their Offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer-
tanned BY lot, as the President ofthe Senate NAV
direct, shall hold their Office for only ole year, and
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-eight, aud b~iennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall DO apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
decennial period in the following manner: If there
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted to tue tenth session Of ths deceHia! pc
rod.
II there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; II three tC
the eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions; II four tC
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; II five TO th'
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth AMI tenth; II six to tn
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; |
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. eight
ninth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth fit
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; If min
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth se'
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions olthe decor
nial period respectively
In determining the number Of Senators I
which any senatorial district might DO entitled j
any deceniaI period, by reason of any fraction
a Senatorial ratio. the fraction shall be multiple
by five, aud il the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted
aaid district for tho ninth and tenth sessions.
itbe equal to two such ratios an additional Senf
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district. If three then
tho fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth.
II four to the third, fourth 9Th, sixth, sevent'
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
this amendment be adopted by the electors, I'll
counties now entitled to more than one memb'
in either or both branches Of the Legislature in Il
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decent
period as now provided, shall have a like numI
of members in each branch thereof for each sessio
ofthe remainder of the present deceuial period.
N. Ii. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker ofHr H9ae Of Representatives.
ItlCMA IL. FORD.
PRESIDENT of the Senate.