The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-18
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS


Resolved by the General Assembly OF tie state OF
Ohio Three-frths of the members elected to each
House cOncuTrug therein, That it be ana herepy Is
proposed to the electors OF this state 60 vote on t
second Tuesday of October next, upon INC uPpIpNei
or rejection of the following amendment as suDstl-
tnte for the twenty-ff section of the second article
of the constitution and for tue second seco ol the
same article and for the third section oil the eleyeh
article viz all regular sessions of the General As
semby shall commence on the first Monday OF JanIl-
orv Annually Senators shall be elected bicniay, and
REPRESENTATIVES annually, by the electors oi thelr re-
spcctiye counties districts the second tuesday oi
October Their term of Office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election and that
of senators shall continue two years ana thlt oil rep
resentatives year The senators elected IN Octo-
ber neXt shall hold their oces for two years ana tne
representatives elected at the same time shali noln
their Offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the senator's elected on the second tuesday OF oc-
tober 1851 to be ascertaned by lot, as the President
of the senate may direct shall hold their oee Tor only
one year and their shall be elected on e
second Tuesday OF October one thousand lShL ~ nun
drcd and Gftyeight, and biennihly thereafter "heh
any county shall have fraction above tne iHle7 Ioi
representative so large that being multph,d by Ten,
the result shall be equal TO one or more ra91 auu,
uonal representatives shall be appOruoned for sucL
ratios among the several sessions Of the decennidi
period in the following manner II there he only one
ratio then representative shall be allotted TO Inc ehth
session Of the dccennial period. .
If there are two ratios representatives, 5ha be alo,-
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions II three TO the
eighth ninth and tenth ii four to the seventh Ehth,
ninth aud tenth if five to the sixth, seventh, eSntn
ninth and zenith if six to the htth sixth, seventh
eighth ninth and tenth If seven to the fourth MN
sixth seventh eighth. ninth aud tenth if eight 80 the
third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight ninth ana
tenth: If nine to the second third, fourth hth sixth
seventh eighth ninth and tenth sessions u the de-
ccnnal period respectively
In determining the number Of senator's to which any
senatorial district might be entitled IN 1uV dctenA"l
period by reason OF any fraction OF senatorial RATIO
the fraction shall be multiplied by five and II The re-.
suit be cQnal to senatorial ratio, an oluiIguai
senator shall be allotted to said district Tor tue hh
and trnl sessions. II it be equal 10 two s1ah rliio5
apl ltDrf the ClLAtn ulutu
and tenth sessions shall he allotted to such district
three then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth 80.
II four to the third 18th seyenthcighin
ninth aui tenth sessions respectively, II this amend
ment be adopted by the electors, the counties nov en-
titled 70 more than one member in either or hotN
branches of the Legislature in the fourth aud hh ss
sious Of she present deceunal period as now proFII
ed shall have like number Of members in each branch
btreof for each session Of the remainder Of the pres
ent decennia period. -
n. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS IL. FORD.
President OF the Senate,