The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-08-20
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
IA nj E n d NJ E N T S
AMENDMENT NO. l.

RsssfysdBv tAs General .ssstnbIy or tAs state Of
oAfS, Ihree-hflhs Of the members elected 70 each
y, ia DC enu neIeoy
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the approval
orreleetion Of cIe following amendment as substi-
ute Tor the twenty hnh Section Of the second Article
of the Constitution and for the second Section Of e
same Article, aud FOR the OF te eleventh
G a1 Se o. The GensTsI AS
~, annually. Senators shall be elected biennially
and Representatives annually, BY the electors ofthe
respective counties or districts the second Tuesday
Of October. Their term Of Office shah commence osI
the first day of January next after their election; and
that Of Senators shall continue two years, and that OF
Representatives year. The Senators elected in
October next, shall hold their offices for two years, and
Tho Representatives. elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices for year Provided, thAtseveh
teen OF the Senators elected the second Tuesday
Of October, 1857 TO be ascertained by lot Pres
dent ofthe Senate may ydirect, shall hold their once
for only year, and their shall be elect
ed on tho second Tuesday of October, one thousand
eight hundred and hfty-eight and benniay thereaf-
the rates for Representative so largo that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions hade-
cennial period in the following manner: II there be
only one ratio then Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the deccnDia period. ~
lfthere two ratios, Representatives shall be al
oted to the ninth and tenth sessioBs If three the
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Iourt the SEVENTH
eighth ninth and tenth; i've to the sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenih If sixth to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eghh ninth and tenth lfseyen to the fourth
eiAuii 6lShtny tentDj ii
to the third fourth, fh, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth; fnine to the second, third fourth, fifth,
sixth, SEVENTH eighth ninth and tenth sessions OF the
decennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senator'S to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in apY decennial
pcriod by reason oflny fraction of senatorial ratio,
e'iacon shall be multiplied by Eve, and if the re
suit be equal 20 senatorial ratio, additional
Senator shall be allotted 10 said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions. II IL be equal to two such ratios
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district II
three then to the h sixth seventh, eighth ninth and
Senth.
flour, to the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II this
amendment be adopted by the electors, the counties
entitled to more than one member in either or
both branches of the Legislature In the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present decennal period as now
provided, shall have like number of members in
each branch heroOffor each session of the remainder
Of the present decennial period.
NJ N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker 0fthe House Of ReprescRtatiUeS.
THOMAS II. FORD,
:; i . President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.