Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-02
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A
MENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

ReS0LUed by the General Assembly Qfthe State
Of Ohio, Three-iifths 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
amendments as q substitute for the twenty-htth
Section of the second Article Of the Constitution
and for the second Section of the same Article,
aud for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence on the first Monday of JAM
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Representative annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
OF Office shall commence cn the first day of Jan
aary next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
scntativcse elected at the same time shall hold
theiI oilces for one year. Provided thai seven
teen OF the Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October, 1857, to be aScertained by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for ouly one year, and their sue
ceSsOrs shall be elected OH the second Tuesday
Of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and bicnnally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives so large that beng multiplied
by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
portioncd for such ratios among the several scs-
siOnS of the dccennial period in the f%ollowing
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
rescntative shall be allotted to the teuth session
Of the dccennial period.
If there are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If
three to the eighth, ninth, 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 the fifth, sixth, ScTenth, eiglth
ninth and tenth; If seven to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If -cight
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth: II nine to the second. third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an |
tenth sessions of the dcccnniGl period re pc =
lively.
In determining the numLcr Of Senators 10
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of ny frac-
ton of n senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal tC
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If ii be equal TO two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, scv-
cnth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, Fish, sixth, sew
ftivcIy. If this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI c than
one member in either or both branches of th>
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present deccnnial period as now provided, shall
have a like number of members of each branch
thereof for each session of the present dcceunia'
period.
y. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMA ii. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Anril .. 1S57.