The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-30
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
70 be submitted to the Peop7e on the 81 Tuesday q
OctoJer, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

AMENDMENT NO. |.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three hfths of the members elected to
each House concurrng theren That it be and is
hereby proposed 10 the electors OF this State 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection OF the following amendment
as substitute for the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the ST
ond section OF the same Article and Tor the third
Section of the eleventh Article,vz: All regular se5
sons OF the General Assembly snail commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected bennially, and Representatives an.
nualy, by the electors OF their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of October
Their term of office shall commHIc CO on the first
day OF January next after their election, and that o
Senators shall continue two years. and that of Rem
resentatives one year The Senators elected in DC
ober next shull hold their offices for two years. and
the Representatives elected at the same time shall
hold their offices tor one year. Provided that II oi
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, 1857, TO be ascertaned by lot as the Presi.
dent OF the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office
r only year, and their successors shall be eec-
ted the second Tuesday OF Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and bienni0Ily thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative SO large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal one or more
ratios, additional Representatives. shall be appor-
TONED for such ratios among the several sessions OF
The decennial period III the following manner: Il
there be only one ratio then Representative sha
lie allotted the tenth session OF the decennial pc
isd.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, nluth and tenth sessions Ii four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If five, TO The
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii six Il
etllth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nilth and tenl If
seven to the fourth, iitth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninlh and tenth; II eight to the lhd fourth fifth
sixth, seventh elgth, ninth and tenlh Ii niac to the
second, third fourth, fifth, sixth, SEVENTH tightl
ninth aud tenth sessions ot TIE GeCebnlal period re
spectiveIy.
In determining the number Of Senator's to which
any senaterind district might be emitted in any de-
connial period. by reasuIt"t any traatl0n OF
Orla( ratio, the Elacuoh snail he multiplied by five
and ii the result he equal to one s-Eaorial ratio,
additional Senator shall be a5;ted 10 said dstTic
the ninth and tenth sessions. II Ii be equal t(
two such ratios an additional senator Tor the sew
enth, eighth, nInlh and ter rh shall be aliot-
ted to such district ii til go then to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eigOth muth and ZENITH
Ii four to the third, fourth, hth, sixth. seventh
this amendment be aOOpted by the electors, the
counties now entitled TO more Than one member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature in the
fourth aud filth sessions OF the present decernlal Pc
rod as now provided, shall have like number o
members in each branch thereof Tor each session o
the remainder ol the pres, MT decennal period.
N. If. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THOMAS ii. FORD,
PIesident Ot the Senate.