The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-10-08
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
A M E n ID M E. n T S
AMENDMENT NO. l.

or rejection ofthe following amendment as suOsu'
tute for the twentyth Section Of the second Article
of the Constitution and for the Reeond Section OF the
same Article and for the third Section OF the eleventh
Article, viz: Anregnlar sessions Of the General As,
ry, annually. Senators shall be elected bennially
and Representatives annually by the electors oftheiT
respective counties districts the second Tuesday
of October. Their term Of Office shall commence oh
the first day of January next aer their election, and
that of Senators shall continue Two years, and that OF
Representatives one 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 one year. Provided, thatseven
teen OF the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
ofOctoler to be Ttaned by lot, the Presi
dc mt of The Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only year, and their successors shall be elect
ed on the second Tuesday of October, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty eight and biennially thereaf
ter When any county shall have a fraction above
the rates for so large that being multi
pied by ten the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios additional Representatives shall be apportlon-
such ratios among the several sessions the de-
90, nial period in the following maHner: If there be
only Oh ratio then Representatye snail De aio''ed
Ifbere arc .wo ratios, Representatives shall be al
ttd 20 The min, I'D tenth sessions; If three to the
eghh NINTH and ,Ss sTh seyenb
eSbtb ninth and tenth; Il sixth to the MIN, SIKH
seventh, eighth, ninth and term; 10
fifth sixth, seventh, eighth mimi auu 'ent IT ,, esu
to the third fourth fh sixth, seN ents eght' nun
and tenth: nine to the second. third, fourh hiih
sixth seventh eighth ninth and tenth ssssC Vi pe
decennial period respectively. 49,
In determining the number OfSenatorsto wt'"L "
senatorial district might be entitled in airy deceG MA
period by reason Ofany fraction OF senatorial ratio
hefraction shall be multiplied by Eve, and If the re
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions. If it be equal TO two such ratios
an additions Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth
sessions shall be allotted to such district II
three then to the fifth, sixth seventh, eighth ninthand
tenth. 80, oc, ,,, .o..,
i. oi,ua ras a. |
o"andmept be adopted by the electors, the counties
now entitled to more than one member IN eftner or
hoth branches of the Legislature in the fourth ana
sessions of the present deCennia period as now
,,rnyiIed shall have a like number of members In
rach hranch thercoffor each session Of the remainder
Of the present deeonninlrSSri1ad'v 'vANvoRHEs
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
Pres,dentof the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Resolpcd bythe General Assembly Of the State Of
Oaio 1hre. -llths Of the members elected tc each
House therein, that 1t BE-, ana hereDy s'
broposcd Lo the electors OF this State To vote ON tHe
seco nd Tuesday October next upon the approya OF
rejection ofthe following amendment, ,as SUBSTITUTE
for the fifth and sixth sections of the tourtn aruele o.
ihr Constitution. viz: SEC 3. District Courts sfl
he held in each county al lcastonce in each year, by
one or more District Judges elected by the electors
of separate districts TO be prescribed by law, VINO
shall hOld their office for five years. ana durhg toli
continuation in Office shal reside In the district oi
which they arc elected: The trovisohs OF the tour
teeu,h section of this artice' shall apply to Dstrlc
Judges The Ge peraQk Assembly may by law authcrr'
thn Iudpns Of the Distrct Court, aud of the courts
common pleas. fix the mes ef holding their r'Grec
htiye courts UrtI Iist,ict Judges shall have beel
elected and qualified, District courts shi he heio o
e,l lu1'nco of the supreme Court and fthe Courts
Common Pleas, ,:as now authorized sec: o., me ois
trict Court shall have such Jurisdiction as may o
by law ald the Judges thereof shall nave am
Exercise such powerald jurisdiction at chambers AN
may be required sit judges of the courts OF Com
non Ple"sas shu'lOe directed y VIZ THS WORRIES,
Speaker of'he "nss Of F. sG en1,ives'
| i. President o. the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857. ".r "
., = .AMEEDMENT NO. 8. -.
9rsoIpeJbt the General Assembly Of the S%gte 0
| Dbfb: Three hfths of the members elected to eac
branch coneurrng therein that 1t be and hereby Is
nronoscd 10 the electors of the State, to vote on tn
second Teesday of October next to approve or rejet
the following amendment substitute for th" SEE
ond and third sections Of tho tH eith articles of til
All nnroperty per sonala and real, shall be subject
taxution by uniform rtle,Ht the true value 'here'
in money but such deductions from credits may be II
iownd as The General Assembly may deem eXpcdien
3 provided; that burying grounds, public school hou
"a and all other pubic property. and all insttuuGl
of purely public charity, ahd al houses used exc'
SiyeIv for public worship, shall be exempt from tax
ton: and If the total value of the personal proper
of any person shall not exceed fifty dollars. the san
may be exempt from taxation. All propertyempto
nH
. e''"' " Nh. VAN WORRIES,
Smaller of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
. Dated April 3D.. 1857.
= AMENDMENT NO. A.
Resokped By the General assembly Of the State
q ,0hr, Three .niths of the members elected to ca
house concurring therein, that it be and hereby
rroposed to the electors of the State, on the seco
Tuesday of October next to approve or reject the t
lowing umcnAment us substitute for the first a
second sections of the thirteenth article of the Co
stitution. Viz@ Corporations of every descilptl
shall be created, and corporate powers granted Oh
hv general laws which shall define the powers, pri
y leoes nd i'm munities and prescribe the duties
fiubities Of each class descriptions ofcorporatol
= hut the General Assembly may enact special laws
The relief of corporations in peculiar cases, and m
make snecial provisions in regard to corporations
}. eases wheretrom the peculiar location or ihtere
= such snccial provsions arc rGquired, aud may FRI
time To time alter or repeal all such laws, as are
' 'hof'N'' y WIS N. H. VAN WORRIES,
:. Speaker ofthc House Of kegrcsentatirs'
e THOMAS H.~FORD,
nc " .'' President Of the Senate
90 Dated April 3, 1857,
AMENDMENT no. S.
Resolued BY lie General Assembly ofthe STATE
IS, Ohio Three-ffths of the members elected to e
House concurring therein, that it be and hereb!
nronosed to the electors of this State to vote, on
second Tuesday of October eXt,upon the appro
", or rejection of the following amendmenment as
. nd
-, ton; Every county which now is, or nfay herea
be entitled to more than one Senator, or RePresei
de tive for the residue of the present decennal peri
ma or for ALL or any portion of any subsequent dec
- NAL neriod shall be divided into as many Senate
and Representative districts as there may be sepa
or Representatives elective in any year OF the pres
rv' or any SUBSEQUENT feceDnial period which distI
o. .. shall be of contiguous territory, and each dist
shall contain as nearly a ratio for Senator or Re
sentative as is attainable, without violating the
ur, herein given to contiguity OF territory, ana
;v;, linn nv nv shin. +
If any Representative, or Senatorial distrlct' g
posed of two or more counties shall by reason OF
,le excess of population over ratio, be entitled to
ditionai Representatives or Senators for any por
= Of the present or any subsequent decennial pei
the strict shall be divdedinto two districts, for
;, &C nortion of such decennial period, which shall
''oi ronfiouous territory, and each shall contain
. n ratio as is attainabe WITHOUT dividing counties
fby reason ofthe annexation of one Senatorial
Of trct to another there snai oe ay .Sos %
lpe. TO additional Senatorial representation for any
lion of any decennia period, each district, as
constituted, shall electone Senator.
cry, Connties shall be divided into districts by the
,v commissioners or such other board of Off ers
tive md resflentin the proper, county as may be
vided by law AtieaSt aS ioua RIo to
/, o Than one member of either house shall be divide
= to districts for the residue OF the present dece
pe,od and At least four m@nIns no @ p5ps 70 .ae
= memb ,r f6t all ;or any portSnp ot s6ch deSeppia
iod in either or Doth house snaii .9 Nv 49,
,u, districts for the whole of tine deeennlai perio
ming n%1PaS - y. an NV ha drected by the cominissi
le. | puoaisneu p L 10 l"s s.;hoI I'll hyIa =, .EE 4
~ fx If0T
Sbedkeref the House Of Represented
e for THOMAS H. FORl
fully President ofthe Sen
b his Dated April Sd, 1857. s
II his Srcnrr.nv or sT.rp;s oVv,cE.
On to .-. ats rnInMuua Anril A. 1a57
hose 7 berebv certify that the foreoaino nrenosed
stitution amendments are correctly copied
: the original rolls on ale in this office.