Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-06
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
MEN ENTS.
AMENDMENT NO |,

Resolved by the GencrGLA assembly ofthc State
Of Ohio, Thrcc-tiiths of the members elected to
each House concurring therein, That il 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 n substitute for the twenty-ffh
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
aud for the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence on the first Monday of IAN
uarv, annually. Senators shall be elected bicn-
nially, and Representatives annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or di stricts
gu the second Tuesday of October. Their term
OF Office shall commence en- the first day of jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
Sentatives elected at the same time shall hold
theiI Offices for one year. Provided, that 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 Gully one year, and their sue
ceSsOrs shall be elected on the second Tuesdov
OF October. one thousand eight hundred and ffty
eight, and biennally therca ctcr. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives so large that being multiplied
by t II, the result shall be equal to one or moro
ratios, additional Representatives shall be an
portioned for such ratios among the several scs-
slonS of the dcccnnial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then n Rem
resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
ofthc 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: II
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
teuth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ntuth and tenth; If seven to the fourth. fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth: If eight
TO the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third.
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the deccnnial period reSpec-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators TO
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any deccnnial period, by reason of any frac
ton Cf a 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 it be cqual 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, sew
cnth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions rcSpcc-
lively. If this amendment be adopted bv the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI c than
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dcccunial period as now provided, shall
have a like number of members of each bra nc
thereof for each session of the present deccnnial
period.
y. ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
tpriI - 1877