Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-13
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
~MENDMENTS.


RESOLVED by the General ASScmblu fthe State
Or Ohto, Threc-ftths of the members elected to
each House concurrIng therein, That il be and
hereby Is proposed to the electors of this State
10 vote On the second Tuesday of October next.
upon theapproval or rejection of the following
amendments as q sub for the twenty-fftR
section of the second Article of the Constitution
ana Tor the second Section of the same Article.
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article.
VIZ; All Regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, snail eommcnce on the first Monday of Jan
ulry, annually. Senators shall be elected bicn-
many and Representatives 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 dav of Jam
AIRY next after their election, and that of SEM
tors shaltcohtinuc two years, and that of Repre-.
sentatiyes elected at the same time shall hold
then otlecs for one year. Provided, that seven
teen ottie Senators elected on the second Tues.
day OF october, 1857, to be asccrtaincd by lot. a.
the President Of the Senate may direct. shall
hold their office for Gully one year, and their sue.
ceSsorS snail be elected on the second Tucsdo,
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
! eight, AID biennally there's ter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates TO,
representative so large that being multiplied
by t d, tie result shall be equal to one or NOR,
ratios, additional Representatives shall be ap-
portionedfor such ratios among the several scs.
sions OF the decennial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rcn.
resentatite shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the deSennid period.
If there are two Ratios YES shall
De dllotIcA to the nlntn ana TENN sessions; III
:!.-ca q 1AaiSght ninth, and tenth sessions; II
fout-to the Asnth, eighth, ninth and tenth: Il
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth.
ninth 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 dccennial period respcc-
lively.
IN determining the number of Senators tc
in any dccennial period, by reason of any frac
ton of n senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal &c
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it he equal to two such alto,
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
enth. eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, scv.
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec.
lively. If this amendment be adopted by 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 tn,
present decennial period as now provided, sha |
have n like number of members of each brancl
thereof for each session of the present dcceunia
period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD.
President of the Senate.