Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-08
proposed Constitution Amend
AMENDMENT No.


Resolved ky the General Assembly OF the State Of
Ohio, Three-nftIis Of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, Thatit be and hereby Is
proposed to tho electors Of this State TO vote on the
second Tuesday Of october next, upon the appr9yM
tute Tor tho twenty NTH Section OF the second Article
of the Constitution and for the second Section 81 the
mo Article and for tho third Section OF the eleventh
Article viz, All regular sessions OF the General As
pcmbly shall commence on the first Monday 0f Janu-
ary annually Senators shall bo elected bennially,
and by the electors Of their
respective counties districts on the second Tuesday
of october. Their term of Office shall commence on
the first day of January after their election and
that Of Senators shall continue two yearsand that OF
October next shall hold their offices for two ycar and
the Representatives. elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices for one year Provided, that scv, ,
enteen OF the Senators elected on the second
Tuesday October, 1857 to be asce rtnned by lot as
lhe President Of tho Senate may direct, shall hold
their office for only one year, ana their successors
skal be elected on the second Tuesday Of October,
thousand eight hundred and hfty-eight and bien-
pnlly thereafter. When any county nllhaVen trac-
tiOp above the rates for Representative 50 large
that being multiplied by ten the result shall be equal
tn ratios, additional Representatives
shall be apportioned for such ratios the several
sessions OF the decennia period in the following man
lr there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session OF Inc deceh-
nia period
If there are two ratio Representatives shall BIO al
lotted to the ninth and tenth scssons If three TO he
eighth ninth and tenth sessyS; iffour to INC sevenh
eighth ninth, and tenth; i've to the sixth seventh
eighth NINTH and tcnth If six, the fifth, sixth sey-
enh, eighth, NINTH and tenth; IT seven 20 inc i"urt,
nfth sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenih; " elght
10 The third fourth dfh sixth, seventh eighth ninth,
aud tenh II nine the second, third, fourth MIN
sixth seventh eighth nEth and tenth sessions OF the
deccnhial period respectively
In determining the number of Senators IN whch
any senatorial district might be entitled In any de-
eennal period, by of any fraction OF senate
rial ratio the fraction shall bJ nultiplcd by Nr, ana
If tho result be equal to one senatorial ratio. adj
dtiona Senator shall be allotted to said district Tor
tha ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two
such ratios an additional Senator ror the ssyenth, u,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions shall be allowed 70
such district If three then to the nth, SIXTH seventh,
eighth, ninth, and tenth
II four, to the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth ninth. and tenth gessiOns respectively IL uS
amendment be adopted by the electors the couhii"s
entitled TO moro than one member III eitber or
both branches Of the Legislature In the fourth ara hlh
sessions the present decennial period as now pro-
vldcd. shall have q like number Of members IN ea'l
branch thercoffor session of the remainder Of
the present decenniei period. -
n. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate