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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
NENTS
MENTS
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Reeoirod ~ tie GcHsfal 1sdaRy Of he STATE
.of Ohio, Three fnhs Of tie members e!ectel to
each House concuring therein. that il be aud here
by Is proposed to the electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October rext, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
as a substitute Tor the tweuty.i hh Section Of he
|seco1d Article Of the Constitution snd fF the
second Section ofthe same Article, aud for the
third Section ofthe eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions ofthe General Assembly shall com
menee on the first Monday Of January, annually
Senators shall be elected biennialy, aud Represen-
%tatiyes annually, by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of De.
tober. Their term Of office shall on
the first day Of January next after their election,
aud 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 the Representatives elected at the
same time shall bold their Offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to he ascer-
tanned by lot as the President ofthe Senate NAV
direct, shall hold their office for only Ole year, aud
Their successors shall be elected on The second Tues.
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
fty-eight, aud biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or mere ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
decenni al period in the following manner: Ifthere
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted to tue tenth session Of the decenial Pc
Rod.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions; If four to
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; If five 10 the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth anl tenth; Ii six to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; II
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
niuth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; If nine
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions ofthe dec, n
NAL period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled in
any decenial period, by reason of any fraction Of
a Senatorial. ratio, the fraction Shall be multiplied
by five, and if the result be equal to one senate
rial 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 additional Sena-
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth ~essious
shall be allotted to such district. If three then to
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth.
If four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. Ii
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decenial
period as now provided. shall have a like numter
of members in each branch thereof for each session
ofthe remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of Tie House Of Representatives..
TllCMAS II. FORD.
President of Tie Senate.