The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-09-02
POLITICAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments.


Res0lued by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio. Three ffths of the members ele - d TO each
HOUSE conG9frihg 1hereon, tnaf ~ De ana nereoy
the second Tuesday of October next, upon the APP
proval or rejection of the following amendmen;
as a substitute for the twenty-ffth Section of the
second Article of the Constitution and for the
second Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viz: ALI
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday of January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected bienniaIly, and
Representatives annually, by the electors OF their
respective counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October. Their term OF ofi ce shall
ommenc on the first day of January next after
their election, and that OF Senators shs IL continue
two wears. and that of REPRESENTATIVE one year
The Senators elected in October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and the Representa-
tives elected at the same time shall hold their Of
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of
October, 1857, to be asreTtained by lot. as the
President of the Senate may direct, stall hold
their office for only one year, and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October.
one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
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 more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apportioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the foli0wlng manner: If There be only
one rstio then 4 Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decennIal period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three
othe eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; if four to
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If five tn
the sixth, seventh, eighth, Einth and tenth :: If six
to the firh, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If seven to the fourth fifth, sixth. seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third
f,urth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third, fourth, fifth
sixth, seventies ehth, ninth and tenth sessions Of
the deLennial period respectively.
In determining the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might he entitled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction of n
senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five, and if the result 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 additio' al Senator fol
the seventh, eighth, ninth, and t. nth sessions sha 1
be allotted to such district. If three then to tht
fifth, sixth, Sc venth, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth seventh
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. Il
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member
in either or both branches of the / e ~;islature in
the fourth and NTH sessions of the present de
cennial period as now provided shall have a like
number oil members in each branch thereof fO
each session of the remainder of the present de
cennial period.
Nh. al WORRIES,
Speaker cf the House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
President Of the Senate.