The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-04-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO. I.


Resolyed by The General assembly of the State
Of Ohio, Three-iftlIs Of the members elected
to each House concurring therein, That it be
and hereby is proposed to the electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday of Octe-
her next, upon theapproval or rejection of the
following amendment as a substitute for the
Etwenty-iifth 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: All regular sessions
OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday of January. annually. sena
tors shall be elected biennially, and Represea
tatives annually, by the electors of their re-
spective counties or districts on the second
! Tuesday of October. Thsir term of Office shall
commence on the first day Of January next
after thoir election, and that of Senators shah
continue two years, and that of Representa-
tives one year. The Senator'S elected in Octo-
Der next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
ftime shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro-
lyided, that seventeen of the Senators clected
ION the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to be
j ascertained by lot, as tho President of the Ssn-
ate may direct, shall hold their Office for only
one year, and their Successors shall be elected
ION the second Tuesday of October, one thou
sand eight hundred and ty-eight, and bien-
I
have Il fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive SO large that being multiplied by ten, the
result. shall bo equal to one or more ratios, ad-
fditional Representatives shall be apportionsd
for such ratios among the several sessions of
4 the decennial period in the following manner:
i If there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session of
the decennial period If there are two ratios
tRepi esentatives 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; If five to the sixth,
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If six to the
lffth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
If seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth ana tenth; If eight to the third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
ttenth; If nine to the second. third fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
4 sessions of the decennial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any frac-
ton of a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal
& Ito one Senatorial ratio, an additional Senator
shall be allotted to said district for the ninth
I and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such
ratios, an additional Senator for the seventh,
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall be al
|, lotsed 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.
If this amendment be adopted by the electors
the counties now entitled to more than one
member in either or both branches of the Leg
islature in the fourth and fifth sessions Of the
present decennial period as now provided, shall
have like number ef members in each branch
thereof for each session of the remainder oi
the present decennial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
II President of the Senate.
+ Dated April Sd, 1857.