The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-07-09
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
AMENDMENT NO |

Resol0ed by tie General assembly Of The
State Of Ohio, Three ifths of the mem
bers elected toeach House econcurringtherc-
in, That itbe and hereby is proposed to the
electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following
amendment as substitute FOR the twenty
fifth Section of the Second Article of the
Constitution and for the second Section of
the same Article, and for the third Sec
ton of the eleventh Article, viz: All reg
ular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of
January, annually. Senators shall be
elected biennially, and Representatives
annually, by the electors of their respect
i've counties or districts on the secondTu
day ofOctober. Their term of Office shall
commence on the first day of January next
after their election, and that of Senators
shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators cleo
ted in October next shall hold their offices
for two years, and the Representatives
elected at the same time shall hold their
offices for one year. Provided, that sew
enteen of the Senators elected on the sec
ond Tuesday of October, 1857, to be as
certained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall 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 Representatives SO
large that being multiplied by ten, the re-
suit shall be equal to. one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be appor-
Toned for such ratios, among the several
sessions of the .decennial period in the fol-
owing manner: If there be only one ra-
10 then r. preventative shall be allotted
@ the tenth ses ion ofthe decennial period.
Ii there are two ratios, representatives
hall be allotted to the ninth and tenth
essions; If fthree, to the eighth, ninth, and
enth sessions; If four, to the seventh,
ighth, ninth and tenth; five, to the sixth,
eventh, eight, ninth and tenth; If six, to
he fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
cnth; Lit seven, to the fourth, fifth, sixth,
evcnth, eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight,
Q the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
ighth, ninth and tenth; II nine, to the
econd, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
ighth, ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
ennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators
o which any senatorial district might be. .
ntitled in any decennial period, by rea-
on of any fraction of senatorial ratio,
he fraction shall be multiplied by five,
nd if the result be equal to one senator's
! ratio, an additional Senator shall be al Fl
otted to said district for the ninth and
enth sessions. If it be equal to two such 1
altos an additional Senator for the sew
nth, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions
hall be allotted to such district. Ii three
len to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, i
inth and tenth.
If four, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
'venth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions {
sspectively. IF this amendment be adop- S
"a by the electors, the counties now enti- t
ed to more than one member in either {
both branches of the Legislature in the i
urth and fifth sessions of the present i
scennial period as now provided, shall a
ave like number of members in each e
'anch thereof for each session of the re- b
ainder of the present decennial period. O
N. FL. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of tie House of Representatives. S
THOMAS Ii. FORD, r
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.