Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-15
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A
.-M. MENDMENTS. .r.m
AMKSnMENT No /.

RESOLVED BY the General Assembly, ofthe State
Of Oht0y Three-ffths of the members elected to
each House concurrIBg therein, hattie beand
to vote on the second ruesdeyof oetobepnext
upon the approval or rejection of the following
amendments as q substitute for the twenty-ffth
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
md for the second Section of the sa me Artic lie,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions Of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence OIL the hrst Monday of jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Representatives annually, by the
electors of their respective counties Or districts
ON the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of office shall commence en- the first day of jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentativcSe elected at the same time shall hold
then oflicos for one year. Provided, that severn
teen of the Senators elected on the second Tues
day of DC 1857, to be ascertained by lot az
the President Of the Senate may direct, shall
hold their office for Gully one year, and their sue
ccssors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fra ction above the rates for
Representative SO large that being multiI lied
by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representa- iveSt shall be APP
dortiOncd for such ratios among the several ses-
SONS of the decennial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If ere are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; II
three to the eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; l.
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth: If seven to the fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If eiyht
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the decennial period respec.
lively.
In determining the number of Senators tC
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by rea son of any frac
tion of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall b,
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal Il
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth anG
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratio,
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO sucl
district If three 'th0n to the fifth, sixth, sew.
enth. eighth. ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respcc.
lively. IT this amendment be adopted by tn,
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI G thai
one member in either or both branches of til,
| Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dccennial period as, nov provided, shall
have a like number OF members of each branch
thereof for each session of til" present dccennia
period.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
10 '''r THOMAS II. FORD
Poe President of the Senate.
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