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CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS
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hy d proposed 70 The electors Of this State to vote
"a he ussond Tuesday Of October Uext, upon The
approval o. EsjeetOn Of The follewing smendmeni
e subsiiuis for The tusnty-fnh Section Of .hs
sscond Article q the conatatica and for the
sscond Ssstisn fths sams Article, and fos the
third sunaioa q The eleventh Article VIC: All reg
ulaE nsuliens q the Genera Assembly shall CON-
muncs O The fsi MOnday Of January, anaually--
6unatsn shall Be ssctsd bieanially. and Rspresen-
tntirs annually, b. the elections Of their respective
eOunties or disirics on the second Tuesday Of DC.
sobsE Thar tsrm Of otics shall commence on
che Gra day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall eoutinuetwo years, aud
chat Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected m octObsr aext shall bold their offices for
eve ysars aad he Representatives elected at the
sane time shaA hold their Offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer.
tainod b. lot a. the President Of the Senate may
direct shall hold their Office for only ole year. and
their mcceaon shall be elected on the second Tues.
dag az October, one thousand eight hundred and
f0y-eight, and biennially thereafter, When any
sOanty shall have fraction above the rates fol
Representative 20 large that being multiplied by
ten, the reault shall be equal 10 one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be appoHioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF th'
decsnnia period in the following manner; If ther'
be only one ratio. then, Representative shall b
allotted TO the tenth session Of the deeeuial pc
rod.
II there are two ratios Representatives shallbe
allotted 10 the ninth and tenth sessions il three Il
the eighth, ninth, aud teuth sessions; IL four L
The ssventh. eighth, ninth and tenth II FIVE TO th
sixth seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; II six 10 th
9th, Ixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth;
seven 10 the fourth, 6fth, sixth, seventh, eighth
niulh and tsnthi II eight to the third, fourth fft
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If nin
70 the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
suth. eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Ol the decen
aial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators 4
which any senatorial district might be entitled il
any decenial period, by reason Of any fraction o
q Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall bs multiplied
By Eve, and Il the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio en- additional Senator shall be allotted t
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. !
It be equal TO two such ratios an additional Sena
toror the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted 10 such district. IL three then L
the 6th, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an'
tenth.
II four TO the third, fourth iAb, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. l
this amendment be adopted by the electors, tn
counties now entitled 10 more than one membe
in either or both branches Of the Legislature in th
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decena
period Is now provided. ahall have like numl
Of members in each branch thereof for each session
ofthe remainder Of the present decenial period.
st....- Nh. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of &s House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President Of The Senate.