Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-22
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
Dated april 4th, 1857.
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ResoIred 6y the General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein. That it he and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection of the following amendments as a substitute for
Abe tweuty-fifth 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 Arti-
| Gle, viz: All regular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of January, annu-
Slly- Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rep
resentatiyes annually, by the electors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday of DC
tOber. Their term of office SHALL commence on the
first day of January next after tLeir election, and that
of Senators shall continue two years, and that Of Rep
resentatves one year. The Sea atOrs elected in 0ctO
Der next. slItH hold their offices for two yeais 5, and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their offices for one year. Provided that seventeen
of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Octo-
Der. lS57, to be asc rtained by lot, as the President Of
the Senate may DIRECT, shall hold their office for only
one yesr, and their successors shall be elected on the
secoI d Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-eight, and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
resentatives so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apI Ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decenn'al period,
in the following manner. If there be only one ratio,
then a Representative shall be allotted to the tenth ses
sion Of de decennial period: II there are two ratios,
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth
sessions: If three, 10 the eighth, ninth and teuth ses-
siops: If four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
If Eve, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
IL six, to the fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth: If seven. to the fourth. fifth, sixth, seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth. IL eight. TO tn third, fourth,
fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: IL nine,
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions Of the deeennial period res
p~ectively-
In determining the number Of Senator'S to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
period. by reason Of any fraction Off senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, and If the re-
suit be equal to one Senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be e IuaI to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh. eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions, shall be allotted to such district. II
three. then 10 the fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth. If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh. eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respective
Iy. II this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
ther or both branches of the Legislature in the fourth
and fifth sessions of the resent deceunial period, as
now provided, shall! hive a like number of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
Of the present decennial period.
N. ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
TII0S. II. FORD,
PRESIDENT Of the Senate.