The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-10-01
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
b be submitted to the People on tie % Tuesday o
0CtoJg, 1851.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. 1.

AMENDMENT no. 1.
| Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
OF Ohio, ThTee-fifths Of the members elected to
each House cOncurrng therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed the electors of this State to vote
on the Second Tuesday OF October next, upon the
approval or rejection OF the following amendment
as substitute tor the tweniyhith Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the sec
ond section of the same Article, and for the third
Section OF the eleventh Artice,viz All regular ses
sonS OF the General Assembly shall coraRlence on
/ the trst Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected biennally, and representatives an
nualy, by the electors of their respective counties
/ OF districts on the second Tuesday of October
/ Their tenn of Office shall commeL ce on the first
day OF January next alter their election, and that of
Senators shall continue two years, and that OF Rep
| Iresentalives one year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for Two Years. and
the Representa- tives elected at the same time shall
hold their Offices for yeur. Provided that II of
the SunatOTs elected on the second Tuesday Of DC.
tuber, 1887, to be ascertained by lot, as the Presi
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their office
Tor only one year. and their successors shall be cleo
ted on The second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and bienhially thereafter
| When any county shall hate fraction above the
rates tor Representative large that being multi.
piled by ten, the result shall be equal one or more
ratios additional Representatives shall be appor-
TONED or such ratios among the several sessions of
! he decennial period in the following manner: If
| there be only ratio then Representative shall
lie allotted TO the tenth session U the decennia pe.
t iCd
| Ii there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; Ii four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If 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 enh II eight to the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, egh ninth and tenth Ii nine to the
second third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie deCenna period re
sptctyely.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennia period, by reason cf any fraction of sena
Oral ratio, the ffaction shall be multiplied by five
and if the result be equal 10 one senatorial ratio on
additional Senator snail be aliSited to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enh eighth, ninth and tenth sessit shall be alot-
ted to such district If three then TO the fifth sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively Ii
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decenna pe-
rod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof for each session of
the remainder Of the present decenniai period
N. II. VAN Worries,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS f. FORD,
PRESIDENT OF the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.