The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-29
POLITICAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments.
.mKspnENT NO. /.

Rescued By the General Assembly Of the State of
okso. Three-ffths Of the members elecsed to each
is proposed to the electors of this State to vote Gu
tie secoud Tuesday of October next, upon the ap-
provai or rejection Of the following amendment
as a substitute for the twenty-ffth section of the
second Article of the Constitution and for the
third Section of the eleventh Article, viz: All
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday OF January, anpu.
ally Senators shall be elected biennialty, and
Representatives annually, by the electors of their
resPectiv- counties or districts on tie. second
Tuesdsy OF October Their term OF once shaH
commence on the first day of January next after
their election, and that OF Senators shall continue
Two years, and that of Representatives one year.
The senators elected in October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and The Representa-
fees for enc year. Provided, that seventeen OF
the Senators elected on The second Tuesday OF
October, 1857. to be as 'eFtained by lot. ss the
President of the Senate may direct, shall hold
lheir Office for Gully ono year. and their successors
shall be elected On the second Tuesday OF October,
one thousand eight hundred and Fifty eight, and
biennia,ly thereafter. When any county SHAH
have a fraction abovetheT rates for Representative
so large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be aPportioned Tor such
ratios among the several sessions OF tee dccennIal
period in the folio wing manner: lfthere be only
one "a ito then a Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the deceunini period.
II there arc two ratios representatives snail be
allotted tn the ninth and tenth sessions; If three
the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth if five TO
the sixth. seventh, eighth. EinJh aud tenth II sig
TO the nun. SIXTH seventh, eighth. llnth ana
tenth; If seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth: II eight to the third,
f urth, nth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth ard
tenth; If niue to the seCCnd, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth. seventh e shth, ninth and tenth sessions Of
the Getcnnial period respectively.
In determining tie number ofScEators to which
any senatorial district might re C titled IN any
decennial period. by reason OF any fraction OF a
senatoridira'io, the fraction shall be muitipii ed
by five, aud If the result be equal to one senatorial
ratio, i II additional Senator shall DE allotted 10 said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. II it he
equal to two sICh ratios al ddIitiO al Senator for
the seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions shall
be allotted 10 sGcc district II three then TO the
fifth. sixth, seventh, eight. niHtll AID tenth
II four. to the third. fourth, fifth. sixth seventh
eighth. Hiaih, anu tenth Sessions respectively. II
this amendment g. 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 de
cennial period as nuw provided, snail have a like
number of mem hers in each branch thereof Tor
cash session OF the remainder of the present dc
cenniAl period.
N. A WORRIES,
Speaker of tee House Of RepreSsntG5iUeS.
THOMs IL. FORD
President Of tie Senate.