The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-04-16
Proposed Constltution amsndnlieaiis.

AMEEDaEsr no. l. =
Resoired by tie General Assembly ef
HE State Of Ohio, Three.fdhs 'of'tbe
members elected 10 each House concurring
therein. That It be and hereby is proposed 70 The
electors Of this State 70 vote on the second Tues
day Of October next upon the approval or re-
lection Of the following ame4dments as sub
stitnte for the twenty. fifth Section Of the Sec
ond Article Of the Constitution and for the sec.
Ond Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viz: All
regular sessions Of the General Assembly shall
commence on the FIRST Monday in January, an
nualIy. Senators shall be elected blennially,
and Representatives annually. by the electors
Of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday Of October. Their term Of Of
fee shall commence on the first day Of Janu-
ary next after their election, and that oi sena-
tors shall continue two years, am that OF ne,
presentatises one year. The Senator2 eIecteh
in October next shall hold their Offices for :"o
years, and the Representatives elected az the
same time shall hold their offices for one year,
Provided that seventeen Of the Senators cleo
ted on the second TUESDAY Of October. 1881, to
be escertained by lot, as the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, aud their successors shall be elec.
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty.eight. and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, ad
ditional Representatives shall be apportiened
for such ratios among the several sessions Of
the decennial period In the following manner !:
If there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session Of the
dccenDial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; II
three 10 the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
II four, to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth
If five, to the siIth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth II six. to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth; If seven, to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II eight
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth II 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 to
| which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any deeennial period, by reason Of any frac.
ton Of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and if The result be equal to
one ssnatoris! LILO, an additional Senator shall
De allotted 10 said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. II it be equal to two such ra-
tos an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to
such district. If three then to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth. II four, to
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth.
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this
amendment be adopted by the electors, the coun-
ties now entitled 10 more than one member in
either or both branches Of the Legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions Of the present de-
Genial period as now provided, shall have like
number of members in each branch thereof for
each session of the remainder of the present
decenral period.