The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-03
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONS
A M E N d NJ E N L S
AMENDMENT no. 1.


RssolUsd By tAs General Assembly OF tAs 6Eesf
0hi0, 1hree-hiths OF the members elected - eAcb
House eoncurriDg therein, Thatit be and heSstt Is
proposed 70 the electors OF this State 70 vote On he
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the sEpreSaT
or rejection ofthe following amendment q substi-
tute ior me Section OF the second Asels
Of the Consultation and for the second Section Of The
same Article, and for the third Section OF the eleventh.
Article, viz; Allregular sessions OF the GeneralAs-
sembly shall commence on the first Monday Of J6nua
ry, annually. Senators shall be elected bebnlAlis
and Representa- annually, ty the electors ofen
respective counties or districts on the second Tuesa6
of October. Their term OF Office shall commence siI
the hrst day Of January next aer their election ana
that of Senators shall continue Two years. and that OF
Representatives one year. The Senators elected in
oc ober next shall hold their offices for Two Years and
the Representatives elected at the time shall
hold their Offices for year. Provided, that seVens
teen OF the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
fOetober 1857 to be aseertained by lot the Pres
dent of the Senate may Direct shall hold their oioO
for only one year. and their shall be elect
ed on the second Tuesday OF October, one thousand
eight hundred and fty-eicht and bieDniay Il erear
ter. When any county shall have u fraction above
the rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten the result shall be equal 70
ratios, additional Rcpresen shall be aproron-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions the de-
cennia period In the following manner; If there be
only ratio then Represents shall be allotted
10 thet tenth session Of the decehnial period.
lfthere two ratios, Representatives shall be al
lotted 20 the mimi and tenth sessoLs II three to the
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions; lour to The seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth; If ye TO the SIXTH seventh,
eighth, nintf and tenth; II sixth TO the fifth, sixth,
seVentn, elght1 nnth ana enti ~ seven 10 he 1ouTn
ffth sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If eight
to the third fourth, ih, sixth seventh, egbh, nhth
and tenth; lfDne to the second, fhird fourth, 1h,
sixth seventh, eighth ninth and tenth sessions Of The
decenniai period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators n which any
senatorial district might he entitled in airy decenti
period, by ofany iIGctinn of senatorial ratc
the fraction shall be multiplied 3y eve and If the 70
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, additional
Senator shall be allotted to s0;d district for the
and tenth sessions If IL be equal TO two such ratios
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district
three then to the fifth, sixth seventh, eighth ninth and
tenth.
Iffour, to the third, fourth, hfth sixth. seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If ihis
amendment be adopted by the electors, the counties
now entitled To more than one member in either
both branches Of the Legislature In the fourth and
fifth sessions OF the present decennal period
provided, shall have a like number of members In
each branch hereofOr each session of the remainder
Sl The present decennal period.
H.VAN WORRIES,
Speaker 0fthe House of RepreseRtGtiuss.
THOMAS II. FORD,
49,. President Of the Senate.