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and each representative district slssdng one
Representative annually.
The regular term Of Senators. except d sew.
enteen Of those elected a; The time Of adop-
ing this ypsndmenI. shall be iWo years, and
Of Representatives,. one year, commencing, in.
each case, on The 6rst Monday Of January next
after their election.
The Official term Of Seventeen Of the ssua.
tors elected On the second Tuesday Of October.
one thousand eight hundred and ety.seveu,
shall be one year only. and Of the remaining
eighteen two years. The individual Senators
holding for each Of those terms shall be deci-
ded by 10. immediately after the organization
Of the sepate, at its first session sitter such e
lection.
On the Iscond Tuesday Of October one thou
sand eight hundred and hny eight, and annu-
ally thereafter, one Senator shall be eleced in
each Of the Senatorial districts represented BY
a Senator whose official term will expire on the
6rt Monday of January next thereafter.
No change in Senatorial districts shall have
the effect of Abridgeing the official term Of am
Senator; but he shall continue during the re
mainder Of such term TO represent the district
by which be was elected, Notwithstanding his
place of residence may. by such change, be
transferred 10 another district.
As soon as it shall have been Ascertained
that this amendment has been adopted as pre-
scribed by the FIRST section Of the sixteenth
article Of The Constitution, the Governor snail
certify the same to the county Commissioner
Of Hamilton County. who shall Immediately
proceed to divide said county into three Sena-
toriaI districts. 10 conformity 10 the rules,pre
scribsd in this article, and shall transmit to the
Secretary of State, a certified description of
the several districts so formed and shall also
publish a copy thereof in at least two newspa-
pers printed and most extensively circulated
10 said county.
The three districts to be formed in HamiltO6
county. and the thirty-two Senatorial as now
formed in other parts ofthe State, shall remain
unchanged until the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty ,twO.
The General Assembly shall, at its first reg
ular session after the adoption of this amend
ment, determined by law the number Of rep
re sentatives TO be thereafter elected annually,
and sppOrtiOn the sam among the counties or
districts Of the Safe according to The rules
prescribed in this article.
Senatorial and Representative districts shall
be formed ia accordance with the following
rules viz:
First. The whole population of the State.
as ascertained by the federal census. or in such
other mode as may be prescribed BY law, shall
be divided by the number Of Senators Of which
the Senate Is hereafter to consist, and the quo
tent shall I've the ratio for. a Senatorial dis
trict. The whole population shall. in like
manner, be divided by the number Of Repre-
sentativss to be annually thereafter elected,
and the quotient shall be the ratio for a Repre-
sentative district,
Second. The number of Sen atorial districts
shall be equal to The number Of Senators of
which the Senate is thereafter to consist; and
t~henumber ofRepreseutatiye districts shall be e
quail to the number of Representatives of which
the House is thereafter to consist .
Third. No Senatorial or representative dis
trict shall contain a population, ascertsinsd; as
prescribed in the first rule more than one.fOurth
greater or less than the ratio for such district.
Fourth Each district, shall be composed of
contiguous territory, as compact in form as the
rules prescribed in this section will permit.
Fifth. No county, township. city, ward or
Incorporated village, shall be divided to form
any such district, unless such division shall
be necessary 10 avoid an excess or deficiency Of
population beyond the limits prescribed by the
third rule.
SirM. Every county having a population
not exceeding one-fourth greater or less than
he ratio for a Senatorial or for a Representa-
tive district shall compose such district.
Seventh Where two or more counties are
to form a senatorial distric CT or a Re D.
district, the General Assembly
'hali form such district by uniting, for that puy
WOO or more Of such %cou:ies.
Eighth. Where one county shall, by its
population, be entitled to two or more Senators
or two or more Representatives. the General
Assembly shall prescribe by law the number
Of Senators and the number Of representatives
Or of Representatives. only as the case may
to which such county is entitled; and
The County Commissioners of such county shall
at least--mouths previous TO the next at.
nual election for members Of the General AS
divide such county into so many Sen,
atoriai aud Representative districts, or so many
districts. only, as Shall equal
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