The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-21

Proposed Constitution Amend
ment5.
10 be submitted to the People on the ID Tuesday Of
October, 1851.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT no. !.

AMENDMENT NO. |.
Resolved hy the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three -fiths of the members elected to
each House concurring therein, That it he and is
hereby proposed to the electors of this State 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday of October Eext, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
Substitute for tile twenty-hlth Section of thu
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the sec
end section OF the same Article, and for the thirC
Section OF the eleventh Article viz. All regular ses
sions OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually Senators
shall be elected bennully, aud Representatives, an
nualy, by the electors OF their respective counties
! or districts on he second Tuesday Of OcIobcf =
Their term of Office shall commerce on the first
day OF January next alter their election and that o
Senators shall continue two years. and that of Rep
resentuiives one year The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold tPir Offices for two wears and
the Representatives elected at the same TINE shal
hold their offices for year Provided that II OF
tho Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tOber 1857, to be ascertained by lot as the presi-
dent OF The Senate may direct, shall hold their office
tor only one gear, and their SUCCESSORS shall be eec-
ted the second Tuesday of oct one thousand eirft
hundred and fifty eight, and bienuiaIly thereafter
When any county shall have traction above the
rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten the result shall be equal TO one or more
ratios additional Representatives shall be oppor-
Iloned Tor such ratios among the several sessions OF
The decennial PERIOD in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
te allotted TO the tenth session o the decennia pc.
led.
II there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the nuth and tenth sessions; If three tC
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; Ii tour the
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth ana tenth If six to
the fifth, sixth seventh, eighth nilth and tenth; If
seven TO the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
NINTH and TENTH II eight the Ihild, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh egh ninth and tenlh Ii nine to the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions Ot tie deCennlal period re
spectveIy. ,
In determining the number of Senators 'c, which
cenni al period, by reasun"i any fraction of sena.
oria ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five
and ii the result be equal to senatorial ratio, an
additional Senator snail be allotted to said district
f r the ninth and tenth sessions II 1t be equal 10
two such ratios an additional Senator Tor the sew.
enlh, eighth, ninth and tenth ses. i us shall he aiUt-
ted to such district. Ii three then TO the fifth sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth, ..r
II i0nr TO the third, fourth filth, 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 decernial pc
rod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof tor each session oil
the remainder OF the present decennlai period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Rcpres enatlves.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President vi the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.