True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
Laws Of Ohio.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

ResOlced By the General assembly O
the State of Ohio, Three-fifths of the
members elected to each House concuning
therein, That it be and hereby is proposed
to the Electors Of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amend
ments as substitute for the twenty fifth
section of the second Article of the COnstitu.
tiOn and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the elev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions of the
General Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially, and Representatives an.
nnally, by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
of October Their term of office shall com.
mence on the first day Of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall con-
tinue two years, and that of Representatives
one year. The senators elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their offices for one year. Pro-
vided, that seventeen of the senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
be ascertained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their Successors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday OF October one
thousand eight hundred and fifty.eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for RepIesen.
tative so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apportion.
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
of the decennial period in the following man
ner If there be only one ratio then a repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions
If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
siOns If four, TO the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenthj lftive, to the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth II six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Ifseven, to
the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth If eight, to the third, fourth fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If
nine, to the second, third, fourth, fifth sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Of
the decennlal period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
n any decennial period, by reason of any
fla ction OF senatorial ratio, the fraction shall
be multiplied by five. aud if the result be
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district for
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal
to two such ratios all 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.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc.
venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re-
spectively. If 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 ses.
sions of tue present decennial period as now
provided, shall have like number of mem.
bers in each branch thereof for each session OF
the remainder the present decennial period
.,r N. II. VAN VORHES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives..
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of Tie Senate,
Dated April 3, 1857.