Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-16
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.


Resolsef Ss the General .sssem6ly of tbs STATE of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected 10 each
House concurring therein. That il Re and hereby is
pro osed 10 the electors of this State vote the
second Tuesday of October next. the approval
rejection ofthe following amendment as substitute
for the twenty th Section of the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section of the
Ar Gle and for the third Section ofthe eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions of the General As
senhly shall commence on the first Monday of Janu
ary annually. Sen-tor shall be elected hienniay,
and REPRESENTATIVES annually by the electors their
respective unties districts on the second Tues
of October. Their terms # office shall mmenGe on
the day of January next after their election, and
that Senators sh continue two years. ard that OF
Rel tatives one year The Senators elected in
October shall hold their Offices for two years, and
the Representatives elerie the same time shall
hold their Offices for one year. rOvded, that
of the Senator e cted the second Tuesday of
October, 1857 to he aseertained by ot the PTesi
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their Office
for only year. and their shall he lected
the second Tuesday of October thousand eight
hundred and fty-eight biennialIy the reafter.-
When any county shall have traction above the
for Representative so large that being multiplied
by ten the result shall he equal to one or ratios
additional presentatves shall he appointed for such
among the several sessions of the decennal peri
od in the following manner: If there he only one
ratio tn. Representative shall he allotted 10 the
tenth session of the deceBnial period.
lftheir are two ratios Representatives shall he al
Oted ninth and tenth II three TO the
eighth, NINTH and tenth sessions: H four TO the
enth eighth ninth and tenth; Ifive TO sixth. sew
enth. eighth. ninth aud teath; I siI 70 the fifth sixth
seventh eighth ninth and tenth; seven TO the fourth
hh sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; eight
TO the third fourth fifth, sixth. seventh eighth ninth
and tenth; II nine to the second third, fourth. fifth,
SIXTH seventh eght ninth and tenth sessions OF the
decennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators to which
senatorial district might he entitled in any decen
NAL perIod by reason of fraction of senatorial
RATIO the traction shall he tipied by five. and If
the result be equal To senatorIa ratio. addi
tiona Senator shall be allotted sad district for the
ninth and tenth sessions. If he equal to two such
ratios an additional Senator for the venth, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions shall be- allotted such dis
trict. III three then 10 the fh sath seventh eighth
ninth and tenth. 4
Iffour, the third fourth, fsh, sixth, seventh,
eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respectively fths
amendment be adopted by the eectOrs, the Counties
untitled 70 more than one member in either or
botl ranches of the Legislature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period
provided, shall have like number Of members in
each branch thereof for esch session The remaideI
ofthe present decennial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
presidenf of The SENATE