Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-29
Dated April III, Is57.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
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Rsselred 6v the General .~9ssembIy eff TIE state Of
Ohio. Three nflhs Of the members elected to each
House concurring therein. That il he and hpreby is
proposed to the electors Of this State 10 vote On the sec
Ond tuesday Of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection Of the foll0Sing amendments as a substitute for
the tweuty-ffth Section Of the second Article OF the
Constitution, and for the second Section OF the same
Article, and for the third Section OF The eleventh Arti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions OF ths General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Ct January, anuu-
sihy. Senators shall be-elected biennially. and Rep
! resentatives annually. by the tleetors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday OfOc
toher. Their term of Office shall commence on the
FIRST day Of January next after their election, and tina,
Of Senators shall continue two years, and that OF Rep
resentatiyes one year. The Sc atOrs elected in OCtO
her next, sh III hold their Offices for two years, and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their Offices fer enc year. Provided, that seventeen
| Of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Octo.
her. lS57, to be asc- rtained by lot, as the President Of
the Senate may direct, shat hold their Office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected on the
secOI d Tuesday OF 0ct0oer, one thousand eight hundred
and hfty-eight, and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
resentatives so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be app ortiOned for such ratio:
in the following manner. If there be only one ratio
then a Representative shall be allotted to the tenth ses
sion of the decennial period: II there are two ratios
| Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth and teutl
sessions: If three, 10 the eighth. ninth aad tenth ses
sions: If four, to the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth
II hve,to the sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth
IL six. TO the nth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth: II seven. TO the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
| eighth. ninth and tenth. II eight. 10 tn third. fourth
6nh. sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth: If nine
TO the second. third, fourth. fifth, sixth, seventh. eighth
/ ninth and tenth sessions Of the decennial period res.
pectively.
In determining the number OF Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
! period. by reason of any fraction Of a senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five. and if the re
suit be equal 10 one senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall be allotted to said district for The ninth and
tenth sessions. II it be e Iual 10 two such ratios, an
| additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ainth and
tenth sessions, shall be allotted to such district. i
three. then TO the fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, nintl
and tenth. If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respective
ly. If this amendment be adopted by the electors. the
counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
Their or both branches Of the Legislature in the fourth
and fifth sessions Of the resent decennial period, as
now provided. shall have 4 like number Of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
of the present decennial period.
n. II. VAN F0RHES
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
TU0S. ii. FORD,
President OF the Senate.