The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-07-16
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.

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Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House conourriug therein, That it be and hereby is
proposed the electors of this state to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next upon the approval
rejection of the following amendment as substi
tute for the twentyh section of the second article
of the constitution and for the second section of the
article and for the third section Of the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions Of the General As
eembly shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary, annually Senators shall be elected bienaly and
representatives annually by the electors of their
spectve counties districts the second Tuesday of
October. Their term Of Office shall commence on the
first day of January after their election and that
of senator's shalcontinue two years, and that of
resentatives one year. The senators elected in Octo
tef hex shall hold their offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Offices for one year. Provided that seventeen
0f the senators elected the second Tuesday of Oc
tpber, 1851 to be ascertaned lot. as the President
of the senate may direct shall hold their office for only
one ye0r and their shall be elected on tile
second Tuesday of October thousand eight hun
dred and iifty-eight, and beAniay thereafter When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative so large that being multiplied by ten,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios, add
onal representatives shall be apportoned for such
ratios among the several sessions Of the decennia
period in the following manner Ifthere be only
ratio then representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session Of the dccennial period. ...
IL there two ratios representatives shall be aOt
ted TO the ninth and tenth sessions il three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth If five to the sixth, seventh eighth
nlnln anu entn II SIN 10 Jne nlIn, slNtn, SEVENTH
eighth ninth and tenth If to the fourth fifth
SIXTH seventh eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eight ninth and
tenth if nine to the second, third fourth fifth, SIXTH
seventh eighth ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
cennal period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators to which any
senatorial district ght be entitled in decennia
Period by Of any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five and if the
suit be equal to 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
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, NINTH
and tenth sessions shall he allotted to such district If
three then to the lfth SIXTH seventh eighth ninth
aid tenth.
If four TO the third fourth fifth sixth seventh eghth
NINTH and tenth sessions respectively, If this amehd-
ment he adopted by the electors the counties nov
titled to than member in either Both
branches Of the Legislature in the fourth aud fifth
sons of the present dccennia period provid-
ed. shall have like number of members in each branch
thereof for each session of the remainder of the pres
ent decennial period.
~ II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
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