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AMFNDMENr No 1,

4AENNAhh4 No l.
Resolved by he General Asssmbly Of TIE STATE
Of OAio, Threefflhs Of The members elected TO
cash House concnring therein. that il be and here
By ipFoposed 70 The electors Of this State to vote
On the second Tuesday Of October rext, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
= ! substitute for ths twsnty.ffh Section Of .bs
second Article Of the Constitution and for the
second Section Of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz All reg
nlar sessions Of the General Assembly shall com
mence on the first Monday Of January annually
Senators shall be elected benniI.y, and Rspresen-
tAtives annually, by the electors Of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of oc-
tober. Their term Of Office shall commence on
the first day Of January next after their election,
aud that Of Senators shall cOulinue two years aud
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected IN October next shall bold their Offices for
two years, aud the Representatives elected at the
same time shall hold their Offices for one year--
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to he ascer-
tanned by lot, as the President Of the Senate NAV
direct shall hold their Office for only one year. aud
their SUCCESSORS shall be elected te second Tues.
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
fly-eight, ard biennially 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
additional Representatives shall be appohioned
for such ratios among the several sessions Of the
decsnnial period in the following manner; lfthere
be only one ratio then, Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session Of the decenal pc
Rod.
II there are Two ratios, Representatives shallbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three tC
the eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions; If four Il
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; If five TO tht
sixth seventh eighth, ninth aud tenth; II SIX to tb
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
seven TO the fourth, tittb sixth, seventh, eighth
niuth and tenth; II eight to the third, fourth fftl
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; II nin,
TO the second, third, fourth fifth, sixth sew
snth eighth, ninth and tenth; sessons OF the decen
nial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators tc
which any senatorial district might bo entitled in
any decenial period, by reason OF any fraction o.
Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
BY five, and il the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, nm additional Senator shall be allotted tc
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. Il
it be equal to two such ratios an additional Sena.
tor for the seventh, eighth ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. II three then tc
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
teRth.
II four to the third, fourth 6fb, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. |
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
t, ba
in either or both branches of the Legislature in tho
fourth and fifth sessions of the present dccenis
period as now provided. shall have like NUM- el
Of members in each branch thereof for each session
Oflhs remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II FORD.
President Of Tie Senate.