The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-10
PROPOSED NcoNsTIrurOH
A NJ E N d M E N T S
As,ENpMREr NO. I,


RssolssI By tAs Gs1sraI .ssssmTLy or tie stdtssf
oAiO, 1hree-hfths Of the members elected 10 each
House eoneurring therein, Thatit be and hefeby is
proposed 10 the electors Of this State to on The
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the sppfoTal
orrelecuon of the following amendment As substi.
Iu'e IoL me twentyhfth Section Of the second Article
same Article, and for the third Section Of the eleventh
Article, viz; Ahreguar sessions Of the General AS
ry annually. Senators shall be eiscted hjsnnisiiy
and Representative annually by n electors ofthe
respective counties or districts The second Tuesday
Of october. Their term Of once shall commence on
the hr day of January neIt amer their eleciop and
that Of Senators shall continue Two years. and that or
Representatives one year. The Senators elected in
the Representatives elected al the same time shAiI
hold their Offices for year. Provided, ihntseven
teen Of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
ofoctober, 1857 to be Rsceraned BY lot as the PreG
dent ofthe Senate may direct, shall hold their oneo
for only one year, and their successors shall bO saec
ed on the second Tuesday of October, one thousand
eight hundred and Rfy eight, and biehniAy thereaf
ter. When any county shall have fraction above
the ratesfor SO large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal TO one more
ratios additional shall be apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions de-
cennial period in the following maBner; II there be
only ratio then Representative shall be allotted
TO the tenth session of the decenniAl period.
lfthere are two ratios, Representatives shall lie al
iotted to the ninth tenth sesnPas II three to the
eighth ninth and tenth; II five to the sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; lfsixth TO the filth, sixth,
eeVenln elgln nlntn ana tenli seVen 10 the 1ouTtn
ah sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and teDtl5 If eight
to the third fourth nth, sixth, 9eSenth eighth, ninth
and tenth; lfnine to the second, third, oufth, fih,
SIXTH seventh, eighth ninth and tenth sessios Of the
deG"nIial period respectively.
In determining the number ofSennt0rs n whieL any
senatorial dstric, might be entitled In aEY deeenniGl
period, by ofany fraction % Hsena'orlai rsio'
the fraction shall be multiplied BY I've, anu u the ~
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, addinGpkl
Senator shall be allotted to soid district for the nith
and tenth sessions If IL be equal to two such ratios
additional Senator for the seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district. ~
three then to the fifth, sixth seventh eighth, ninth and
tenth.
lffour, to tho third, fourth, ifth sixth. seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth Sessions respectively If Mi
amendment be adopted by the electors the counties
now entitled to more than one member in either or
both branches Of the Legislature "a the fourth and
ahsessions OF the present decennial period as now
provided, shall have like number of members in
each branch thereoffor each session of the remainder
of the present decenniul period.
NH. VANV0RHES,
Speaker 0fthe House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
PrsstdeHt0 Of the Senate,
Dated April Sd, 1857.