The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-07-23
N. ii. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April 18th, 1857.
proposed constltution amendments.


Resoiued By The General assembly 0j
/ Ae State of Ohio Three.fiths OF tbi
members elected to each House concurrinl
therein, That It be and hereby is proposed to th,
electors of this State 20 vote on the second 1Ges
dav of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection Of the following amendments as Il sub
siitute for the twenty-flth Section of the sec
ond Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
ond Section Of the same Article, and Tor thu
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz: Al
regular sessions Of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday in January, an.
nually. Senators shall be elected bennially
and Representatives annually. by the electors
Of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday of October. Their term of Of.
flee shall commence on the first day Of Janu-
ary next after their election, and that Of Sena.
tors shall continue two years, and that of Re
presentatiSes one year. The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected at the
same time shall hold their offices for one wear
Provided, that seventeen Of the Senators elec,
ted on the second Tuesiny Of October. 1857, to
he ascertanrd by lot, as the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their successors shall be cleo.
ted on the second Tuesday of October, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty.eight. and
biennialy thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representa-,
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, ad
ditionsl Representatives. shall be apportiened
for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decenniaI period in the following manner
If there be only one ratio then Representa-.
tive shall bo allotted to the tenth session Of the
decenuial period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions II
three TO the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
II four, o the seventh, eighth ninth and teuth
If five, to the sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth II six. to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth If seven, to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and lenth Il eight
to the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth il nine, to the second. third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions Of the decennial period respec
lively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any Gscennial period, by reason OF any trac.
ton Of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and If the result be equal to
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted TO said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ra'
tiOs an additional Senator for thesGycnth, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted Ia
such district, If three then to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth, If four, to
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this
amendment be adopted by the electors, the coun-
tics now entitled TO more than one member in
either or both branches Of the Legislature in
the fourth aud ifth sessions Of the present dc.
Genial period as now provided, shall have like
number of members in each branch thereof fol
each session of the remainder of the present
dccenniul period.