The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-03
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMhNT NO. l.

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio 1hree-fiI of The hienbers elected 10
each House cODcurring therein, That it be and is
hereby f6pUsed ~ the electors OF this State to vote
on the Secotd Tdesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
as substitute TOR the twenty fifth Section OF the
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec,
ond section oil the SAME Article and for the third
Section OF thceleyenth Articleiviz All reeular
sions OF the Genefal Assembly shall cdtilliehGe ON
the first Monday OF January. annually Senators
shall be elected biennaIly, and Representatives an.
nually, by the electors of their respective countes
or districts OF the second Tuesday Of OctobCr.-
Their term OF office shall cUnliileLce on the first
day of January heAt alter their election, and that Of
Senators shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators elected i'll DC
ober next shall hold their offices for TWO years, and
the Representa- lives elected al the same time shall
hold their Offices for one year. Provided that II OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober 1857, to be ascertaned by lot, as the Presi
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only year. and their successors shall be cleo
ted on the second Iuesday OF Oct, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and biennially thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to
ratios, additional representatives shall be appor
toned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennal period in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
be allotted TO the tenth session o the decennia pe
led.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted the ninth and tenth sessions; If three
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; Ii four the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10
the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenth If
ven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
NINTH and tenth Ii eight the third, fourth, fttl
SIXTH seventh eigth, ninth and tenth Ii nine TO the
second, third, fourth, fifth SIXTH seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions Of tie deCenna period
spectivey.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de:
cennia al period, by reasonoi any fraction OF a
toria ratu, the fraction shall be multiplied by vei
and if the result be equal to senatorial RATIO an
additional Senator snall be allotted said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II II be equd to
two such ratios uh additional Senator tor the sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions s1oll be aiot
ted to such district. II three then to the th sixth
severth, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
II four to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively, Ii
| this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decernial pc.
rod as now provided, shall have d like number oi
members in each branch thereof Tor each session u
the remainder OF the present decehnia period.
N. Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
| THOMAS FL. FORD,
President OF the Senate
! Dated April Sd, 1857.