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PKOPOsED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
(Pz4isAsd By AEthOrity.)
AMENDMENT NO 1,

AMENDMENT NO l.
Resolved By the GeAsral assembly Of tie STAT.
Of OHIO, Three-ffhs Of the members elected tC
eaoh House eoncuring therein. that it be and here.
BY Is proposed to The electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October next upon The
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
rs a substitute for the twenty-ith Section Of he
second Article Of the Constitution and for the
second Section ofthe same Article, and for the
third Section OF the eleventh Article viz: All reg.
ular sessions Of the General Assembly shall com,
mence on the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall DO elected biennially, and Rspresen.
tatiVes annually, by the electors Of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of DC.
tOber. Their term Of office shall on
the FIRST day Of January next after their election
and that Of Senators shall continue two years, and
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected in October next shall bold their Offices fol
two yeaHA and the Representatives elected at the
sane time shall hold their Offices for one year,
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer-
tanned by lot IS the President of the Senate NAV
direct shall hold their Office for only ole year, aud
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-eight, and biennially thereafter, When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative 50 large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions of the
decsnnial period IN the following manner; Ifthere
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted TO the tenth session Of the deeenial pc.
Rod.
II there are two ratios Representatives shallbe
allotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four tC
the seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; If five TO The
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II six to thC
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; /
seven 10 the hu rth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth, If nine
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew.
snth, eighth, ninth aud tenth; sessions ofthe decen,
NAL period respectively,
In determining the number Of Senators To
which any senatorial district might be entitled in
any decenial period, by reason Of any fraction oil
a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five, and if the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. II
ii be equal to two such ratios an additional sena-
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. If three then to
the ihh, sixth, seventh, eighth, 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 10 more than one member
in either or both branches Ofths Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decenial
period as now provided. shall have a like number
Of members in each branch thereof for each session
Oftbe remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of tic Senate.