Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
MENDMENIS.
NO l,

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
Of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to
each House concurrlHg therein, That it be and
hereby 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
amendments as o substitute for the twenty-fifth
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
aud for the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall OIL the first Monday of JAM
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Representatives annually, by the
electors OF their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of office shall commence en- the first day of jan
aary next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentativese elected at the same time shall hold
their offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen of the Senators elected on the second Tues
day Of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President of the Senate may direct, shall
hold their office for Gully one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have O fraction above the rates for
Representatives so large that being multi lied
by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be ap-
dortiOncd for such ratios among the several ses-
sions of the d, eenuial period IN the followin
manner. If Il ere be Only one ratio then q Rep
resentativc shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the dcccnnial 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 to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; l.
five to the sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If seven to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: If eight
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third,
fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the dccennial period respec-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any frac-
ton of n senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five and if the result be equal te
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth aud
! tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
m additional Senator for the seventh, eighth.
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted 10 such
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
enth. eighth, ninth and teuth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
cnth, eli ghth, ninth and tenth sessions respec-
lively. If this amendment be adopted BY the
electors, the counties now entitled TO MOI e.thar
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature III the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dccennial period as now provided, Sha II
have n like number of members of each branch
thereof for each session of tn" present dcccnnial
period.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS ii FORD.
President Of the Senate.
An-;l . 1SS.