The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-10-08
Proposed consstutioa, Amend
ments.
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Ocote1 1851
FPUBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY.


AhkSDMnxT no. /.
Resolved BY ths General Assembly Of the State
% Ohio, Three-iifths Of the members elected to
each blouse eonrurTing therein, That i be and is
herb proposed 70 the electors OF this State vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, Upon the
approval OF rejection Of the following auie ndnenI
as substitute lot thk twenIy-hfIh Sector Of the
Second Article Of the Constitution and TOR the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and Tor the third
Section Of the eleventh Arele,vlI All regular ses.
sions ot the General Assembly shall commence on
the hrst Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected bennially, and Representatives an
nually, by the electors Of their respective eontes
uf districts on the second Tuesday OF OcIObor.--
Their term Of Office shall eomm4Lee on the fret
day o January next alter their election snd that Of
Senators shal continue years. and that Of Rep
resentaIives one year The Senators elected In DC
tobeT next shall hold their offices FOR Two years. and
the Representa- tiVes elected al the time shall
hold their otices for one year. Provided that II Of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of 0c-
IobeT, 1857, TO be asceTtained by lot the PTesi-
dent OF the Senate may direct shall hold their Office
for only one year, and their successors shall be eec-
ted on the second Tuesday of Octone thousand eight
hundred and ftty eight, and biennially thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates tor Representative SO large that being multi
piled by ten the result shall be equal TO one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
TONED for such ratios among the several Sessions OF
the decennial period in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
ce aotieu 10 the TENN session OF te uecennlal pe-
| led.
Ii there two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions Ii three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessons Ii tour to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii five, TO the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Ii six u
the ffih sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenh If
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
nnlh and tenth; II eight 10 the third, fourth fifth,
SIXTH seventh eigth, ninth and tenth; Ii nine 10 the
second third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and ienth sessions of the decennial period re
spectively.
In determining the humber Of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cenn al period. by reasonot any fraction of
toria ratio, the ractOn shall he multiplied by five,
and il the result be equal 10 one senatorial ratio an
additional Senator snail be sSted said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal TO
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enlh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be aiot-
ted 10 such district Ii three then the fifth sixth
seventh, eigeth, ninth and tenth.
If 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
eiIhsror both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions Of The present decennial pc.
riod as now provided, shall have u like number o
members in each branch thereof for each session oi
the remainder Of the present deeennial period.
F. ~ Ii. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
..E THOMAS II. FORD, 8Ft
President OF the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857 ' ,a ~.