The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-04-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEED-
t. MERTS

Resolved by the ucnora Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, 1hrec-ffths OF the mcm5ers elected to tac O.
House concurriug therein That it he and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this s.ltc 70 vote lhc
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
rejection OF the following amendment as o suhst
tule for the twcniafth section of the second article
of tho constitution aud for the second section Of the
uriicle and for the third section of the eleven
article, viz all regular sessions Of the General As
sembly shall commence on the first Monday nf JInu
ary annually Senator's shall be elected Heniallv and
representatives annually by the electors Of their re-
Spective counties districts the second Tuesday
October Their term of office Tinll commence the
first dayof january ncN after their election, and that
OF senators shall continue two years, and that of rep
rcsrntitivCs year. The senators elected in OctO
bcr next shall hold their Offices for two years ana the
representatives elected at the same time shall hnlG
their Offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
Of tie senators elected the second Tuesday of De-
ober, 1851, to be asceraincd by lot, the Prcsidcn
of the senate may direct shall hold hrir o,e for only
one year. and their shall be elected on tho
second Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hun
dred aud tyCight, and biernilly thereafter When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative 50 large that being multiple by ten,
the result shall be equal to one ratios, add
tiUnal representatives shall be ppVorOne for such
ratios among the several sessions Of the decennil
period in the following manner 18th r. lie onl, one
ratio then representative shall be allotted to hc .cu
session Of the dcCcnHlil period.
# there are two ratios Representatives shall he allo
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions ii three to tn.
eighth ninth aud tenth If four to the seventh yh
ninth and enth il six to the fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth. ninth and tenth if seven to the fourth fifth
SIXTH seventh eighth ninth and tenth ifeight the
third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and
tenth nine to the second, third folrth ffth sixth
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF the de-
ccnnul period respectively.
In determining the number Of senator's to which any
senatorial district might be entitled IN anv d,rcmni
PERIOD by of any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied br i've, and If the
suit be equal to senatorial rItiu, Additional
Senator shall he allotted to said district tor the min h
and tenth sessions If il be equal to two such "a 10,
an additional senator for the seventh ei slth ninth
and tenth sessions shall he allotted such district u
three then TO thc Af,h, sixth, -nhi eighth hilt..
and tenth.
If four to the third fourth 1f,h six hscrcnth gh'H
NINTH and tcnthscssions respectively, II this acni
Uient be adopted by the electors thr counties Ell.
titled to more than member in ci.cr both
branches OF the Legislature in the fourth aud If
sions of the present deccnnal period proyid-
cl shall have like humber Of members In each branch
thereof for each session 0! tue remainder oi ;hc pr>-
eut dcccnnial period.
n. IL. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of the House ol Ecprcsen .avcs.
THOMAS ii. FORD.
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