M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-10-01
PROPOSE u CONSTITUTION AMEND.
MTN1S.
AMFh nMENT NO. |


R,SUjsf h h, G,ne, al Assembly OF the
Sailof ohio. Three-hths OF the members
elected to each house concurring 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 opprov-
al or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute for the twenty.fiIlh Section
of the second Artic Of the Constitution
and for the second Section Of the same Ar
ticIe, and for the third Section of the eev.
enth Article, VIZ: All regular sessions of
the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday Of January, annually. SEN
ators shall be elected biennally, and Rep
resentatves annually, by the electors of their
respective counties or districts on the Sec
oni Tuesday OF October. Their term Of
office shall commence on the first day of
January next after their election, and that
of Senators shall continue two years. and
that Representatives one year. The Sen
aiors llertpd m October next shall hold
their Ofhtrs Tor Two years. and the Repre-
spntulvrs elected at the SAM time shall
hold heir offices for one year. Provided,
that seventeen Of the Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857 to be
ascertaned by lo', a. the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office
/ for only one year, and their successors shal
b. elected on the second Tuesday OF Octo-
her, cnr Thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight. and biennialIy thereafter. When
any county shall have a fraction above the
rates for Representative so large that being
multiplied by len, the result shall be equ0
TO one or M re ratios, additional Represen'
tatives shall be apportoned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decennia
period in the following manner: II there
be only one ratio then Representative
shall be allotted to the tenth session of the
dec, nnal period.
II there are two ratios Representatives
shall be allotted to the ninth and tenth ses
sions; If three to the eighth ninth and tentl
sessions: II four to the seventh, eighth, nintf
and tenth; II five to the sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth II six to the filth
sixth. seventh eighth ninth and tenth; l.
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh
eighth ninth and tenth; Ireight to the third
(, urth, fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninlf
and tenth If nine, to the second, third
fourth. filth. sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth ant
tenth sessions of the decennial period re-
! sprctivrIy
In determining the number of Senator:
to which any senatorial district might be en-
. titled in anv decenninl period, by reason o
any fraction of a senatorial ratio, the lrac
ton shall Le multiplied by five and if tht
result be equal 10 one Senatorial ratio, al
additional Senator shall be allotted to salt
district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
it be equal to two such ratios an additiona
Senator Tor the seventh. eighth, ninth ant
tenth sessions shall be allotted to such dis
trict If three then to the fifth, sixth. sev
, enth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
Il fl ur, to the third, fourth, flth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re
spectively. II this amendment be adoptet
bv the electors, the counties now entitled t
more than one member in either or boil
Q branches of the Legislature in the fourth an
fifth sessions Of the present decennial pc
riod as now provided, shall have like mum
Der of members in each branch thereoffo
J each session of the remainder OF the prssen
decenniai period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS H. FORD,
Iresident Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.