Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-15
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
Dated April 4th, 1857.
NO ].


Resa!red Bg fhe General Assembly Of the state Of
Ohio, Three ffths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, That it he and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this Safe to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday Of october next, upon the approval or re-
lection OF the following amendments rs a substitute for
the tEeuty fifth Section Of the second Article of the
Constitution. and for the second Section Of the same
Article, and for the third Section OF the eleventh Arti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions of thu General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of January, annu-
ally. Senators shall he elected biennially, and Rep
reSentativesa annually. 10y the .lectOrs OF their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday OF DC
tcber. Their term Of office shall commence on the
first day Of January next after their election, and that
Of Senators stall continue two years, and that Of Rep
resentativeS one year The Sc, ators elected in 0ctO
Der next. Sh III hold their Offices for two year $. and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their Offices for one year. Provided. that seventeen
OF the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of Oetc-
Der. lsJ7. to be asc rtained by lot, rs the President Of
the Senate may direct, shall hold their office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected on the
secor d II Tuesday of October, one thousand eight hundred
and hfty-eight, and biennially thereafter When any
county shall have Il fraction above the rates for Rep
resentatives SO large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall he equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apI ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions Of the decenn'al period,
in the following manner. If there be only one ratio,
then a Representative shall he allotted to the tenth ses
sion OF the decennial period: If there are two ratios,
Representatives. shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth
sessions: IL three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
siOns: If four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II five, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II six, to the fifth. sixth, seventh. eighth. ninth and
tenth: II seven. TO the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth. ninth and tenth. IL eight. TO tn third, fourth,
fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth: II nine,
to the second, third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions of the decenhial period res
pectively.
In determining the number Of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
period, by reason of any fraction OF a senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five. and if the re.
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall he allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. Ii it he equal to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions. shall he allotted to such district. If
;hree. then 10 the fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth
and tenth. II four. to the thirl, fourth. fifth, sixth,
seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
ly. II this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled TO more than one member in eli
Their or both branches Of the Legislature in the fourth
aud fifth sessions Of the resent decennial period, as
now provided, shall have 4 like number Of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
OF the present decennial period.
N. II. A Worries,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
TH0S. IL. FORD,
President of the Senate.