True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-07
Laws Of Ohio.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
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Resolved By the General assembly d
the State of Ohio, Three.fifths of the
members elected to each House concuTing
therein, That it be and hereby is proposed
10 the Electors Of this Stale to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amend
ments as substitute for the twenty min
section Of the second Article OF the Constltu'
tion and for the second section Ol tne same
article, and for the third section OF Inc eieV-
euth article, viz All regular sessions oil the
General Assembly shall commence on the nrSt
Monday Of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected beupially, and representatives an
Ruslly, by the electors of their respective
>cOunties or districts on the second Tuesday
Of October Their term of Office shall CON-
mence on the irst day of January next after
their election, aud that of Senators shall con-
tinue two years, and that of Representatives
one year. The senator's elected in October
next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
Nme shall hold their Offices for one year. PeOr
vided that seventeen of tue senators elected
on the second tuesday of october, lisp, to
be asSertained by lot as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their successors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, aud
biennally thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Rep,esen.
tative so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
Of the decennial period in the following man
ner If there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
Of the decennial period.
II there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions {.
If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; Iffive, 10 the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth; If six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lfseven, 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 decennial period respectively.
In determining the number of senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any
fraction of q senatorial ratio, the fraction shall
he multiplied by FIVE, and if the result be
equal to one senatorial ratio an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district for
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal
10 two such ratios an additional senator fol
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. If three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth.
If four, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
yenth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re
spectiyely. If this amendment be adopted by
The electors, the counties now entitled to NOR
than one member in either or both branche
Df the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses
sions Of the present decennial period as nov
provided, shall have like number of mem
bers iu each branch thereof for each session Q
the remainder ofthe present decennial period
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate
Dated April 3, 1857.