Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-10-01
CONSTITUTION -
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- Rssalpafby the General AssepsJly efl
~ a. StaktQ( OAio, Three ifths Of the mem
lk ybsn s|eciod 70 sash House oOncuring there |
M s. D that i ), And hereby Is proposed to The |
~ sIector d thia State 10 vote on the second I
Tuesday Il October nsxt, upon the spprO-
tal e rsjeclieh Of the following amend
msnt as sahstituts for the tweaty.6fth
Beelion Of he second Article Of the Con-
sgitutiou and for the second Section Of The
same Article. and for the third Section
of the eleventh Article viz: An regular
i h sszicns ol the General Assembly shall con-
msncs q ihs frsl MOaday Of January, sn
nnaly. Senalots shall be elected bienni-
ally, and Representatives annually, by the
elsciOrs Of their respective eoputss Or dis
III tdce on the second Tuesday Of October.
Their term Of Office shall commence on
The iut day Of January next after their
- election, and thsl Of SenatOrs shall contin
ne two years, and that Of Representatives
-. Loue year. The SsnatoFs elected m 0cto,
Fb1AEb Der next shall hold their Offices foF two
years, and the Representatives elected at
ss5a & che same time shall hold their Offices for
10 ssz oae year. Provided, that seventeen Of the
- Senator'S elected on the second Tuesday of
d. O,tOber, 1857, TO be ascertained by lot as
a-s the President Of the Senate may direct,
shall hold their Office for only ole year, and
their successors shall be elected on the sec.
ond Tuesday Of October, one thousand
.-a . sight hundred and ifty.eight, aud bienni
b. ally thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Rep
.--s - resentatiys 50 large that being multiplied
.s-sF by ten, the result shall be equal to one or
slz- more ratios additional Representatives shall
be apportioned for such ratios among the
several sessions OF the decennial period in
the following manner: Ifthsrs be only one
ratio, then, Representative shall be aot-
ted to the tenth session Of the decenial
period.
.f s1- II there are two ratios Representatives
rr. shall be allotted to the ninth and tenth ses-
sions; II three to the eighth, ninth, and
.4.s 2 tenth sessions; II four 10 the seventh,
u eighth, ninth aud tenth If five 10 the
sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; II
s;x TO the fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth, ninth
ia s. D. and tenth; If seven to the fourth fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
II 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
"a oIJue ueCtunNi peflOu iOnPSSeN0iys
~ - In determining the number Of sena'
tors 10 which any senatorial district might
.R, b entitled in any decenial period, by rea'
fGIy con Of any faction Of Senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, and
H q II the result be equal to one senatorial ra'
~ tio, an additional Senator shall be allotted
10 said district for the ninth and tenth sea-
y. sons. If Il be equal TO two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be
.... allotted TO such district. If three then ia
~ the flh, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth. --.....
- II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth
VI 4 seventh, eighth, nnth and tenth sessions re-
e. - spectively. II this amendment be adopt
cd by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than one member in eithe
.... t or both branches of the Legislature 10 tb'
.la- fourth and fifth sessions Of the present de
Genial period as now provided. shall havt
alike number Of members in each brancl
thereof for each session Of the remainder o
the present dscenal period.
~ - m H,VAN WORRIES.
"a Speaker of he House Of Representatives.
"a THCMA 3 II. FORD.
g E0art1 90 Eg President of &s Senate