Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-04
CONSTITUTION A
AMENDMENTS.
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Resolved bu the General Assembly Of the State
of Ohio, Three-ffthS of the members elected 10
each House concurrIng therein, Ihati ~ pc ana
hereby is proposed to the electors OF TINS state
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approval or rejection of the following
amendments as q substitute for the twenty-lith
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 Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence on the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Representative annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
ON the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of Office shall commence en- the first day of jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentatives elected at the same time shall hold
then offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen OF the Senators elected on tine second Tues
day of October, 1851, tn be ascertaincd by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for ouly one year, and their sue
ceSsOrs shall be elected on the second Tuesday
Of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight. and b:cunaily thereafter. When any
county ,hai, nave ii traction above the rates Tor
RI rcseut.tlve 50 iarrc that being mutt ulied
b, t L. he rest@t -hlii b equal t. Que or more
ratios, addittoaei Representative shall BE- ap-
portion q for Sgcu ratios aEaua" the several Sos
S.oa, q. the .ca.gri.l period N the fol CIV ing
manner. L tner- % o-iy one ratio then q Rep
-cseuittlyc sal! be allotted to the tenth session
81 the deccnnlEi period.
Igtacre are two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions: Il
three to the eighth. ninth. and tenth sessions: II
lour to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; l.
five to the sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth,
ninth and teuth: II seven to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth; II e light
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 dccennial period respcc-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any deccnnial period, by reason OF any frac-
ton of 4 senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by FIVE, and if tine result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio. an additional Senator shall II
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh. eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted 10 sIch
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
cnth. eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
enth. eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec-
lively. If this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI e than
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dccennial period as now provided, shall!
have a like number of members of each branch
thereof for each session Of the present deccnnial
period.
y. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II FORD.
President Of the Senate.
April 5. 1857.