The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-05-14
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
AMENnMrNr NO. [


ResoiUed By he General Assembly ofths State
NJ Ohio, Threesfifths Of tho members elected
to each House concurring therein, That II be
and Is hereby proposed to the electors Of this
State 10 vote on the second Tuesday OF Octo-
ber next, upon the approval or rejection Of the
following amendment as substitute for the
twenty-hfth Section Of the second Article OF
the Constitution, and for the second Section OF
the same Article, aud for the tlird Section OF
the eleventh Article, vizi All reguler ses.
sions Of the General Assembly shall COM
mence on the first Monday Of January, an
nually. Senators shall be elected biennially
and Representatives annually, by the electors
Of their respective counties or districts on the
second Tuesday Of O>tober. Their term Of
office shat commence on the first day Of Jam
uary next after their election, and that OF Sem
ators shall continue two years, and that Of
Representatives one year. The Senators elect.
ed in October next shall hold their Offices for
two years, aud the Representatives elected al
the same time shall hold their offices for one
year. Provided. that seventeen Of the Sena-
tors elected on the second Tuesday Of Octo-
Der, 1887, 10 be ascertaiued by lot, as the
President Of the Senate may direct, and shall
hold their office for only one year, aud their
successors shall be elected on the second
Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hun
dred aud lilty.eight, aud biennially thereafter
W NNu duN tbNuA1 Hldll nave n lT0Clun dOONe
the ratio for Representative so large that be
ing multiplied by ten, the result shall be equal
TO one or more ratios, additional Representa-
tives shalt be apportoned for such ratios
| among the severa! sessions Of the decen nial
period In the following manner: If there be
only one ratio then Representative shall be
allotted TO the tenth session Of the dece cennal
period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
] ba altofgad 10 ,,Ie &
three TO the eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions;
II four TO the seventh, eighth, ninth aud
tenth, II five TO the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If six TO the fifth, sixth sew
enlh, eighth, ninth aud tenth IL seven 10 the
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. eighth, niuth and
tenth; lf eight, TO the third, fourth, f. be-.
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; II
nine TO the second third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
| seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Srnstors 10
which any senatorial district might he enti.
tied in any decennial period, by reason Of any
| fraction OF senatorial ratio, the faction shall
be multiplied by five, aud if the result be equal
10 one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator
shall be allotted 10 said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions. II IL be equal 10 two such
ratios an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall he al
! lotted 10 such district. " three, then TO the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, aud
tenth.
! II four, TO tho third, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions res
lpec'vely. II this amendment be adonted by
the electors, the counties now entitled to more
than one member in either or both brnnchrs
of the Legislature in the fourth aud fth ses.
sions Of the present decennial period, us now
provided, shall have like nnmber Of members
in each branch thereof for each session Of the
remainder Of the present derennial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
PrcsiGeLt Of The Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1851.