Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-09-24
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|. Er-. AMENDMENT MOL. Gal
RasoIrcd In the General ssenlbLD ofthe State
Of Ohio, Three-ffths OF the members elected to
each House concurrIng therein, That it be and
hereby is proposed TO the electors OF this State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the a approval or rejection OF the following
amendments as a substitute for the twenty-fi!th
Section Of the second Article of the Constitution
and for the second Section of the same Article,
aud for the third Section ottlie eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence Oh the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Keprcs ertatiVcs annually, by the
electors OF their respective counties OF districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
OF oihce shall commence cn the first daN 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 oiilceS tor one year. Provided, that seven
teen of the Senators elected on the second Tues
DAY OF October, 1857, 10 be aSceftaiDcd by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their office for Gully one year, and their sue
ceSsors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
OF October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally Iherea tier. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
representative so large that being multiplied
by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representative shall be APP
dortiOnvd for such ratios among the several SEES
8 ous of the Dc cennial pc tiod in the allowing
mlnner. If Il ere be ny one ratio thon a Rep
resentatiyc shall be allotted to the tenth session
OF the dGcenuial period.
Iftrere arc two Ratios Representatives shal II
be allotted to the nlnth ana TENN sessions: 1t
three to the eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth: /.
five to the sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eigi til
ninth and tenth: Ii seven 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 dccennial period Iespec-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any dccennial period, by reason of any frac-
tion OF a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five and if the result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
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 such
district If three then to- the fifth, sixth, sew
enth. 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 ana fifth sessions of the
present decen;lial period as BOW provided, shall
have a like number of members of each branch
thereof for each session Of tn" present decenuial
period.
BE-. -L n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President of the Senate.