The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-10
Proposed Constitution Amend
nents.
10 be sulmatted to the People on lie % Taeslay Q,
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. |.

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio Three tilths of The members elected TO
each House cOncurTing therein, That it be and Is
hereby proposed to the electors OF this State vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
q substitute Tor the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the sec
und section OF the same Article and for the third
Section OF the eleventh Article, viz Ali regular ses
siOuS OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. Annually. Senators
shall be elected biepnally, and Represt ntatige5 an
nuaIly by the electors of their respective c0rntles
or districts the second Tuesday OF Octobor-
Their term of Office shall commal.ce on the first
day OF January after their election, and that
Senators shall continue yeare, and that of Rep
resentatiyes one year 1 he Senators elected IN DC
tober next shall hold their Offices for Two years. and
the Representatives elected al the same time shall
hold their offices Tor one year Provided that II OF
The Senators elected on The second Tuesday Of Oc-
tuber, 1857, to be asCeraned by lot, as the Prosi
dent OF the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office
Ur only one year, and their successors Sha be cleo
ed ON the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and biennaly thereafter
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large ttut being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal or more
ratios, additional Representatives, shall be appor-
toned for such ratios among The several sessions of
The decennal period in the following manner; i
there be only one ratio then RepFese utatiye shall
be allotted 10 the tenth session vi the dGcunnial Pc
itd.
If there are tworatios Representatives shall be
allotted to lhe ninth and tenth sessions; Ii ree TO
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; Ii our to the
seventh, eighth nmth and tenFh; II Eve, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth Ii six 10
the fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth, nilth and enth 1t
seven TO the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth.
ninth, and tenth; II eight to the thitd, fourth, Htth
sixth, seventh eigth, ninth and tenth 1t nAe TO th
second, third fourth, filth sixth, seventh, Gghth
ninth and tenth sessions OF tie decennlal period
SpectlYely.
In determining the number Of Senators to whcl,
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennia period, by reason Vt any fraction OF sena
toriat ratio the fraction snail be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to senatorial ratio an
additional Senator snail be allotted to said disiict
tor the ninth and tenth sessions II II be equal to
two such fat6s an additional Senator for tho sew
enlh eighth ninth ard tenth sesSi shall be aiiot-
ted 10 such district If three then TO the fifth sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four to the third fourth, fifth sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth aud tenth sessions respectively. Ii
this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more Than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions OF the present decernial pc
riod as now provided shall have like number oi
members in each branch thereof ior eacd session oi
the remainder OF the present decennla period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THOMAS ii. FORD,
President oil The Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.