The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-06-11
Proposed Constitution Amendments
AMrSpNEyT 80. |.


Resoired by the General Assembly ot
the State of Ohio, Three.hths OF the
members elected to each House concurrlng
therein. That it be and hereby is proposed to the
electors of this State 70 vote on the second Tues
day Of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection Of the following amendments as SUB
stiiute for the twenty-f,t Section of the sec
ond Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
ond Section of the same Article, aud for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viE' All
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday in January an
nually. Senators shall he elected bennially,
and Representatives annually. by the electors
of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday of October. Their term OF Of
fee shall commence on the first day OF Janu-
ary next after their election, aud that OF Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that oil lie.
presentatiVes one year. The Senators elected
in October next shall hold their Offices for two
years, aad the Representatives elected al the
same time shall hold their offices for one year =.
Provided, that seventeen of the Senators cleo
ted on the second Tues ay Of October 1881, to
he ascertaincd by lot, as the President OF the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their successors shall be elec.
ted on the second Tuesday OF October, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-cight and
biennially thereafter When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-.
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, ad
ditonal Representatives. shall be upportiened
for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennial period In the following manner :
II there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session Of the
decenuial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions II
three to the eighth, ninth and teuth sessions
If four, to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth !
If FIVE, to the sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth II six, to the ith, sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth If seven, TO the fourth, nth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; II eight
TO the third four h, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
niuth and tenth ; Il nine, to the second, third,
fifth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenAh sessions of the decennial period respec
lively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatotisl district might be entitled
in auv decennial period, t,V reason Of any frac-
tion Of a senatorial ratio, tbe fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and il the result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. II II be equal 10 TWO such IA
tios an additional Senator for 6escventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted Il
such district. If three thfM The fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth anyTttth. II Tour, L
the third, fourth, ffh, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II Lhi
amepI4aeut be adopted by the electors, the coun
ties now entitled to more than one member il
either or both branches Of the Legislature j
the fourth and fifth sessions of the present dc
Genial period as now provided, shall have llt
number of members in each branch thereof 70
each session Of the remainder of the presen
deSennial period. -
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
THOS II, FORD,
President Of the Senate
Dated April Sd, 1857