Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02

PROPOSED
CONsTIE UTEON AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO i.

P,soyrsd BE the Genera! assembly Of the State of
Ohio Three-ffthS of the members elected TO each
House concurrng therein. That Il re and herehy IS
proposed the electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday of October urxt on the approval or
rejection fthe following amendment as substitute
f,i The 'WenIy fiji Section OF the second Article OF
the Cor sttution and for the second Section o the
same Ar Gle and oI the third Section o. the eleventh
Article viz All regular sessions of the General As
serLIy shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary annually. Senators shall he elected biennlaiy
aud REPRESENTATIVES annually by the electors o. theIr
respactIve untes distriscis On the second Tues
of October. Their terms { office shall 'mmence on
the day of January next after their election. and
that senators sh I'll continue two years and that OF
Rel entatives one year- The Senators elected IN
Ortoher shall hold their offices for two years. and
the Representa- tives elected the same time shall
hold their offices for year. 'rovded. that seven
ten othe Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of
October 1851 TO he ascertained by lot as the Pres
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their office
for ony year, and their successors shahe lectef
on the second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight. biennially the reater-
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multiplied
by ten the result shall be equal to or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be appointed ior sucl
among the several sessions of the decennia peri
| cd in the following manner: If there he only on'
ratio thai Representative shall be allotted TO tn
tenth session of the decennial period
Iftheir are ratios Representatives shall be 81
otted TO the ninth and tenth sessions three to IN
eighth inth and tenth sessions; II four 10 the sew
enlh eighth, ninth and tenth; lfhve 10 SIKH, sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10 the NTH sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tentn HSeVen ~ tue Ou
fifth. sixth. seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; eght
TO the third fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth nint
and tenth; If nine TO the second, third fourth min
SIXTH seventh eight, ninth and tenth sessions of til
decennial period respectively.
IN determining the number of Senators 10 whIc
any senatorial district might he entitled in any decen
NAL period, by reason of any fraction ofa senaorla
ratio. the fraction shall he multiplied by five, and
i the result be equal 10 senatorial ratio an add
tional Senator shall be allotted TO SAID district for IN
ninth and tenth sessions H it be equal to two sue
ratios additional Senator for the seventh, elghtf
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO such die
trict If three then the fifth, SIXTH seventh eightl
ninth and tenth
/ Hfour to the third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth min tn and tenth sessions respectively nth
amendment be adopted by the electors, the Countie
Low entitled to more than one member IN either
bOt ranches of the Legislature in the fourth an
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period as nov
| provided, shall lave like number of members
each branch thereof for each session Tie rcmaide
ofthe present deceunia period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the Horse Of Representatives,.
THOMAS Ii. FORD.
President Of the Senate.