The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-23
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. ].


Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three -htths OF the members elected TO
each House conEurriug therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed the electors Of this state
on the Second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute for the tWenty-iith Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and or the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and tor the third
Section OF tbs eleventh Article viz: All regular
sionS of the General Assembly shall commence
the first Monday OF January, annuaIly. Senators
shall be elected hiennialiy, and representatives, an
nualiy, by the electors OF their respective counties
or districts or the second Tuesday Of October.-I
Their term of office shall cQmmeLce on the first
day OF January next after their election 6nd that Of
Senator'S shall continue TWO years, and that of Rep
resentalives year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for years, and
the Representatives elected al the time shalt
hold their Offices tor one year Provided that II OIL
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, 1857 to be asceraned by lot, as the Presi-
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their office
for only one gear, and their successors shall be cleo
ted on the second Tuesday of Octone thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight and biennialy thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative Sc large that being multi
piled by er the result shall be equal to moEe
ratios, additional Representatives shall he appor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decenniai penod in the following manner III
there be only ratio then Representative shall
be allotted TO the tenth session OF the decennia Pc
led.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth ninth and tenth sessions; If four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10
The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and TENTH If
seven 10 the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth, and tenthi Ii eight TO the thild, fourth, th
SIXTH seventh, eigth ninth and tenth it nine the
second, third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions oi tie decennial period re
speclvely. tHf
| In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennia period. by reason et any traction OF
toriat ratio, the racon shall he multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to senatorial ratio,
additional Senator shall be aBtted said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enh eighth, ninth aud tenth sessions shall be alot-
ted to such district. Ii three then to the tfh SIXTH
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four 10 the third, fourth filth, sixth. seventh,
eli ghth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. Ii
this amendment be ADOPTED hy the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature In the
fourth and fifth sessions Ut the present decennal Pc
riod as now provided shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof Tor each session OF
the remainder OF the present decenniai period.
n I'll. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
Presidentot the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857