Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-09
LEGAL
- PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTt

= Resoired by the General Assembly of the State
Ohio, Three hfths of the members elected TO ca
House concurring therein. That it Re and hereby
ed the electors of this State to vote on q
second Tuesday OF October next, upon the approval
rejection ofthe following amendment substitJ
for the twenty fth Section of the second Article
the Constitution and for the second Section of |
Ari Gle, and for the third Section the clever
Article. viz: All regular sessions of the General
seInbly shall commence on the first Monday of lar
ary, annually. Senators shall be elected biennial
and Representatives annually, by the electors Of tn
respective unties or districts on the second Tu
of October Their terms Of office shall commence
the Tst day of January next after their election
that Senators sha II continue two years, ard that
Rel resen tatives one year. The Senators elected
October next shall hold their Offices for two years,
the Representa- tives elected the same time sh
hold their Offices for one year. crowded. that sew
of the Senator's elected on the second Tuesday
October 1857, TO be asceriained by lot. the Pre-
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their of
for only year. nd their successors shall he lee
the second Tuesday of October, one thousand Ell.
hundred and ffty-eight-anG biennialy the reafter
When any county shall have a fraction above
for Representative so large that being mutip
by ten, the result shall be equal to one morerati
additional r representatives. shall he appointed for 81
ratios among the several sessions of the decennia
| cd In the following manner: If there be only {
ratio than Representative shall be allotted 10
| tenth session of the decenniai period.
Iftheir are two ratios Representatives shall be
lotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions; II three to
eighth, NINTH and tenth sessions; If four TO the
enth eighth ninth and tenth; Ifhve TO SIKH. .
enth. eigth ninth aud tenth; II six 10 the fifth. sx
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; nseven to the fou
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; III eg
10 the third. fourth fifth sixth, seventh eighth. nil
and tenth; If nine 10 the second, third, fourth. I'll
SIXTH seventh. eight, ninth and tenth sessions OF
decenniaf period respectively.
IN determining the number Of Senators to VIII
any senatorial district might he entitled in any dec
nal period, by reason o. any fraction ofe senator
ratio. the traction shall be mu utipled by i've, an
the result be equal to one senatorial ratio, an ad
Sional Senator shall be allotted TO said district for
ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal TO two 81
ratios an additional Senator for the seventh, eigh
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such
rict. three then 10 the fifth, SIXTH seventh ,egh
ninth ana tenth. all .;
Iffour, TO the third. fourth, ifth, sixth, sever
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. Ht
| amendment be adopted by the electors, the Count
Low entitled TO more than one member in either
boil ranches of the Leg islature in the fourth
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period II
provided, shall have a like number of members
each branch thereof for each session The renal
oIthe present deoenniai period. .
n. Il. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of ihe HonSt Of Representatives,
-.--.- THOMAS H.. FORD,
President Of the Senate