The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-08
POLITICAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments
AMENDMENr no. j.


ResolUed by the General .4ssem5ly4 of The State of
Ohio. Three-hfths of the members ele c.ed to each
is proposed to the electors of this state to vote on
the second Tuesday of October next. unon the an
proval or rejection OF the toilGWing amendment;
second Article of the Constitution and for the
second Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section of the eleventh Article, viz: Ali
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
INT on the first Monday of January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected blennlaily, and
Representatives annually, by the electors of their
respective. counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October. Their term OF office shall
commence ON the first day of january next after
their election, and that of Senators shall continue
two years, and that of Representatives 9pe year;
The Senators eleCtedin October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and the Represents
tives elected at the same time shall hold their Of
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of
October, 1857. to be asreTtained by lot. as the
their office for only one year, and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October,
biennia!ly thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representative
shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be appoFtioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period In the following manner: lfthere be only
one ratio then a Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decennlaI period.
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, EinIh and tenth If six
to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
f5urth fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third, fourth fifth.
sixth, seventh, c ehth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decennial period respectively.
In the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might re entitled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction of a
senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five, and if the result be equal to one senatorial
ratio an aditiona! Senator shall be allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions If it be
equal to two such ratios an additio alSenator for
the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall
be allotted to such district. If three then to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth. sixth seventh
eighth ninth, and 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 de
cennial period as now provided shall have a like
number of members in each branch thereof fol
each session of the remainder of the present de
cennial period.
Nh. a WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
THOMAS H. FORD,
PresfHenf of the Seuofe