The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-13
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House cOnOurriug therein That it be and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this state vote the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment substi
tute for the twentyfth section of the second article
of the constitution and for the second section of the
article and for the third section of the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions of the General As
sembly shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary, annually. Senators shall be elected bienally and
representatives annually, by the electors of their
spective counties districts 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. ana that of rep
rescntatives one year The senators elected in Octo
her x shall hold their Offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the time shall hold
their offices for year Provided that seventeen
of the senator's elected on the second Tuesday of Oc
tober 1851 to be asccrtancd by lot, the President
OF the may direct shall hold their Office for only
year and their successors shall he elected on the
second Tuesday of October one thousand eight hun
dred and tftyeight and hicnnially thereafter When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative so large that being multiplied by ten
the result shall be equal to more ratios, add
onal representatives, shall be apportioncd for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennia
period in the following manner lfthere be only one
ratio then representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session Of the decennial period.
If there two ratios representatives shall be aot
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions if three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and ;enth if six to the fifth sixth seventh,
elghtn nlntn ana IL seven 10 MIN,
SIXTH seventh eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third fourth, fifth sixth, seventh eight, ninth and
tenth if nine to the second, third fourth fifth sixth
seventh eighth. ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining tae number Of senator's to which any
senatorial district hi ght be Gatitled in dcccnnHl
period by OF any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by i've and if the
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted TO said district tor the ninth
and tenth sessions If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh eighth ninth,
anI tenth sessions shall he allotted to such district II
three then the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth
and tenth.
If four TO the third fourth eighth,
NINTH and tenth sessions respeciycly If this amend
be adopted by the electors, the counties now en-
titled to more than one member in either or both
branches of the lie gs.ate in the fourth aud nth
sOns Of the present decennl period as nov provid-
ed shall have like number Of members in each branch
thereof for cachsession Of the remainder Of the pres
ent decennia period.
N II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President OF the Senate.