The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-10-01
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND-
MEnTS.


Resolved by the General Assembly Of the State OF
Ohio Three-ffths of the members elected TO each
House concurriug therein, That il be and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this state TO vote on the
sscend Tuesday Of October next upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment as substi-
tuts for the twentyh section of the second article
Of the constitution and for the second section 0t tue
same article and for the third section Of the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions OF the General As
ssmbly shall commence on the first Monday OF Janu.
sry annually. Senators shall he elected bienaly and
Representatives annually by the electors of their re-
spective counties districts the second Tuesday o
October. Their term Of Office shall commence on the
hrs day Of January next after their election and that
OF shall continue two years. and that Of rep
resenatives year. The senator's elected in Octo-
Der shall hold their offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the same time snail hold
their Offices for one year. Provided that seventeen
Of the senators elected the second Tuesday Of Oc
tober 1851 to be ascertaned by lot, the President
of the senate may direct shall hold their oee for only
one year aid their shall be elected on the
second tuesday of October, thousand eight hun
arsd and ffty-eght, and biennialy thereafter When
sny county shall have Attraction above the rates Tor
Representative large that being multiplied by ten,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios, add
tiona representatives shall be apportoned for such
ratios among the several sessions OF the decennal
period in the following manner ltthere be only one
ratio then representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the decennial period.
II there ratios representatives shall be allot-
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 zenith If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth If to the fourth fifth,
SIXTH seventh eighth ninth and tenth If eight to the
third, fourth fifth sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and
tenth il nine to the second third fourth fifth sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions oil the de-
esnnia period respectively.
In determining the number of senator's to which any
senatorial district yht be entitled in dccennial
psriod by reason of any fraction of senatorial ratio,
tths fraction shall be multiplied by five, and II the re-
suit be equal senatorial ratio an additional
Senator shall he allotted said district TOR the ninth
and tenth sessions If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional senator for the seventh, eighth, NINTH
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district
three then the fth sixth, seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth.
II four to the third
ninth. and tenth sessions respectively II this amend
en be adopted by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or both
branches of the Legislature in the fourth aud MN sss
sons Of the present deccnniai period as now provd
ed shall have like number of members in each branch
thesof for each session OF the remainder VI the pres
eel decenuial period -
n II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President Of the Senate.