The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-05-14
Proposed ConstitutiOn Amendments
AMENDMENT no. |, &

AMENDMENT no. L.
Resoiped by the General Assembly Of
The Stale of Ohio, Three.f tbs Of the
members elected to each House concurring
therein. That It be and hereby is proposed to the
electors of this State to vote on the second Tues
day Of October next up5E the approval or re-
lection of the following amendments az a SUD
atitWte for the twenty fifth Section of the sec
ond Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
ond Section Of the same Article, and or the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, Wig: All
regular sessions Of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday in January an
nually. Senators shall be elected biennlally,
aud Representatives annually. by the electors
Of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday OF October. Their term OF Of
6ce shall Commence on the first day OF Jdnu-
ary next after their election, aud that OF Sena'
tors shall continne two years. and that OF lie
personalities one year Tho Senators elected
IN October neXt sha i hold their offices for two
years, aud the Representatives elected at the
same time shall hold their Offices for one wear
Provided that seventeen of the Senators Plec
sed on ths second Tues sy of October. 1857, to
Ao 0scertsinrd by lot, aS the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hid their Office for
only one year, and their successors shall be eIec
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thou sand eight hundred aud ty.eght, aud
bisnually thereafter. When any comfy shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive SO large that being multiplied by teu, the
result shall be equal to one or m 're ratios, ad
ditional Representatives. shall be apportisned
fer such ratios among the several SESSIONS OF
the decennsl period in the following manner
II there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session OF the
ascenpial period
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
bs allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions i
three TO the eighth ninth and tenth sessions
If{our, TO the seventh. eighth ninth and tenth
II Ave, ~ tue .iIth seventh, eighth, ninth and
tsnth II ijH. TO the Il II, sixth, seventh eight
Rinth sud tentk If seven, 10 the fourth, fifth
SIKH, seventh, eighth, ninth aud enth; / eight
70 the third four b, flth, sixth, seVenth, eighth
nInth aud tcutIl | nine, to the second. third
fourth filth, siIth seventh, eighth, ninth aud
tenth sessions of the docennisI period respcc
lively.
In determining tbs number Of Senators tC
which any senatorial district might be entitled
In ANY dSeennAl period, by reason Of any irac
ton Of a senatorial rattle, the fraction shall b,
multiplied by five, and i the result be equal Il
ane senatorial ratio, an sdlliOnal Senator sha
he allotted to said district for the ninth ant
tenth sessions If il be equal TO two such ra
Nos an Additi nal Sen itUr for tbeSeventh, eighth
aipth aud tenth sessions shall be allotted II
such district, If three then TO the fifth. sixth
seventh. egi tn, ninth spd tenth, Ii four, I,
the third fourth fifth. sltI, seventh eighth
Hiaih aud tenth sessions respectively. II thi
amendment be adopted by the electors the c0Gn
tics n0W entitled to more than Que member IT
either or both branches Of the LegislatuN il
the fourth aud fifth sessions of tho present dc
number of members ia each branch thereof 1O
each session Of the remainder Of the prssen
deeeRual period