Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-13


Election.
7 AMENDMENT NO. /.
d ESOLyED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
III STATE OF 0HI0 Three-fths of the members elect
ed TO each House concurrng therein That it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of this State to vote
the second Tuesday OF October next upon the approx
al rejection of the following amendment substi
tute for the twenth 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 All regular session of the General Assembly
shall the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall be elected bennal and Representatives
annually by the electors Of their respective counties
ictrics the second Tuesday of October Their term
of Office shall the day of January next
after their election and that the Senators shall continue
two years. and that of The Sem
ators elected in October next shall hold their Offices for
years and the Representatives elected the same
time shall hold their offices for Provided that
of the Senators elected the Tuesday
Of October 1867 be asserained by o President
of the Senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
year. and their shall be elected the
ond Tuesday of October thousand eight hundred and
iffyeght, and biennially thereafter. When county
shall have fraction above the rates for Representative
large that being multiplied by ten the result shall
equal to ratios, additional Representatives
shall be apporoned for such ratios among the
sessions of the decennal PERIOD in the following
If there be only ratio then Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session of the decennia period
there are two ratios Representatives shall be allotted
to the ninth and teuth sessions; If three to the eighth
ninth and tenth sessions; If four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions If the SIXTH seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If seven TO the fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, egth ninth and tenth; If eight to the
third, fourth iih sixth, SEVENTH eighth ninth and
tenth If nine to the second third, fourth, fifth, SIXTH
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions of decennia
period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial PEE
riod by of fraction of senatorial ratio the
fraction shall be multiplied by ve and if the result be
equal to senatorial ratio additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth tenth
sions. If it be equal to two such ratios additional
Senator for the seventh eighth NINTH and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. If three then to the
ffth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.
four to the third fourth fifth, SIXTH seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively If this amend
ment be adopted by the electors the counties now enti
tied TO more than one member in either or both
branches of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses
sions of the decenn period provided shall
have like number of members in each branch thereof for
each session Of the remainder the present decenn
period.
H. VAN WORRIES
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.