The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-06-18
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


AMENDMENT NO. ].
Resolved by the General Assembly OF the State
of Ohio, Ihree-ifths of the members elected to
each House concurring therein, That It be and is
hereby proposed TO the electors of this State to vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute for the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the
ond section OF the same Article, and ior the third
Section of the eleventh Artcle,viz All regular ses.
sions of the General Assembly shall commence OH
the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected bierniay, and Representatives
nually, by the electors OF their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of October
day of January next alter their election and that of
Senators shall continue Two years, and that of Rep
resenatives one year. The Senators elected in 0c
tober shall hold their Offices for two years, and
the Representa- tives elected at the time shall
hold their Offices for one year, Provided that II of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
lober 1851 to be ascertnned by lot, as the Presi-
dent OF the Senate may direct shall hold their Office
ior only one year. and their shall be cleo
ted on the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight and biennially thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative go large that being multi
lpicd by ten, the result shall be equal to more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor
iuned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennial period in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
be allotted to the tenth session ot the decennlal Pc
| itd.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to he ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; II four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II FIVE, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; Ii six to
the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; If
seven to tho fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth, and tenth; feIght to the third, fourth, fifth,
SIXTH seventh, egth ninth and tenth 1t nine TO the
second, third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions 0t the deCenna period
speCtively.
| In determining the number of Senators TO which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennial period. by asonot any fraction of sena-
toral ratio the fracton shall be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to senatorial ratio, all
additional Senator shall be allotted TO said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions II 1t be equal to
two such ratios an additional Senator for the sew
enth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be aot-
ted to such district If three then to the ith sixth,
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
If four TO the third, fourth fifth, sixth. seventh,
e ghh, 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 decenna Pc
riod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof for each session OF
the remainder of the present decennial period.
NH. VAN WORRIES,
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
Presiden OF the Senate.
noted mil al 1887