True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-19
Laws Of Ohio,
PROPOsEDC0 CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO l,

Resolued by the General .4ssembly Of
he State of Ohio, Thtee-ffths Of the
members elected to each House concurring
therein, That il be and hereby is proposed
10 the Electors Of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amend
ments as substitute for the twenty fifth
section Of the second Article of the Constitu.
tion and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the elev
enth article, viz All regular sessions of the
General Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday Of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially, and Representatives, an.
nually, BY the electors of their respective
counties or districts ON the second Tuesday
Of October, Their term of Office shall com.
menee on the first day of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall con-
tinue two years, and that of Representatives
one year. The senators elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro-
Nided, that seventeen of The senators elected
on the second Tuesday Of October, 1851, to
be ascertained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for
only Que year, and their Successors shall be
elected OH the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have 4 fraction above the rates for Rep. esen-
tative so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apportion-
ed lor such ratios among the several sessions
Of the decennial period IN the following man
ner If there be only Que ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the teuLh session
OF the decennial period.
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth aud tenth sessions
ii three, TO the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions If four, TO the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; lftive, to the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth; II six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lfseven, to
the fourth NTH, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth If eight, to the third Sfourth fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, nlnth and tenth If
nine, to the second. third, fourth, fifth sixth,
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth sessions uf
the decennlal period respectively.
In determining the number uf senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
Ii any decennial period, by reason OF any
fla cton OF senatorial ratio, The fraction shall
be multiplied by five. and ii The result be
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted TO said district for
the ninth and tenth sessions, II it be equal
TO two such ratios au additional senator for
the seventh, eighth, ninth ana tenth sessions,
shall be allotted to such district If three,
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
aud tenth.
If four, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re-
spectively Ii this amendment be adopted by
the electors, the counties now entitled to more
than one member III either or both branches
vi the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses-
sions OF the present decennlal period as now
provided, shall have like number OF mem
Ders in each branch thereof for each session OF
the remainder Of the present decennial period.
N. Il. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker oftAe House Q Representatives.
THOMAS Ii. FORD,
President Of The Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.