The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-06-18
Proposed Constitution Amendment
AMENDMENT no. |.

AMENDMENT NO. l.
RssoEred by the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, Three.fitths Of the
members elected to each House concurring
therein. That il he and hereby ia proposed to the
elsctors Of this State to vote on the second Tues
day Of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection pf the following amendments as a sub
SiitAte for the twenty fifth Section of the Sec
Und Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
6Ad Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viz; All
regular sessions Of the General Assembly shall
commence on the FIRST Monday in January, an
nualls. Senators shall be elected biennially,
aud Representatives annually. by the electors
of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday Of October. Their term OF or
fee shall commence on the first day of Janu-
ary next after their election and that Of Sena.
tors shall continue two years, and that OF Re.
prrsentatives one year. The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected a! the
same time shall hold their offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen OF the Senators cleo
ted on the second Tuesday Of October. 1851, to
be ascertaincd by lot, as the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their successors shall be elec
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
Thousand eight hundred and fifty.eght. and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-.
tive SO large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal TO one or more ratios, ad
ditonal Representatives shall be apportiened
for such ratios among the several sessions Of
the decennial period in the following manner {:
II there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session Of the
aecennial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If
three 10 the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions ;
If foafsto the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth !;
II five, to >the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth II Six. e Ihe fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth nc seven, to the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, 1nipth and tenthj eight
10 the third. fourth, fifth, sixth seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth II nine to the second third
fourth. fifth, sixth seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions Of the deCcnnlal period respec
lively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason Of any frac-
tion 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 10 said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal TO two such ra'
tos an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth.
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to
such district, II three then to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth NsiQth and tenth. If four, to
Che third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
Riuth and tenth sessions respectively. If this
amendment be adopted by The electors, the ccun.
ties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches Of the Legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions Of the present de.
Genial period as now provided, shall have like
number Of members in each branch thereof for
each session Of the remainder Of the present
decsnnial period
N. II. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
TH0S II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.