The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-05-28
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
AMENDMENT NO. I


Resolved BY the General Assembly of the State OF
Ohio Three-ffths of the members elected TO each
House concurriug therein That it be and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this state 10 vote the
ascond Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment as suosti-
tute for the twenty fifth section oil the secohd auCe
of the constitution and for the second section OF the
same article and for the third section OF the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions of the General AZ.
sembly shall commence on the hrst MONDAY OF Janl,
ary annually. Senators shall be elected benialy, and
Representatives annually, by the electors of their
spectve counties districts the second Tuesday OF
October Their term OF. Office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election and that
Of senators shall continue two years, and that of rep
resenttiyes one year. The senators elected in Octo
ber next shall hold their offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the senators elected the second Tuesday OF Oc
tober 1851 be ascertaned by ot as the President
of the senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
year. and their shall be elected on the
second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight nun
'dred and fty-eght, and bennialy thereafter, when
any county shall have fraction above the rates Tor
representative large that being multiple by ten
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios add
tiona representatives shall be apporuoned Or sucn
ratios among the several sessions of the decennal
period in the following manner lfthere be only one
ratio then representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the decennial period.
II there are two ratios representatives, shall be aot
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions if three to the
eighth ninth and tenth If four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and zenith if six to the fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth. ninth and tenth If to the fourth, fifth
SIXTH seventh eighth ninth and tenth if eight TO the
third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eight, ninth and
tenth if nine the second, third fourth fifth sixth
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Of the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number Of senators to which any
senatorial district might he entitled in decennia
period by of any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by FIVE and if the
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, additional
Senator shall be allotted TO said district tor the ninth
and tenth sessions If be equal to two such ratios
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 ninth
and tenth.
II four to the third fifth sixth seventh ighth
NINTH and tenth sessions respectively, If this amend
be adopted by the electors, the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or both
branches of tue Legislature in the fourth aud fifth ses
sons of the present decennid period as now proytd
cd shall have like number of members in each branch
4hereof each session of the remainder OF the pres
'ent decennial period.
n. H. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD.
President OF the Senate